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And finally with the clearcoat on.

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Thank you very much Rod and Peggy!

Yesterday I painted the inside of my doors and I think I will leave them like this for a couple of days before I paint the outside.  After that I will probably hang them on the car next week.  On the original car the black part is actually a matte finish but I decided to make it glossy on mine and I think it looks pretty good.  I can always make it matte if I decide to down the road.

First I shot the black basecoat and after it dried I masked it up and then shot the gray.  After it all dried I took the masking off the black area and sprayed the clear over the whole thing.





Here they are before the clearcoat

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[rodrieguz]

Looks good Pedro, color makes a world of difference.  the finish line is near

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During the week I will start painting the rest of the parts and then color sand and polish the clear next week.

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And finally we have paint    I originally wanted to paint it on Saturday but it was pretty hot so yesterday I took of work early and went home to paint it.  I used PPG Global basecoat clearcoat system and PPG DCU2021 Concept clear.  I love this clear as it goes on smooth and thick so it gives you enough buildup for when you wet sand and polish.

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Next before painting the car I had to make a piece for the headliner to attach to on the inside of the car.  I laid some plastic on the roof of the car and made a fiberglass piece, this way it has the same curvature of the roof for when I cover it with the headliner material.




This is just a picture of doing the 600 wet block sanding which was the final step before paint.

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Well it's time for another update.  The past week was spent wet sanding prepping the body for paint and also finishing building the spray booth.  I forgot to take a picture of it with all the filters installed but you get the idea.

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wow nice Pedro
 one thing you Muricans, how they let you to paint in your garage ? does your Municipal office not stopping you? or your neighbor ? I guess your laws are much easy there  then up here  North. I see on Velocity Channel too some of  the Texas fab shop they paint right in the middle of mechanical shop. no booth , door wide open . Please don't get offended ,I'm just comparing US vs Canada on this , for instance if you have a small unit and paint and if they catch you with out certified spray booth =shuts you and $$ penalty. no more biz.
 good luck Pedro I'm sure you painted  few already , so it should a breeze .

Lucky for me I am in Mexico and there isn't much regulation down there as far as doing work from your home.  Now if I was in California then it would be the same as Canada since we have very strict rule here.  On the booth I will have filters on the exhaust side so hopefully they will do a good enough job as to not have too much overspray going outside.

I have painted quite a few cars Eddie, I used to work for General Dynamics back in the day painting the MD-11 aircraft and after that I went to work at one of the Cadillac dealership in San Diego painting cars.  I've always loved to paint, it's my favorite part of the whole process.

@ Sam

I ignore my wife and kids for a couple hours a day, that is how I can get anything done jajaja

[lambo_sam]

Wow Pedro, I can not believe how far you have made it so quickly, What a fantastic job bro! You are really getting this thing done fast! and doing it right! I had not been on here in a short while, and now I come back on here and see your pics just blew my mind...lol

Jajajaja  I wouldn't call it fast since it has been quite a few years since I started.  Although I can finally say that I will finish the car this year.  Thanks for the support buddy. 

I say quickly because it took me almost 8 years to finish my 6.0...lol, And your car is way more complicated than mine in just the few years it took you to get so far along and almost done , especially dealing with work life, family life and personal life. Big Cheers and props bro!

[eddie]

wow nice Pedro
 one thing you Muricans, how they let you to paint in your garage ? does your Municipal office not stopping you? or your neighbor ? I guess your laws are much easy there  then up here  North. I see on Velocity Channel too some of  the Texas fab shop they paint right in the middle of mechanical shop. no booth , door wide open . Please don't get offended ,I'm just comparing US vs Canada on this , for instance if you have a small unit and paint and if they catch you with out certified spray booth =shuts you and $$ penalty. no more biz.
 good luck Pedro I'm sure you painted  few already , so it should a breeze .

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Wow Pedro, I can not believe how far you have made it so quickly, What a fantastic job bro! You are really getting this thing done fast! and doing it right! I had not been on here in a short while, and now I come back on here and see your pics just blew my mind...lol

Jajajaja  I wouldn't call it fast since it has been quite a few years since I started.  Although I can finally say that I will finish the car this year.  Thanks for the support buddy. 

[lambo_sam]

Wow Pedro, I can not believe how far you have made it so quickly, What a fantastic job bro! You are really getting this thing done fast! and doing it right! I had not been on here in a short while, and now I come back on here and see your pics just blew my mind...lol

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Pedro: Don't you want "filtered air" to be pulled into your spray booth?
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Yes of course my friend.  I will place filters on both sides of the fan that will blow the air into the booth.  Once I am further along with the installation of the fan I will add more pictures.  The fan is a 20" box fan and at Home Depot they sell furnace filters that are the exact same 20"x20" size.  These are the ones I am planning on using.

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Pedro: Don't you want "filtered air" to be pulled into your spray booth?
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