painting in pieces

[Arrowhead]

I just painted a '65 Malibu this weekend - very heavy metallic. I just don't have the room to set all the panels up in their proper orientation so I hang them from the ceiling and shoot three coats to get coverage. Then I put the panels on the car and shoot a fourth blend coat. Let dry over night and rehang to clear. A little extra work, but there's no masking, tape lines, or over spray on the jambs to buff out. I don't think it really took any extra time compared to some other methods.


Spray three coats of base:

Assemble for fourth blend coat:

Rehang to clear:

 

[underdog]

That turned out nice. A far better result in my opinion then jamming the car out first.

Could you explain the process of your (blend coat)

Thanks

 

[Arrowhead]

That turned out nice. A far better result in my opinion then jamming the car out first.

Could you explain the process of your (blend coat)

Thanks

Thanks, I was pretty happy with how it came out and only had a couple of small problem areas.

There's no secret process, it's just a full fourth coat.

 

[OJ86]

that looks great! How big is your paint area?

 

[HIG]

I think I came up with a pretty cool trick, I mounted my doors on a couple of engine stands. Really easy to roll them 360* so I don't have to stoop to get the bottoms done.

Do you have any pics of the way you mount them to the engine stand?

Thanks, Steve

 

[chevman]

Don't know what he did, but I used 1 1/2 inch angle iron.

 

[HIG]

Don't know what he did, but I used 1 1/2 inch angle iron.

Very nice idea.

Thanks for posting,
Steve

 

[79TransAm]

Great thread. I too will be doing it in pieces as I have limited space in my shop and only a 2hp compressor filling a 80 gal tank....not sure if she would hold out for an entire. Oh, and it's a color change so it's a no brainer to do it that way. Once body work is done, apart she goes.