MYBAD79
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The other 'project':
painted under the hood and inside the door opening.... still a lot of work left to do....
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painted under the hood and inside the door opening.... still a lot of work left to do....
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made some progress today - Karmann Ghia
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chevy69
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Looking good - when is the paint goin' on?
MYBAD79
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Maybe December/January, right now we have too many "love bugs" here in FL..... nasty little bugs....I don't have a booth so I depend a little on weather and other "environmental" conditions LOL
mrvette
Phantom of the Opera
Too bad we can't spray someting on the entire state to kill them damn 'love bugs'.....I hate them too....PIA....
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saudivette
Clueless In Sandland
The pale blue going to be the colour? Is that original or just something you like? Looks good though :thumbs:
MYBAD79
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It's "diamond blue" base with a medium blue pearl in the first two coats of clear. I used a little too much pearl under the hood, fortunately it won't be too noticeable once the gas tank is installed (yes, under the front hood) 
enkeivette
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Gonna drop a big block in that lil sucker? :friends:
saudivette
Clueless In Sandland
Gotcha, I use to have a VW convertible :lol:...the gas tank is installed (yes, under the front hood)
BRUTAL64
Neanderthal
Gotcha, I use to have a VW convertible :lol:...the gas tank is installed (yes, under the front hood)
My first VW was 67. :smash:
TimAT
Addict, Cruise-In Bird-Run 1 Veteran
Karsten-- The Garlits' Museum in Ocala has a Ghia-- 23 miles on it and never been titled. Still has the plastic on the seats. Sorry I didn't get a picture of that one.
MYBAD79
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Thanks, awesome.... I guess I know where we're going next weekend 
MYBAD79
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Last night and today I spent some time sanding and I shot three coats epoxy ....the front is ready for one last coat of primer/surfacer and then paint.... the rear is next.... 
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and the hood is installed and the underside is painted:
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and the hood is installed and the underside is painted:
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MYBAD79
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got the dash painted:
saudivette
Clueless In Sandland
Looking good mate :thumbs:
SmokinBBC
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What he said. It's coming right along.
90-percent
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a concern
Do you have enough coats of your color? The light grey primer may make it look like you've got full coverage, but there may not be enough paint on there yet?
They got these black/white cards at the auto paint store. See how many coats it takes until you cant tell which side is black or white.
I know you probably got this down 100%, but if not, I hope I did you a favor. Nice build there. Ghia convert is unusual.
jim
Do you have enough coats of your color? The light grey primer may make it look like you've got full coverage, but there may not be enough paint on there yet?
They got these black/white cards at the auto paint store. See how many coats it takes until you cant tell which side is black or white.
I know you probably got this down 100%, but if not, I hope I did you a favor. Nice build there. Ghia convert is unusual.
jim
mrvette
Phantom of the Opera
All it needs is a turbo GN engine in it......:trumpet::devil:
MYBAD79
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I don't have good light inside the garage so I sprayed 3 coats just to be safe. On these pics it looks like the blue is lighter and darker in some areas, that's because of the blue pearl in the first two coats of clear.
I'll spray some paint on the black and white (I assume spraypaint white and black on cardboard is good enough?) before I shoot the exterior - good idea :thumbs:
This is only the second car I'm painting so I'm all open ears for suggestions :bump:
MYBAD79
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nah.... first I want to get the 1.6L 50HP air cooled monster running.... a 2.1L stroker is already scheduled for after whenever I get the '79 completed... maybe 2014..... :quote:
