tmaleck
Well-Known Member
I posted this on Charger.com, but I wanted to post it here for those following along at home. Anyway, I decided to go ahead and paint the car. We found an amazing amount of badness hiding under that hideous paint. There was never a solid answer as to what happened to the first paint job, but it left a dragon skin texture when the top of the color coat was sanded off. Turns out a bondo scraper took off most of the bad paint. The roof, dutchman, trunk lid and right fender all had to be reworked. The trunk lid looked like they dropped golf balls on it. Anyway, we ended up using Hustlin' green from The Spray Source, as HoK was unable to supply all the Shimirin II materials after 2 months of waiting. The price was right, so we tried it. Turns out it's pretty decent stuff, spray out is nice with good coverage.
Anyway, it turned out great, even before color sanding. We're hoping to get this done in the next 6 weeks or so. Here's a few photos of the progress.
Anyway, it turned out great, even before color sanding. We're hoping to get this done in the next 6 weeks or so. Here's a few photos of the progress.