Beautiful job, Doc!
(I'm also interested in the answer to CN's question re paint type - base/clear or single stage??)
Beautiful job, Doc!
(I'm also interested in the answer to CN's question re paint type - base/clear or single stage??)
Wow! That just pops...
1957 Nomad- LS1/T56 on C4 chassis
1959 Fleetside Apache 1/2 ton, shortbed, big window, 327ci.
Doc, your car turned out great!
Wow, that paint looks like a mirror on the quarters. Nice work!
56 Nomad, Ramjet 502, Viper 6-speed T56, C4 Corvette front and rear suspension
Other vehicles:
56 Chevy 2-door BelAir sedan
56 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
57 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
1962 327/340HP Corvette
1961 Willys CJ3B Jeep
2001 Porsche Boxster S
2003 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Duramax
2019 GMC Sierra Denali Duramax
Thanks for the kind words. I'm really happy how it's turing out. I could not have done it without all your guys help. It's greatly appreciated!
I had to go back to the very first post of the thread to find out that Doc was intending to put base clear on the car, and at that time, it seemed he was using SPI for everything... if he didn't change his mind somewhere along the way....?Originally Posted by BamaNomad
Reading the remainder of the thread again.. it seems Doc used SPI primers and epoxy in his prep, then switched to PPG Concept for this color...
Doc: Did you end up spraying a thinned epoxy sealer coat before spraying?? or not? I've always been wary of 'mixing' paint brands, but whatever you did seems to have worked. (I think PPG is the best brand to use btw, and concept is great!).. I need to contact Bill at that website to see if I can save a bit of $$ on my next paint purchase.
Last edited by BamaNomad; 02-26-2017 at 08:02 AM.
Bill can save you a ton of money. I recommend calling him instead of trying to contact him through the website. He's a super nice guy. My paint was quoted to me at $1168 a gallon (plus around $100 tax) at the local PPG store. I got it from Bill for under $500 a gallon...no tax and reasonable shipping cost. I also bought my clear and reducers from him, partly because the additional shipping was cheaper than our local tax.
56 Nomad, Ramjet 502, Viper 6-speed T56, C4 Corvette front and rear suspension
Other vehicles:
56 Chevy 2-door BelAir sedan
56 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
57 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
1962 327/340HP Corvette
1961 Willys CJ3B Jeep
2001 Porsche Boxster S
2003 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Duramax
2019 GMC Sierra Denali Duramax
Cut and buff is a lot of work. So happy with how straight my panels look, was worth all the hard work.
Wow,
All i Can say is that is one of the best looking 55 chevy's I have seen in many moons
The paint came out BEAUTIFUL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sid
1955 2 DR Post
1937 Chevy Coupe
2023 Ford Super Duty F350 TREMOR
2019 Corvette Z06
1955 Chevy Nomad
1935 Ford 2dr Slant back I have 4
Thanks Sid! I really appreciate your very nice comments. Makes all my hard work worth wild.
If your talking about "touch-up" when using BB/CC and touch-up is needed because burn through during cutt or buff on an edge/corner, a person could use single stage for touch-up, that way clear coat would not be needed because base coat has no shine. However, somebody correct me if I wrong, if a large area on a panel or flat area needed touch-up it might not match too good and same BC/CC that car was painted with should be used. (I should have been an English professor)
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