Thread: Project $ 3 K Is Underway

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Thanks Mike. I'm really not sure what happened either. I don't know if I didn't stir it enough or if I sprayed on more coats, etc. It is for sure a little darker, but I think I sort of like the contrast (somewhat). I know when I worked at the body shop, even our experienced painters with all the high tech mixing equipment would get mismatches frequently. They would roll a car into the sunshine, and end up rolling it back for a repaint.

This particular color is like syrup or honey, and even if you stay in one spot a little longer than the others, it comes out different. The metallic factor doesn't help either. But it is as good as I am going to make it, I'm done repainting stuff.

Have fun working on the bike.


Don

Don---It looks very good. I ran into the same problem when I painted the roadster pickup all in seperate peices. Everything looked great setting around my garage in peices. Then when I bolted it all together, I had some serious colour mismatches. Ended up scuffing everything with a scotch-brite pad and respraying the whole car while it was bolted together.--Only another zillion dollars worth of tri-stage paint. Talk about your "paintjob nightmares"---

Color shade can change with air pressure, distance to the piece your painting, and luck. Just one of those things to drive you crazy ( thats what the voice in my head is telling me)
Brad

Don i think you did the right choice on leaving frame dark. That orange stands out just right i would like to see it up close , I'm sure pics are not doing it justice .

If it is anything like the pics, it's going to be a head turner for sure. What color is the upholstrey going to be?

Brick alot of people will be crooning the necks when Don drives by. What started as a budget build is headed for show stopper quality .

I think you need to hit those jasckstands again!

Brian: We were just saying last night that yellow must be another tough color to get good, even coverage on. It is so non-hiding. Bet you really hated the work aspect more than the financial one, but you are right about money going up in smoke.

Brad: You could be right, the weather here has been different every night when I have been spraying. One night the rain has just ended, the next night it is dry. I even thought that maybe the mixed up batch settled as I was using it up, and all the pigment went to the bottom, and I shot that on as the last coat or two.

Bobby: Yeah, I think I am going to like the end result. Right now, I just want the painting to end so I can start on the final hookups and stuff. It really is only what I would call driver quality, not show quality by any means, but it should be at least bright. I also want to hear the engine fire for that first time. (how do I post sound on here? )

Brick: I was thinking about an all black interior, but last night Dan threw out the suggestion that an old time leather, sort of like oxblood, would go well with it. You know, like an old baseball glove, old roadster from the '40's kind of stuff. I have a guy who opened an upholstery shop right at the end of my row, so I am going to get some ideas from him when the time comes. I may be sitting on indian blankets if the price is too high. Might have to go back to work to afford seats.

Tom: Should I paint the floor jacks the same color as the jackstands, or a different color so that I can tell one from the other. I need all the help I can get, you know.


Thanks guys for the nice words and help.

Don


Oh, I got the rear radius rods and front end remounted today, but forgot my camera. I'll post some pictures tomorrow. The color is much closer now that we resprayed it last night, close enough for me. Tomorrow I am going to do the brake shoes and all, and slip the drums back on. Then once I paint the wheels and remount the tires I will have a roller.

Don,
I have been reading this as you have been going along, and everyones help. I'm sure one or more of these guys have hit the nail on the head, but stuff like this really bugs me. I always want to really know why something like this happens. So I started going threw all the scenarios I could think of. Again I'm no painter, I wish I had that talent but I don't.
A long time ago I played around with candy colors on a car I was building, and found that whether used gold As silver the color really changed by how much base color I used. Of course that makes sense with translucent colors. So thinking about what happened to you, if I understood you you color is some what translucent, so I wonder if the actual color of the individual parts (castings or steel tubing) is causing the finished color to change on you? I know you primered everything but I wonder if it could bleed threw? So you think this is even possible?
Ken

If Don would lay off those rich and fulfilling dinners, he might have a rolling car by this Friday!!!!!!!! He may force me to come down there and help him, so we get to see a car before the Turkey Run this year. Sorry Don, I'm back to withdraws, can't wait to see more now all the painting is done. Where's my meds..........where what. Is this thing on Hello
Brad

Did my threat to help scare him back to work LOL

Don this is one i just seen at a show . The red interior may give you a idea

Don you can upload it at YouTube and paste it here . So join,, get it on cam ,, and lets here it run . You tube you can upload long vids . Tried a 20 second avi from digital cam and up load fails .

Brad: I was actually working when you posted, in fact, I just got in and it's about 3AM. I'm starting to like the night shift. But thanks for keeping me going anyway.

Bobby: That little roadster is sharp. It really shares some similarities to mine. I always had red wheels and undercarriage, and this one almost did too, but I figured it was time for a change. But red is still one of my favs. I think the Youtube thing would be cool. I'll have to get a camera and sign up, and have my Sons guide me through it, but I think I'll do that as a wrap up on the build.

Brick: The more I think about that "old baseball glove leather interior" the more I like it. Dan tells me they sell some that is preweathered so it looks old. Not beat up, but just aged. That appeals to me.


To prove I did some work tonight and last night, I remembered my camera tonight. For all practical purposes, the front end is done, including the brakes. I did a 180 and decided to use the Buick drums off of my '27, because the front end turned out pretty good, and the plain '40 Ford drums just wouldn't have done it justice. I had these ceramic coated years ago, so all I had to do was wipe them down, and they were ready to mount. I also did a brake job while I was at it, new shoes and wheel cylinders. Packed the wheel bearings, and buttoned it up.

I'm all ready for the wheels to be painted and installed, and tomorrow I'll stop at AutoZone and get the new wheel cylinders, brake shoes, and hardware kit for the Blazer rear axle. The drums are really nice, so I'll just sandblast them and coat them with something to sort of match the front drum finish. My tierod and rod ends are coming Friday from Speedway, so I'll get those painted when I paint the wheels, maybe Saturday night.

Here are some pictures of how it looks tonight.


Don

I thought I'd post some updated pictures of where Dan is on his '29. He has been spending more time in the evenings working on it, and has gotten his gauges installed and also his steering shaft and wheel. He doesn't like the length of the Genie shifter handle, and is going to order a 16 inch one to replace this longer one. I like it, but he thinks it looks too gimmicky.

I'm glad to see him getting things done again on it, and he really has no idea how close he is to finishing it up.

Here are the pictures from tonight.

Don