Aaron's 76 Type LT Project

By diyauto
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5-5-2015

I decided to spray another coat of base on the trunk and hood after doing some wet sanding in 800 to remove any trash. Below is the hood right after spraying. I think it will turn out well after I spray clear. I hope to do that around 3 pm if the weather cooperates. Stay tuned!

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Got two coats of clear sprayed. I have some boo-boos to fix on the hood later....the effects of sweat drops  Not much I can do except dab up the sweat and keep spraying. Otherwise it's going well. I think the rest of the body panels will go better than the hood since I don't have to stand over them. Then the grand finale will be the shell.

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5-6-2015

I am painting the doors, wheel wells and front upper header today. Tomorrow will be fenders, lower valence, back of trunk lid and some other small parts as space allows. I have to do the bumpers but I am going to seal those since I have a lot of little burn through spots where I sanded. Will do those Friday or Sunday along with the remaining small parts. It's definitely seems to be going better today than yday.

I am going to push the shell to next weekend just for the fact that I have some non-car things to do on Saturday. Not a big deal, I can keep the booth up until I am done.

Today's parts after two coats of base.

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Some pics of my booth setup. Yesterday I was going in/out of the rear door contraption I made and I changed it up today. I made a little trap door in the front to go in/out. It's working WAY better.

Rear door for the air inlet

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Front with the fan

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I added these little strings tied to some nuts to secure the doorway from the inside. Doesn't need to be air tight.

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5-7-2015

I waited until today to clear yday's round of parts. I got a few runs in the door but nothing that can't be sanded out. Overall it went much better than the hood/trunk lid as I improved my process and technique. By the time I do the shell I should be really good to go.

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5-8-2015

The fenders and lower valence after three coats of color. I will shoot clear on these tomorrow and move on to some smaller parts.  

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I posted this in my other thread, but might as well ask here.

Using my hood as an example, what is my approach on the center body line and the creases/edges next to the side valleys? Those get sanded at some point, right?

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fenders and lower valence are sprayed in clear. Now for the smaller parts, bumpers and backs of hood and trunk lid.

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Comments

This is cool ?

Posted by Diggymart on 1/27/21 @ 4:16:49 PM