1967 Shelby GT500

[rusty428cj]

A good friend of mine owns this rust free 1967 Shelby GT500 that came from California. He finally decided he wanted us to paint it after he had owned it awhile.

This is what we started with.

I used a razor blade to strip off the blue paint which is not the original color.

 

[rusty428cj]

I stripped the hood and found a few imperfections and cracks around the scoop. I used panel adhesive on the cracks.

I epoxy primed with SPI epoxy

 

[Chad.S]

Is this the one going to be green?

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Man, I have always wanted a 67 Fastback but a Shelby GT500 is the dream car. Can't wait to see this car's progress.

 

[Arrowhead]

It's in good hands

 

[rusty428cj]

Is this the one going to be green?

Yes the paint came in today, Thanks

 

[rusty428cj]

I sanded it down to bare metal than Brian taped off the undercarriage since it was already restored by the owner.

Sprayed 2 coats of SPI epoxy primer next step is the bodywork.

 

[Chad.S]

Yea i saw it arrived, just wasn't sure if this was the one.
Curious to see it on the car.

 

[rusty428cj]

The back side of this Shelby hood is supposed to be black and has a rough finish. When it was painted years ago they painted it blue. I used stripper for fiberglass stripping small areas at a time with a small wire brush.

After I was finished I washed it a few times and let it sit in the sun. After a few days I epoxy primed.

The surface was very rough after the wire brush so I used a red scuff pad to smooth it out and applied 2 more coats of SPI black epoxy.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Man y'all are go-getters. I feel like a lazy bum when I see how much you accomplish Rusty.

 

[rusty428cj]

We are working on 6 customer cars and my projects whenever I have a little spare time. The work on the body is current the rest (fenders, hood, deck lid, scoops, nose, rear valance) was worked on before.

 

[rusty428cj]

Bodywork is almost finished on the body

 

[C_REX]

looks like you had a nice shell to work with

 

[rusty428cj]

looks like you had a nice shell to work with

Something different for us!! Brian doesn't have anything to do no rust repair.

 

[rusty428cj]

I finished the bodywork than sprayed a coat of black epoxy.

I waited a couple of hours than sprayed 2 coats of Evercoat Slick Sand

 

[rusty428cj]

I started block sanding with 80 than 180 almost ready for more primer

 

[strum456]

Rusty,

In the picture, it looks like you have 2 little spots of slick sand left on that quarter. Does slick sand pretty much take the place of finishing putty for you? I would think that is the best way to use it, block it all back off so it is only left in the low spots.

 

[C_REX]

motoring along nicely rusty, is the slicksand a poly or a high build primer?

 

[strum456]

Slick Sand is polyester primer. From what I understand, it is about the same is spraying a thin coat finishing putting on the whole car. I'm wondering that stuff builds enough that it eliminates the need for finishing putty.

 

[rusty428cj]

Rusty,

In the picture, it looks like you have 2 little spots of slick sand left on that quarter. Does slick sand pretty much take the place of finishing putty for you? I would think that is the best way to use it, block it all back off so it is only left in the low spots.

The spots you see are high spots where there was bondo. The gray is the slick sand and I sanded it a little more before I epoxy prime I don't use any putty.