My friend john came out to help me today.
I let him shoot some of the car too.

Nice. It's not easy prepping a Vette compared to other metal cars. I found that out the hard way on mine years ago.

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Originally posted by patw:
Nice. It's not easy prepping a Vette compared to other metal cars. I found that out the hard way on mine years ago.

Prepping any car is easy.

Doing it right, well, that's another thing!

I've seen more than a handful of cars that looked like an epileptic turtle worked on it.

Screaming- Nice ride!
I just passed on a '76 with +/- 50,000 mi. all original. It needed a heater core hose and a carb rebuild.
And the price was a steal...
I'm kicking myself.

That sure is a purty vehicle Looks like fun!

I'm HOPING to shoot the silver on it next Saturday.

I'll try to block sand the car this week.

John's not happy I will have my car done before his...


I have a Mazda CX-5 fender to paint in 41V Soul Red sitting here now...

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Originally posted by patw:
Nice. It's not easy prepping a Vette compared to other metal cars. I found that out the hard way on mine years ago.

A guide coat over the primer before sanding is your friend! Wavy glass is just heartbreaking after all that hard work.

I'll shoot it, sand it lightly then prime it again. then guide coat sand it.

First I have to get that old lacquer sealed in.

And a little wave is OK. It's not a "show car".
They had panel waves from the factory.

It’s all in the prep!!!

The roof of the Ram needs painting something terrible.

Rust is a color.

As a kid from the 70s I thought 3rd gen Corvettes were the coolest thing on the road. Happy to see one being kept up.