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[MFE III]

Mike, very nice work. Man it looks great in the primer!
Matt

[66rdster]

Thank you Matt. I do appreciate it.

It is amazing what just getting it all one color will do. I can only imagine what is will look like with real paint on it. Thanks again.



Mike

[Ryan Cassidy]

Wow.. That looks great!!!  It's nice to see it all in one color.  I like the attention to detail.  The hood opening, side vents, extending the side panels and the door sills look great!  Not to mention I like how you did the headlight openings.

Are you going to paint it or send it off?

How did the swining panels turn out? Did you shoot them yet?

Keep up the great work!!

Cheers,

[66rdster]

Hi Ryan,
Thanks!! Its been a lot of work as you well know. I haven't shot the swinging panels yet. The outside of the panels are ready but I still had a little to do on the inner parts. Hopefully, I'll get them shot this weekend.

I plan on shooting the paint myself. Hopefully it will turn out nicely. My last two were pretty darn good so I have high hopes on this one. Its amazing how forgiving these new paints are. Heres a pic of my Chevelle that I painted. If I get these same results on the Cobra I'll be happy.


I'm shopping for a new spray gun. Maybe it will up my odds for success. Only problem is if I get a new gun I can't use that as an excuse for crappy paint  

Mike

[LMH]

Wow Mike, that looks great!

For guns, I have a a Binks gravity feed but if I had to do it over again, I'd look into some of these newer guns I see on eBay. Look really nice and the same or more features as my gun at 1/4 the price. That's for a finish gun.
I have a Binks #7 I use for primer.
Larry

[66rdster]

Thank you Larry,
I was really pleased how it came out. Especially with the limited experience I have. I shot a half dozen cars or so back in the late 70's, mostly lacquer and acrylic enamel, and haven't touched a gun since. I did my 31 back in 2004 and this one in 2005. Both with bc/cc. I can't believe how well these new paints spray.

I shot the Chevelle with a Devilbiss Finishline III gun. Its kind of an inexpensive HVLP model. I'm currently looking at the Devilbiss GFG670 and the Iwata LPH400-LV. Both are highly regarded for their ability to lay down a super slick paint job. The Iwata is known to virtually eliminate the overspray or fogging that is common, with even the HVLP guns. I think this is important, especially when spraying in a garage instead of a booth. The Iwata is about $125.00 more than the Devilbiss so I'm still mulling over which way to go.

Mike

[66rdster]

Hi All,
After a few rounds of blocking primer etc etc. I've finally made some progress. I put in a long weekend and finally got some paint on her. I wrestled with colors for a long time. I ended up deciding to go with black. I also wanted it to be a little more subtle (if theres such a thing with a Cobra) so I went without stripes. Anyhow, here we go.


First I had to get a sealer on it. I used epoxy reduced 25% for my sealer. Here it is in the sealer.

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And another with the epoxy sealer.

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Next thing was to shoot the base coat.

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And another shot of the base.

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And then on to the clear. Heres a few shots of it with the clear coat.

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And another

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And again

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Only a couple more

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Yep, one more