My car went for paint today...

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Old Oct 29, 2009 | 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by smiti7
Man I like the pics, hope the paint job turns out great. When I saw the front clip picture, it sent a horrible chill down my spine......LOL!
I can sure understand that if you've ever put a new one on! It definitely tried my patience!
 
Old Oct 30, 2009 | 05:31 PM
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Shop called today and said if I wanted more pictures before paint, I better get over there! It's going in for the epoxy primer/sealer tommorrow, then Sunday it will get jammed and inside of trunk and hood painted.
Monday the rest the car will get painted, then it will come home for a month. After a month it will go back to the shop for final polishing and wax. The shop owner says I can assemble everything but the door glass in that time. He will put the glass in when he polishes it and install the door felt guides.
I did the final approval of paint color spray panels. He decided it needed a .5 gram of blue-green pearl to make the dark charcoal gray "pop". We added it, and went outside to look in the sun, and it does make a real difference.



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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 06:05 PM
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Well it's only doors, trunk, and hood so far, but they've got the car painted inside, so the rest happens today and Monday! This is what "Dark Stealth Gray Pearl" looks like.



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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 06:19 PM
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That is going to look great. Can't wait for the finish product.
 
Old Oct 31, 2009 | 06:37 PM
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Thanks ATM! I'm pretty excited too! I know there's still lots of work ahead, but at least I can see the end in sight!
 
Old Oct 31, 2009 | 06:58 PM
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cool. its gona look mean.
 
Old Oct 31, 2009 | 07:12 PM
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My only concern now is whether the black pearl SS stripes will show. Hope they don't totally disappear in the paint color. I wanted them subtle, but???
 
Old Oct 31, 2009 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by 1971BB427
My only concern now is whether the black pearl SS stripes will show. Hope they don't totally disappear in the paint color. I wanted them subtle, but???

Lookin nice man!!

Any Relation to 1974BB454?
 
Old Oct 31, 2009 | 09:57 PM
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Naw, he's got cubic inches and years on me!
 
Old Oct 31, 2009 | 11:54 PM
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thats gonna look awesome when its done! where did you get it painted again?
 



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