79z28 436sbc/4speed,cobalt blue metallic.

[bad436z28]

looks like tomarrow will be the day,got my window jams and rear tailpan all painted blue and sprayed the last coat on the door jams,just waiting for that to dry then i can sand the entire shell with 600 wet then its time to paint the shell.

[bad436z28]

u know when i picked up this car for 500 bucks my intention was to just scuff and shoot the body with new paint,give it a one day paint job and just try to make it presentable as a drag car,but it turned into a little more than thathere we are going on 3 months and im just getting ready to paint it,was just gonna throw the engine in and drive it,but upon inspection the car was way to nice to not give it the attention it deserved.

[meissen]

That blue is going to look awesome.

[thisisthewayilive]

Looking great so far! Can't wait to see the end product!

[bad436z28]

That blue is going to look awesome.

thx brian i appreciate it.

[bad436z28]

Looking great so far! Can't wait to see the end product!

thx big ben me too,been a long road to get this far,

[bad436z28]

well got my shell all sprayed in blue,came ou like crap,im almost to embarassed to show the pictures,will never paint a car in a garage again,usually i rent a booth,but my paint shop went out of buisness.not sure if im even gonna bother clearcoating it.

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[bad436z28]

maybe once im done being angry then i can fix it.

[hoogiesngrinderz]

I can relate when it comes to shooting a pearl/metallic I try to lay down multiple thin coats rather than a coulpe thin and one wet coat.

[bad436z28]

yeah this is some of the worst paint i have used,im gonna sand it all back down with 600 grit then retry it again with lighter coats like u said,im just too mad to even go look at it or work on it.

[hoogiesngrinderz]

haha just walk away for a bit. I had to do that with the transmission I just rebuilt...it's sitting back on the bench

[meissen]

Is it possible to wet sand the blue paint until it's smooth and then just do another light coat over it?

[hoogiesngrinderz]

Is it possible to wet sand the blue paint until it's smooth and then just do another light coat over it?

Yep. I would block it smooth and shoot two or more light coats over it. Keep constant speed during your passes, I liked to keep a tight overlap to prevent tiger stripes when I was shooting my blue pearl. That was me though, I'm not a professional by any means!

[bad436z28]

yeah im just gonna wet sand it smooth again,then give it multiple coats of light passes,maybe 2 more coats,im just angry at myself for being in such a hurry,thank god i didnt clearcoat it yet then it would be much more difficult to fix,its an easy fix but im not gonna respray it until i have time to take my time and do it right,after all the time i took to prepare it,im just made at myself for trying to paint it and be in a hurry.im no pro either this is only the second time i ever sprayed a pearl/metallic before,and the first time i ever sprayed a car in my garage,a booth works so much better and has the proper lighting.

[bad436z28]

spent the day wet sanding the entire shell with 800 grit,gonna give it another shot tomarrow.