Painting in peices

[Mopar5]

I tried my best to recreate the inspection markings that where there before I stripped it.

[Mopar5]

There the center section degreased new gears and bearings painted with Seymour paint

[Cuda70-74]

Interior is painted. I replaced the trunk pan, Cowel and rear deck panel. I stripped the bottom by hand and painted it too. I will try get some pics today.Just finished the axle housing paint today.

ok cool and nice work. Im painting my car outside also.

[7E-Bodies]

You are doing some beautiful work! Are you painting body parts in open air? I was wondering if you're getting much dust and debris in it. And base coat/clear coat?

Kevin

[Mopar5]

You are doing some beautiful work! Are you painting body parts in open air? I was wondering if you're getting much dust and debris in it. And base coat/clear coat?

Kevin

Thank you. Yes this is all base coat clear coat . Fairly breezy lately but I usually don't have a problem with dust at all. I don't paint when bugs are out in the evening. Base dries fast I usually lightly tack between base coats but try not to on last coat right before base. I don't have the luxury of a booth.I see a lot of DIY people really obsess over trying to build a plastic paint booth . I don't like the idea of the static build up on plastic sheeting. IMO having a good exhaust fan to move over spray out is more important. When I paint in my garage I put up tarps on the vertical walls only to protect my tools and stuff. I vacuum the floor & do a quick damp mop. I use spray away glass cleaner for prep followed by wax and grease remover. That is pretty much it. Any minor dust nibs after that come out with the polishing.

[Mopar5]

Painted these in the wind yesterday virtually no dust

[7E-Bodies]

Thank you!  Same way I did several beautiful complete paint jobs back in the 80s. You've bolstered my confidence.

[Mopar5]

Thank you!  Same way I did several beautiful complete paint jobs back in the 80s. You've bolstered my confidence.

Your welcome!

[Mopar5]

That's gorgeous! Burnt Orange?  I have a 70 Challenger in that color and I'm debating if it should go back to original or something different. Hard not to choose original when I see a fresh coat of paint in that color.

Yes Burnt Orange,I can't tell you how much I debated the color not my first choice but I want the factory look. In the long run I'm glad I went with the color it looks great new but I was so used to seeing that color faded and that was stuck in my mind it was a tough decision

[Jocigar]

@Mopar5

Anything you can tell me about the fk5 paint you used ?

My factory color is also burnt orange, and I have seen nice looking red orange variations such as yours and others that look more like dull burnt brown.

My speaker deck has original pristine factory paint on it and it definitely looks more orange which I like.   

Thanks, Joe

[Mopar5]

Hi Joe , Sorry about the late reply. Im a contractor by trade so Ive been working 7 days a week for a few months now with no time to do any fun stuff. the paint is base coat clear coat. What I can say to the tendency for burnt orange to look horrible or brown as you said is that the color is beautiful when it is new . I was really reticent to go with burnt orange when looking at older cars where the old color looks almost like  brown/red oxide primer as it ages. Hopefully the newer paint technology will hold the color better. Mike

[JS29]

@Jocigar  Base/ clear does not fade like single stage, It dose fade in time but not like the old days. 

[Jocigar]

@Mopar5   Thanks for reply!  Glad work is busy, hope you are getting some reprieve.

As a complete novice; did you play around with the mixture?  or do you just go to paint store and ask for FK5?  this was a PPG color, did you use PPG or just ask for equivalent.

I guess base/clear must make a big difference as mentioned.

I won't be painting this one but I am curious on the process/product just the same.   

Looks great! good luck on the continuation.   

[tparker]

Awesome. I just finished painting my car myself last fall. Lotta work. I wonder if I should have went your route and paint in pieces. I built a booth out of two old tent frames and plastic sheeting. There were some issues with having enough room. Although it was roomy, I was bumping into things and the hose management was a little dicey. I got a fair amount of dust/debris in the primer, paint, and clear. Most of it wasn't bad and I was able to deal with it. Honestly, I think the problem was due to the plastic sheet. My thought is that some of the over spray dries in air and sticks to the plastic sheet. Then later falls back down as dust. Painting in the open air would probably eliminate this from happening. I tried to create positive air flow to push the dust out, but it really didn't work.

Anyways, cool to see it working out for you and like others, I dig the color you chose

[Mopar5]

Hi there, I ended up going with the base coat from Axalta coatings. You will find a slight difference in color between the major different brands like Omni .Dupont, Axalta or PPG . You can have your supplier mix a pint or hopefully less before you spend real money to help you decide. As far as trying to play around with or alter the base color I wouldn't suggest that unless you are an artistic expert in paint. Spray out cards can also help you choose the variant of the color you are most happy with.