door skin removal
#31
Like Massey said, it's metallic Medium Patriot Red... Ugh so either way it's easier to just buy a door that matches... And if it's either more or less faded, I'll be using a crap ton of rubbing compound on either the door or fender and quarter panel. That's nifty news.
#32
Like Massey said, it's metallic Medium Patriot Red... Ugh so either way it's easier to just buy a door that matches... And if it's either more or less faded, I'll be using a crap ton of rubbing compound on either the door or fender and quarter panel. That's nifty news.
#34
With the side moulding you have, yes. If it was an open area, no.
And.....if you repaint the whole door and blend the paint into the front and rear panels, you WILL have to clear coat the entire side of the car if you want it to turn out looking right. If you try to blend clear into the existing panels, you will see a slight haze line where it ends, I don't care how good a painter and color sander you are. So then...if you're going to hit the whole side with clear, you might as well hit it all with color too. Your little gouge just turned into a big mountain going this way. But hey, it's your car and money, I'm not trying to tell you what to do.
And.....if you repaint the whole door and blend the paint into the front and rear panels, you WILL have to clear coat the entire side of the car if you want it to turn out looking right. If you try to blend clear into the existing panels, you will see a slight haze line where it ends, I don't care how good a painter and color sander you are. So then...if you're going to hit the whole side with clear, you might as well hit it all with color too. Your little gouge just turned into a big mountain going this way. But hey, it's your car and money, I'm not trying to tell you what to do.
#35
Well the body moulding was removed from my car. You can see that in the video I posted. It's just the natural body line where the moulding used to be. So I'm not sure what I wanna do. I mean honestly, the paint on the rest of the car is pretty trashed. If I paint it from the body line and go down I think it will be fine. And I'll re clear that area too.
Last edited by Chaotic94; 01-02-2011 at 12:44 PM.
#37
It still has that body line though. And I didn't remove them. Mine never had it lol. Someone else ripped it off before I bought it I guess. So can I just go by the body line that is there? Will it work that way. Because I mean honestly, it's a pretty hard line
#38
Since it's a hard line, yes you can. Look at your car right now, I see different hues of the same color. The curves and angles play tricks on the way it looks. And that indentation creates a nice shadowy transition spot.
Last edited by Camaro 69; 01-02-2011 at 01:01 PM.
#40
Join Date: Nov 2007
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One of the main reason I never like body work is because if you ask three bodymen the same question you will most likely get three different answers. It is critical you get the right process that works for you because if the customer does not like the work its back on you.
Since you most likely are going to have to buy quarts anyway you could just paint the areas that need paint and see how it comes out. You can always go back and blend and or repaint. Getting the repair and the prep work right is the important thing. No amount of painting will fix bad prep work. Talk to your grandfather if you are going to be learning from him it would best to get his input and follow that.
Check with your paint supply place they may have a hand help scanner that will get the color a lot closer then was possible back when I used to do this. Heck the new programs remove the metalic inorder to get an almost perfect color match.
Since you most likely are going to have to buy quarts anyway you could just paint the areas that need paint and see how it comes out. You can always go back and blend and or repaint. Getting the repair and the prep work right is the important thing. No amount of painting will fix bad prep work. Talk to your grandfather if you are going to be learning from him it would best to get his input and follow that.
Check with your paint supply place they may have a hand help scanner that will get the color a lot closer then was possible back when I used to do this. Heck the new programs remove the metalic inorder to get an almost perfect color match.
Last edited by Gorn; 01-02-2011 at 01:09 PM.