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General Discussion => The Lounge => Topic started by: 94touring on August 17, 2011, 02:18:35 PM

Title: impala painting time
Post by: 94touring on August 17, 2011, 02:18:35 PM
Got myself a side project and prepping it for a paintjob.  Got to block it and fix a few areas before its ready for a final spray.
Title: Re: impala painting time
Post by: 94touring on August 17, 2011, 02:21:48 PM
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Title: Re: impala painting time
Post by: MPlayle on August 18, 2011, 05:40:18 AM
Wow,

You're getting into all kinds of side projects!  Painting airplanes, relocating, your pickup, and now a low-rider Impala.

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Title: Re: impala painting time
Post by: MiniGene on August 18, 2011, 06:46:52 AM
Cool!  This totally appeals to the "cruiser" in me.
Title: Re: impala painting time
Post by: 94touring on August 18, 2011, 07:17:40 AM
Quote from: MPlayle on August 18, 2011, 05:40:18 AM
Wow,

You're getting into all kinds of side projects!  Painting airplanes, relocating, your pickup, and now a low-rider Impala.

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And now off to the airport to fly a jet.   ;D  Next week hope to get some dings and scratches blocked out on my days off.  All I know is I'm sore from sanding and spraying the past couple days. 
Title: Re: impala painting time
Post by: 94touring on August 18, 2011, 07:18:46 AM
Quote from: MiniGene on August 18, 2011, 06:46:52 AM
Cool!  This totally appeals to the "cruiser" in me.

Anything new with your mini?
Title: Re: impala painting time
Post by: MiniGene on August 18, 2011, 04:15:54 PM
No, nothing new to report. :( Been doing a lot of summer/outdoorsy type things with the family lately.  Soon it will be fall and I'll be headed back into the garage.
Title: Re: impala painting time
Post by: Willie_B on August 23, 2011, 02:44:18 PM
Can see the photos here now also. Cool Man.
Title: Re: impala painting time
Post by: 94touring on August 23, 2011, 02:53:29 PM
Today I wet sanded it back down again till I couldn't take it.  Tomorrow will fill in some remaining scratches and fix the few dents that are on it and have it pretty much ready for paint minus a patch I have yet to weld into place.   
Title: Re: impala painting time
Post by: 94touring on August 31, 2011, 03:56:23 PM
Flat black is a pita to spray.  Will need some tending to next week after it flashes and bakes in the sun.

Title: Re: impala painting time
Post by: MiniGene on September 02, 2011, 05:49:33 PM
So what makes it so hard to work with as opposed to a gloss?  Looks pretty cool.  Will flat black be the final color?
Title: Re: impala painting time
Post by: 94touring on September 03, 2011, 04:00:57 AM
Kinda like spraying metalic where you get tiger striping, my problem is I have areas that are more flat than others. 
Title: Re: impala painting time
Post by: MiniGene on September 03, 2011, 07:59:02 AM
Ah.  I guess there's no sanding out imperfections either with a flat paint, huh?
Title: Re: impala painting time
Post by: 94touring on September 03, 2011, 03:20:20 PM
Well I can tinker around with it and see, I'll have it even looking one way or another.
Title: Re: impala painting time
Post by: MiniGene on October 05, 2011, 05:12:50 PM
What ever happened to the impala? 
Title: Re: impala painting time
Post by: 94touring on October 05, 2011, 05:31:32 PM
I resprayed the hood a little more evenly and collected the rest of the cash money.  He was happy  ;D