1_Wild_Cat
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Hello Everyone…
First, let me say how much I have enjoyed reading through this forum over the last several months. There is a lot of great information here – along with a laid-back attitude. I’m going to start with a few questions – but if you like reading about/looking at projects I’ll show some stuff below. I should add that I have restored other vehicles – but I have always left paint and body to others. I have some good mechanical and electrical skills.
The car under construction is a ’64 Pontiac GTO…The questions:
I am fortunate to have Cam at Imperial Kustom in Boise doing the metal work on this car. He is an extremely skilled metal worker and fabricator (and painter, etc.). Cam has replaced the trunk floor, hung and fitted the quarter, fabricated and straightened the roof skin, and is now working on the last few panels to make sure all the work is up to snuff.
Reasonably soon the car will be coming back to me – and I will be learning to shoot primers, do fill work and block sand. I will also be laying the color on areas like the firewall, inner fenders, etc. Based on recommendations from Cam (and others) this will all be done with SPI products. At this point it is likely the Cam will be shooting the base and the clear to complete the body portion of the project.
Thanks for taking the time to read all this. And thanks for any help you can provide.
First, let me say how much I have enjoyed reading through this forum over the last several months. There is a lot of great information here – along with a laid-back attitude. I’m going to start with a few questions – but if you like reading about/looking at projects I’ll show some stuff below. I should add that I have restored other vehicles – but I have always left paint and body to others. I have some good mechanical and electrical skills.
The car under construction is a ’64 Pontiac GTO…The questions:
- I have sourced interior paint from Kolor Korrect. This paint is lacquer, but I would like to use it because the color, sheen and texture are spot-on. The interior is Saddle color so a little trickier than basic black. Am I OK shooting lacquer over SPI epoxy?
- Kolor Korrect has also sent me a spray out of their base coat (Saddle Bronze). But they say they have no experience with using SPI over this basecoat. Has anybody here done this with their product? (I’m not committed to using their basecoat but the color match is excellent).
- Should I have any concerns where the lacquer areas come up against base/clear areas?
I am fortunate to have Cam at Imperial Kustom in Boise doing the metal work on this car. He is an extremely skilled metal worker and fabricator (and painter, etc.). Cam has replaced the trunk floor, hung and fitted the quarter, fabricated and straightened the roof skin, and is now working on the last few panels to make sure all the work is up to snuff.
Reasonably soon the car will be coming back to me – and I will be learning to shoot primers, do fill work and block sand. I will also be laying the color on areas like the firewall, inner fenders, etc. Based on recommendations from Cam (and others) this will all be done with SPI products. At this point it is likely the Cam will be shooting the base and the clear to complete the body portion of the project.
Thanks for taking the time to read all this. And thanks for any help you can provide.