Re: Henry's 55 Constellation

Posted by Cli55er On 2013/6/27 17:03:23

I don't want it perfect. I don't want it primer. I want the paint that is on there. it is what makes my heart fell good. I think it looks better as it is rather then driving it around in primer. I think 1500 to paint this big ass car is pretty cheap, considering the shop. this is no collision paint center....they only do old stuff....its like those places you see on discovery channel, they do custom and hotrod work and the paint work is way above what any collision center could do.

I believe I fixed the trunk as best I could. I went ahead and used the mineral spirits.

I bought some foam rollers and just rolled it all on. it smoothed it out pretty good. I could have kept going, but I was afraid I would break through and mess up the paint. I scrubbed it with the mineral spirits and a foam 3m pad as well. then rolled some more linseed on to get rid of the marks from the rubbing pad and to put the shine back on that the mineral spirits dulled.

I think i'm going to be using the rollers from now on. I can apply it without it running right off. I may even thin it with mineral spirits when I do the rest of the car so it goes on super thin.

i'll leave the spraying to the inner panels and places nobody will see and its hard to get to by hand.

I took a fender to the hotrod shop, he wants to try a small piece first. so I took off the fuel door and covered it in linseed and will let it dry a week or more. then he will, free of charge, spray some clear on it, bake it, and see what happens.

I think it will work as the clear I sprayed out of the can is still holding up.

he was pretty intrigued by this little venture. since clear alone wont stop rust and having the linseed under it will.

the first three pics are the screwed up runny ones. the last three are after I fixed it best I could. WAY better then before.

thanks for putting up with my pissy times everyone and for always reading and pitching in in order to rescue me from the troubles I make for myself. its better to vent on my blog then to be a bad example to my kid. i'd rather you guys thought I was a whiny dumbass over my kid thinking that. its hard to be a good father 24/7, but I refuse to let him see me flipping a lid whenever possible. being a 4 y/o he flips a lid enough for the both of us. lol

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