Many Thanks to a Bunch of Great Pros

[GaryA]

First off,I apologize for the length of this post. I’m not new to the sight but have been trolling for almost 8 years. I have a ’55 Chevy that I’ve had for about 43 years with the intention of some sort of restoration. About 8 years ago I started the process of stripping and finding out what was going to be needed as far as new metal. i should add that the car was an original California car so I didn’t expect much rust. Luckily all I had to replace was the passenger door skin, no rust just a crease from its history. I knew I wanted to have a good epoxy base for the finish, so I started my research and came across SPI. After reading the forum reviews I was sold. There were a few things that I knew I was going to do. One was an LS engine and a 4-link rearend with a 5 speed. It had to have A/C, disc brakes, power steering and new wiring. I was originally going to go with a bc/cc but after doing some tests with single stage I decided to go with SPI single stage Black. The car is not 100% complete but close....I have to finish the back seat install. I could list other things but the main thing is to give thanks to a great website and Barry......actually had and issue spraying a door one Sunday and called Barry and he walked me through the fix. What company does that!!? Anyway here are some pictures.

 

[chevman]

Nice job! That black paint is doing you proud.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Very nice!

 

[El Toro]

WOW turned out sooooooo nice!

 

[Klleetrucking]

Very nice!
I'm considering SPI SS black on my project and yours looks fantastic.
May I ask what spray gun you used?

 

[dhutton01]

Great work.

Don

 

[MJM]

Man that black is stunning. Great job !

 

[GaryA]

Thanks everyone. The gun I use is an Iwata LPH 400, 1.4mm tip. The bumpers (clearcoated with matt clear) and dash were sprayed with an Iwata LPH-80 I used the “Perfect paint job” to the letter. Flowcoating the last coat.

 

[Dean Jenkins]

Very nice! What paint did you use for inner fenders? That is the finish/gloss level I am shooting for.

 

[GaryA]

The fenderwells are unreduced epoxy.

 

[Leonard1]

Looks great, neighbor! Maybe I'll see it in person at one of the local cruise in's?

 

[Chris_Hamilton]

Looks great Gary. Great work.

 

[GaryA]

Thanks Chris, it’s guys like you, Crash, Shine, Jim C., Rusty, of course Barry and so many many others that kept me out of trouble along the way.

 

[MJM]

Thanks Chris, it’s guys like you, Crash, Shine, Jim C., Rusty, of course Barry and so many many others that kept me out of trouble along the way.

That's a big 10-4 here also. I've been caught twice so far before making a mistake by the fellas here.