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05-22-2007 06:25 PM #1
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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?"Sunshine, a street rod and a winding beautiful Ozarks road is truely Bliss!"
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05-22-2007 06:44 PM #2
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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 .
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05-22-2007 09:09 PM #3
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I think you need to hit those jasckstands again!
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05-22-2007 09:48 PM #4
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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?
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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.Last edited by Itoldyouso; 05-22-2007 at 09:53 PM.
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05-22-2007 10:09 PM #5
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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?
KenLast edited by Ken Thurm; 05-22-2007 at 10:14 PM.
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05-22-2007 10:39 PM #6
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Very strange you should mention that Ken. That sort of was one scenario I considered too. The parts that are darker are the two springs and the rear axle. Everything else came out slightly more golden, as opposed to a slightly reddish cast. Same primer, pretty much same amount of coats, air presure, etc. The springs are actually slightly darker than the rear axle even, and I wondered if the flatness of the leaves contributed, but Dan pointed out that some brackets on the rear axle are just as flat. Even parts that were sprayed the same night with the same pot are slightly different.
I even wondered if spring steel colored differently. Number of coats and heaviness of coats had zero effect last night. We really packed on some coats, trying to get it to darken, and it still was goldish.
I already have my story in place for when someone says to me at a show or cruise "why are some parts darker?" I'm going to say I planned it that way for some contrast.
Or, I could park it outside in Floridas hot sun for a week, and everything will be faded.
Don
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05-23-2007 11:19 AM #7
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