Topic: 77 W72 trans am Restoration ( roof swap )

[Justin]

There is nothing more I can say about the work you without always sounding like an interior decorator with my vocabulary. So with that said. Can you answer a question for me? Why is that part by your ball joints not the same color and the rest of your control arms?

[HOMER]

not to but in, but thats how they look from factory , my guess is they dipped them in black ?

[RENOVATIONS]

Correct

[Justin]

So they are bare metal then dipped in black and the tips are left bare?

[ta78w72]

So they are bare metal then dipped in black and the tips are left bare?

Yep, otherwise they'd be dipping the ball joint. 

[Trevon]

Thats coming together...rapidly!  Can't lie, I am jealous of how clean that will all be when finished, couldn't ever drive it!

[4SPEED]

when finished, couldn't ever drive it!

sorry to say , Im not.   it'll be a trailer queen for a while.   

[Trevon]

when finished, couldn't ever drive it!

sorry to say , Im not.   it'll be a trailer queen for a while.   

Thats understandable.  Gonna have to get it in some of those huge indoor car shows like the ones at the Midwest Express Center show in Milwaukee or something

[whitetaildreamer]

Doug, from the pics of your car in paint I have a couple of questions if you don't mind.  Did you paint the car in your home garage or home shop (looks that way in the pictures)?  If so, did you vent out with floor fans?  I also noticed that you left the doors on for painting yet the trunk lid, hood and fenders are off.  I've been doing all the reading I can about paint procedure and many have stated to paint the car once it is all together.  I would appreciate some insight to your methods because what I've seen, your procedures have made her absolutely beautiful.

[4SPEED]

yes it was painted in my garage.  I have an exhaust fan on the wall, up by the roof line. 

well I was going to take the doors off for paint.  but this door being the hardest/heaviest door to hang without getting paint chips/ scratches. I just left them on the car. I did have all the sheet metal on the car already. so the doors should not need moved.

if your doing  full paint on your car. the fenders need to be off so the area of the fender behind the door is painted.  with my fenders off I could paint the door hinge area . and they came out slick as glass in the door jams. 

if you paint a car assembled there is alot of areas that are not getting paint on them , just overspray that will look and feel rough and dry.
some people will jam the car , doors, hood and trunk. put it all together then paint it assembled.  but the bad about that is you must cover the jams or the overspray will ruin the finish. then your wet sanding and buffing the jams. that sucks.
you'll also have a tape or paint line you'll need to blend at the jam where you tape off the jams. that suck too.

[Sir english firebird]

You can avoid paint lines with " soft edging " or " back masking " as for wet flatting and buffing........... youre better off doing this whilst the car is still " masked " as this avoids the need to clean up so much and helps it all stay away from areas you dont want.

Just adding Mr Whaletail. 

[HOMER]

You can avoid paint lines with " soft edging " or " back masking " as for wet flatting and buffing........... youre better off doing this whilst the car is still " masked " as this avoids the need to clean up so much and helps it all stay away from areas you dont want.

Just adding Mr Whaletail. 

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[4speed76]

Doug, the quality of your workmanship amazes me.  The car is looking amazing.

[4SPEED]

wet sanded with 1000 grit.  and going to go over it again with 2000 grit to take the 1000 marks out of it. it could be buffed now but to take the 1000 marks out it will buff that mutch better.

[Mongo]

Looks great dude.  Should I or Shouldn't I?  Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm