Honey do's done for the year..........here's the vehicle I'm painting

MJM

MJM

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Hope this is the correct forum to use for my project, if not, let me know which forum to use. Thank you.

This is my first drag car I built 35 years ago and it's time for new paint. This lacquer paint job is 30 years old and is showing it's age. Besides, I'm tired of hearing, that's quite the 1980's paint scheme you have, lol. I'll be painting the exterior only. Interior and underside of car is in perfect condition.

So here she is, 1969 Plymouth Barracuda

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Hell that paint job makes me want to jump in bed. Unfortunately the wife has sleep apnea and other problems and sleeps in a recliner so I’ll be alone!
That is a great paint scheme.

I have an opportunity to get a 68 ragtop for my next project

Jim
 
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You guys know if possible to clear over aged lacquer?
Those Weld wheels were my fav back then. Looks great as is.
 
I'd also drive that all day long, any day. I think it looks great. But I guess if you've been looking at it for 30 years, a change is understandable.
 
I knew I could count on you guys to make me laugh, thanks!

Jim......... see what I mean about looking at cars, It's the new viagra ;).......oh and get that ragtop!!!

68 Coronet R/T........, with a little help from you and others, you'll get to see.

elwood, old soul, EddieF, RustyJ.......thanks for the kudos.

To all the "likes"....thank you for the warm welcome!

AAE......The honey-do's were easy this year. Built her some wood flowers for her garden, get the pool prepped and ready for use.
Also early in my marriage I learned, "happy wife, happy life". That and I always involve her in my projects. When I first built the car, one simple colored pin stripe was all it took for me to get my wife's approval to build it. Do you like pink?....lol

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Now for my first of many questions. This question is regarding the cowel between the hood and front windshield. How does one go about getting paint in there?.........do I tape off all the ribs and spray, spray, spray.........or???.
This has been driving me crazy since the car was painted. It just looks so unfinished. Luckily there is no rust that I can see, and the existing paint looks solid.

Recommendations?

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On the ones you can't remove if they need a lot of work you could cut it and reweld it. Or if you want to get color on that area or black it out without removing it, the only option is using a hand brush and hand painting it, going down between the slats. In the past I have cut one to get in there, cleaned it (rust grime etc) then epoxied it. Then after epoxy was dry I taped it. Then re-welded the cowl. When it came time to paint I retaped the area near where I painted by pushing tape between the slats. Pain in the A**. After paint I fished the tape out and touched up by hand any areas affected when I welded it. That really isn't ideal since you still have the backside of the weld to contend with.
Only other way would be after it's painted tape the cowl and the slats (edges included) tape off everything around it, then bag the car and shoot some paint in through the slats with something like a rustproofing wand or little tube attached to a spray can. No easy answers.

Speaking of wives and women in general, why is it that we are always the ones that have to change? Why do we have to put the toilet seat down? Why shouldn't they have to put the toilet seat up when they finish? That has always bothered me as I'm putting the toilet seat down for the one millionth time. Sigh.:rolleyes:
 
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Chris_Hamilton said:
On the ones you can't remove if they need a lot of work you could cut it and reweld it. Or if you want to get color on that area or black it out without removing it, the only option is using a hand brush and hand painting it, going down between the slats. In the past I have cut one to get in there, cleaned it (rust grime etc) then epoxied it. Then after epoxy was dry I taped it. Then re-welded the cowl. When it came time to paint I retaped the area near where I painted by pushing tape between the slats. Pain in the A**. After paint I fished the tape out and touched up by hand any areas affected when I welded it. That really isn't ideal since you still have the backside of the weld to contend with.
Only other way would be after it's painted tape the cowl and the slats (edges included) tape off everything around it, then bag the car and shoot some paint in through the slats with something like a rustproofing wand or little tube attached to a spray can. No easy answers.

Speaking of wives and women in general, why is it that we are always the ones that have to change? Why do we have to put the toilet seat down? Why shouldn't they have to put the toilet seat up when they finish? Sigh.:(
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Chris, thanks for the reply, brother.

Yeah it's a fixed cowel, it can't be removed without cutting it out and re-welding. Also no way to get to the bottom sides of the welds if I went that route. However, I am liking this idea you suggested "Only other way would be after it's painted tape the cowl and the slats (edges included) tape off everything around it, then bag the car and shoot some paint in through the slats with something like a rustproofing wand or little tube attached to a spray can"

Thanks for your honesty with your last statement "No easy answers" I've banged my head on the wall trying to come up with a solution, so I feel better hearing there is no easy solution.

Had a guy down the street from me with a 64 Dodge330 who just poured enamel paint between the slates. Yeah it looked good but I question the paint build up and any excess run off clogging water drain holes. He really poured a lot of paint in there.
 
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MJM said:
Chris, thanks for the reply, brother.

Yeah it's a fixed cowel, it can't be removed without cutting it out and re-welding. Also no way to get to the bottom sides of the welds if I went that route. However, I am liking this idea you suggested "Only other way would be after it's painted tape the cowl and the slats (edges included) tape off everything around it, then bag the car and shoot some paint in through the slats with something like a rustproofing wand or little tube attached to a spray can"

Thanks for your honesty with your last statement "No easy answers" I've banged my head on the wall trying to come up with a solution, so I feel better hearing there is no easy solution.

Had a guy down the street from me with a 64 Dodge330 who just poured enamel paint between the slates. Yeah it looked good but I question the paint build up and any excess run off clogging water drain holes. He really poured a lot of paint in there.
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So if you remove the heater box and vent box on the driver side you can reach up in there though the air inlet ducts from the inside. If that is useful to paint I don't know. I was going to just spray some SEM undercoating via a spray can and spray tube to make it black on the Dart.
 
Oh and also I can't recall the last time I climbed on someones hood to look down into those vent holes like you have the camera shot..... :)
 
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Oh and also I can't recall the last time I climbed on someones hood to look down into those vent holes like you have the camera shot..... :)
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Probably why I've been banned from the last 4 car shows for climbing on contestants cars to have a look ;)

It's been so long I don't remember if I can get access going thru the vent box. I'll have to take a look at that tomorrow. Good suggestion. I also like your undercoating idea with a spray tube.
 
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Hhhmmm....that gives me an idea. I'm thinking I can drill a hole from the engine bay side to get that in. The nozzle looks a bit to big to fit between the ribs. Thanks Texasking.
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scan through my Dart photos. The early A’s had 2 oblong body plugs for holes exactly like you are thinking about.
 
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