Topic: '79 10th Anniversary T/A "freshening up" started!

[SnapOnBilly]

 patient? HA! patience is not one my virtues, but thanks for the compliment i actually want it doen as fast as possible.

[y88rick]

thats how i get too. just get the dang thing done and done right now. but one thing to remember sometimes you will regret that.... now i wish i would have flipped mine over and done the underside too... not that its rusty but now i wouldnt want to paint under there with the new paint on top.

[SnapOnBilly]

i agree. however, i am painting the bottom. eventually i'll repaint the top, but for now, i just tape off at the pinch rails and spray away haha. the front section turned out real nice. all weekend, i dissasembled the rear, and have been cleaning using prep-sol so i can continue the paint to the back of the car. i'm mostly doing it for protection purposes, not so much for looks (although the front came out really nice).

[SnapOnBilly]

ok got the bottom all cleaned up...



...and all painted. turned out nice. just like the front half i did not to long ago...



the only thing i'm pondering now is should i do another coat with the chassis black gloss? this is a matte finish. i accidently ordered 3 cans of the gloss. wonder how it would look? what do you guys think?

[N PRGRES]

how tired are your arms?

[4SPEED]

look how far you've come with it.  do it correct or go with what you got.  your call. 

[SnapOnBilly]

how tired are your arms?

OMG!!! too funny! yes they were tired for sure!

[SnapOnBilly]

look how far you've come with it.  do it correct or go with what you got.  your call. 

hmmmm, interesting. explain yourself- what is "correct"?

[4SPEED]

it really looks nice under there.   maybe touch up a few spots and call it good.

or are you going after a cleaner look with no silver over spray? 

[SnapOnBilly]

def no silver overspray! i just was looking at the cans of gloss chasis black i bought, and thought- hmmmmm. wonder if that would look good? i sprayed a little of it where the gas tank goes since it will never be seen, just to get an idea of what it looked like. i couldn't decide if i liked it or not. ,

[N PRGRES]

So how did you clean it up?  Lots of sanding?

[KeePat]

Billy,

The bottom of your car looked awesome with just a clean up! It’s rare to see a rust free car. The matte black looks great, nice job!
Pat

[Nexus]

Do say what you used to clean up the underside?

[SnapOnBilly]

thanks guys for the compliments! fortunatly, my car is in good shape already. so a good cleaning is all it needed. i basically used soap and water, and sponge, and a lot of prep-sol. the factory was really cheap when they made this thing, so all it got was overspray on the bottom- very little intended paint. i wanted it to look uniform, so i decided to paint it for protection and the occasional individual that wants to look underneath. too bad the only way to really appriciate it would be to drive it up on a lift .
  now that its painted i can start running the FI lines and pump, new suspension, and rebuild the rear with the new brakes.

[y88rick]

looking better and better every day man keep it up