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Old May 19, 2009 | 12:21 PM
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Late for the party

I was hoping to have this all done by ThirdGen Fest this coming weekend. But as it stands right now I will at least be in primer and should be done with her by mid June. All I do is sand and sand and sand. I even got my boy sanding, which may not be a good idea if he thinks he can sand everything now.

I almost have all the clear coat (that was pealing) off and it is looking UGLY, which is great. the little bit of primer I laid down looks nice so I will hit that with some 380 grit and put a good coat of primer on everything.

I'll try to update as I get each stage done. After primer is coming a Charcoal Metalic, with a reflex blue strip package that I am still deciding on what it will look like.
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Old May 19, 2009 | 12:41 PM
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Re: Late for the party

Looks like you are getting there, nice job. Right now Im rushing to finish the last few things so I can go to thirdgen fest .
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Old May 24, 2009 | 04:34 PM
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Re: Late for the party

I didn't make thirdgen fest. However this is what I did over the weekend. Should be ready for paint mid week. there is a car show in Pontiac over Fathers day weekend, I hope to be able to make it for that. As for 3rdgen fest... maybe next year.
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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 02:53 PM
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Re: Late for the party

Back in Black

decided to not go with the Charcoal. Planning on wet sanding tomorrow and should be putting on clear coat next week.
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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 03:02 PM
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Good luck, hope it all works out!
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Old Jun 6, 2009 | 03:21 PM
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Had some problems with my stripes. I got 2 coats on but the 1/4" tape started coming off on one corners so I was stuck. All in all I think it turned out well. Next step is clear coat.

This wasn't my first stripe package I had thought of; wasn't even tenth. Every time I thought of a stripe package I would find it on another 3rd gen somewhere. The last one I was going to go with I found on sinister's camaro. I was right, I looked perfect; but I had to have something I hadn't seen yet. Now it is finished.
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Old Jun 7, 2009 | 08:01 AM
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Very cool stripe action.
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