66 Vette Progress - Cutting In

[Len]

Hey Len. I have a tri coat to paint soon and was wondering how you think taping the jambs like you do would work as far as not having a transition of red to gold to red and having to come back and touch it up.

As long as the paint doesn't create too much of a paint ridge when you shoot the exterior you should be able to mask it the same way. Shoot the jambs first then the exterior. Try to apply the mid-coat using the same number of coats for both applications so that you achieve close to the same look.

[Len]

Len im a little confused here. on my amateur restoration i have taken off all stainless trim to paint. ( although i have my windshield out too) is the perferred method to place all stainless, then paint? - ryan

Since the lower windshield molding was such a PITA to remove we elected to work around it. On most restos we would have removed it along with the rest of the trim.

[Chris L]

I found the smooth transition tape interesting,so i found this videohttp://shows.implex.tv/3MTV/router.aspx?WebcastID=3154 and it shows in depth how it works.I will be giving it a try.

[nickp]

Len,

This is terrific stuff and the information basically sums up everything I have questions on that I am going through now in terms of painting what , when and where for the jams, the panels, the tap, ect.ect.

Thanks a ton for the info. This solidifies my thoughts to approaching my car in the same way but I was so unsure of if my ideas were the right way or even valid?

nick p.

[ry57pont]

mega dittos

[Georgia1974]

len

If I remember you were going to use slicksand on this project. How did
you like it ? I plan on using it on a corvette project soon so I was wondering what your impression was of the slicksand

Thanks

[Len]

len

If I remember you were going to use slicksand on this project. How did
you like it ? I plan on using it on a corvette project soon so I was wondering what your impression was of the slicksand

Thanks

It worked quite well. I applied two heavy coats then guide coated and board sanded it using 180 grit then I primed with a 2K filler primer, guide coated and block sanded. I'm almost ready for paint now and I should be spraying Sunday or Monday. Be sure to use a large fluid tip, this stuff is like spraying mud. I used a 2.2 in a Finishline 3 gun and it worked quite well.

[RyanBayles]

Len is this the car you are going to be using the new durablock gun on?

[croft75]

I noticed that you sanded the jams but haven't block sanded the exterior yet, is this the usual oder. Don't you have problems with dust. I have a project
that I would like to paint the under side, engine compartment and jams should I do it with the guidecoat still on the outside. Also why would you tape the jams off if you were going to still sand up to them.

[Len]

Len is this the car you are going to be using the new durablock gun on?

Yes, I'll be using the new version of the 007 gun.

[Len]

I noticed that you sanded the jams but haven't block sanded the exterior yet, is this the usual oder. Don't you have problems with dust. I have a project
that I would like to paint the under side, engine compartment and jams should I do it with the guidecoat still on the outside. Also why would you tape the jams off if you were going to still sand up to them.

I approach different jobs differently. When I strip and prime an entire car that is going to have the jambs painted I usually finish the jambs prior to sanding the exterior primer. By doing this I don't need to protect the exterior surface from the overspray as well as I would if I sand it PRIOR to spraying the jambs.

I tape the jambs because the amount of paint that would get on the exterior would be difficult to remove next to the jamb area. By applying a mask around the jamb I eliminate a lot of sanding.