Rusty's not very quiet cuda progress
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RUSTY Cuda
In over my head!
Looks like another wasted day, did a little dry sanding but way too hot for me & too humid to shoot, and another week will go by before anything is done! 
RUSTY Cuda
In over my head!
K, got done early, nice day, put the hood out in the sun for a couple of hours, picked up another gal of k36(ouch! ) wiped it down & got a coat of urethane on it, now I got to flip it over & fix up a few spots underneath.
at least forward progress, YEA !
at least forward progress, YEA !
RUSTY Cuda
In over my head!
Spent a good part of the week cleaning up the back side of the hood, nice weather & a loll in the work zone , still busy but this construction crew is slower than.......... , well you know, but good for the car, I needed a break & the car needed some serious hours.
most of today was spent starting to strip the fender I stole from the 74, damn all those hours grinding away, the money spent on wheels, discs & wire wheels, epoxy, hi build, I'm thinkin I should have just bought the darn repros, a little hi build, block & shoot!!!!!!!!! may still do it, need em for the 74, might bring them in now & at least do the one I just put the patch on, I really don't wanna strip that down too. Maybe get em here, see how good (or bad) they are & then decide which car gets em, if not both?????
So today was those couple a dabs a putty on the back of the hood & makin a few clean spots on the fender..........
on one good note, there's no sign of rust where I put the patch in Ya, small victory!
most of today was spent starting to strip the fender I stole from the 74, damn all those hours grinding away, the money spent on wheels, discs & wire wheels, epoxy, hi build, I'm thinkin I should have just bought the darn repros, a little hi build, block & shoot!!!!!!!!! may still do it, need em for the 74, might bring them in now & at least do the one I just put the patch on, I really don't wanna strip that down too. Maybe get em here, see how good (or bad) they are & then decide which car gets em, if not both?????
So today was those couple a dabs a putty on the back of the hood & makin a few clean spots on the fender..........
on one good note, there's no sign of rust where I put the patch in Ya, small victory!
RUSTY Cuda
In over my head!
after mucho strippin time finally makin some progress on the fender, got the epoxy on & a couple coats z-chrome, puttied up the dents front & rear on the body line & my patch areas.................
today I finished the putty work(I hope) & shot some more z-chrome, an extra coat on the body line & patch areas, will do a rough blocking on this & then shoot the urethane for what I hope will be the final blocking???????????????????????
today I finished the putty work(I hope) & shot some more z-chrome, an extra coat on the body line & patch areas, will do a rough blocking on this & then shoot the urethane for what I hope will be the final blocking???????????????????????
RUSTY Cuda
In over my head!
Supposed to be a rain out tomorrow, next week looks like all low 70's & I might get a day or two to play(same slow construction job) just need 1 or 2 more days on this fender, not sure if I'll strip the other, just have to do the outside of that one, It'd be nice if I get them all primed & ready before winter, but again, at the rate I've been moving that's optimistic!
restoman
The paint fumes have cleared so I'm
You can do it! 
How many coats of Z Chrome are you putting on? I usually put on three or four full wet coats - the stuff builds very well - with the biggest tip I can use. I find that usually takes care of most of the little bumps and waves and other surface snafus.
How many coats of Z Chrome are you putting on? I usually put on three or four full wet coats - the stuff builds very well - with the biggest tip I can use. I find that usually takes care of most of the little bumps and waves and other surface snafus.
RUSTY Cuda
In over my head!
there's 4 on there now, but some off the first two came down with the putty work, 2 fresh coats today, then I'll block it out with 180 & see what I have, figuring on 2 coats of urethane after that for sealing & final (I hope) blocking????????????
K, Z-chrome question, there instructions say a full wet coat is 3 slow passes, then on the next coats wait 2 or 3 mineuts to flash between coats, I'm shooting with a 2.0 nozzle, 45lbs at the compressor, 50' 3/8 air hose , I even cut back the fluid nozzle a tad today(full open the other shoots)mixing 16 ounces & I'm just getting 2 passes on a fender, with any other primer that much would be 3 or 4 passes, maybe more, only had 1 drip & it was in a corner I hit from 2 directions , the coats are going on nice & wet but just seems strange to me, am I shooting too much at once(too thick?) just one humid day it gummed up my paper, next day it was fine.
K, Z-chrome question, there instructions say a full wet coat is 3 slow passes, then on the next coats wait 2 or 3 mineuts to flash between coats, I'm shooting with a 2.0 nozzle, 45lbs at the compressor, 50' 3/8 air hose , I even cut back the fluid nozzle a tad today(full open the other shoots)mixing 16 ounces & I'm just getting 2 passes on a fender, with any other primer that much would be 3 or 4 passes, maybe more, only had 1 drip & it was in a corner I hit from 2 directions , the coats are going on nice & wet but just seems strange to me, am I shooting too much at once(too thick?) just one humid day it gummed up my paper, next day it was fine.
restoman
The paint fumes have cleared so I'm
You could be putting it on a little heavy, just allow more flash time between coats. If you're currently waiting 2-3 minutes between coats (not enough in my opinion), give it an extra 5 -8 minutes...
Too heavy is not an issue on flatter surfaces like your fender. The problem comes if it's too heavy in the nooks and crevices, like around a recessed marker light area or the bulges of your hood scoops. Those are areas you won't be able to block properly ( and no one would ever see any waves there anyway), so there's no need to put the poly primer in there.
I've done cars where I've used two full gallons of polyester primer, just on the exterior surfaces that needed blocking.
Using a lot of product has never been a concern to me. Not being happy with how something blocks out is. I hate having to re-prime something just because there wasn't enough material on there.
In the end, primers are cheap.
Too heavy is not an issue on flatter surfaces like your fender. The problem comes if it's too heavy in the nooks and crevices, like around a recessed marker light area or the bulges of your hood scoops. Those are areas you won't be able to block properly ( and no one would ever see any waves there anyway), so there's no need to put the poly primer in there.
I've done cars where I've used two full gallons of polyester primer, just on the exterior surfaces that needed blocking.
Using a lot of product has never been a concern to me. Not being happy with how something blocks out is. I hate having to re-prime something just because there wasn't enough material on there.
In the end, primers are cheap.
RUSTY Cuda
In over my head!
OK, just checking, the epoxy I shot just went a lot further , I did use the other gun with a smaller nozzle (1.4 ) I think , it was a little gummy this am, I'll see how it is tomorrow, I put it in the garage this am not that the air in there is any dryer than under the tent :huh: oh well
Dr.Jass
Pastor of Muppets
If memory serves, the humidity shouldn't affect cure times much as it's a chemical reaction, rather than "drying" such as with latex house paint.
Glad to see you're keeping after it, Rusty! I really gotta get my ass going on my Challenger, but I can't even walk around it right now. :doh:
Glad to see you're keeping after it, Rusty! I really gotta get my ass going on my Challenger, but I can't even walk around it right now. :doh:
RUSTY Cuda
In over my head!
"keeping after it" ???????????
Damn I remember when I used to post up 2 reports a day, now I'm what 6 months in & I am close to having 2 parts ready, wow I'm getting old!
Damn I remember when I used to post up 2 reports a day, now I'm what 6 months in & I am close to having 2 parts ready, wow I'm getting old!
68R/T
I got drunk and swallowed my teeth, now
RUSTY Cuda
In over my head!
That's one race I don't wanna win! [smilie=2:
RUSTY Cuda
In over my head!
dry 180 complete, have it sittin in the sun to warm it up a bit so I can shoot the urethane, thermometer I put on top is reading 76 so I should be ok, it's mid 60's outside.
RUSTY Cuda
In over my head!
started blockin out the 3 coats a urethane I got on the other day, getting close, hoping the sides are good, top will need a couple more coats, very small imperfections left, so I need a few more nice days to get this done before it gets too cold to paint!
so far I think I still have a decent body line.........
small spots on the top............
so far I think I still have a decent body line.........
small spots on the top............
RUSTY Cuda
In over my head!
last 70* day for a while so I got the rest sanded out, was gonna shoot 2 more coats going heavy on the top & the line, mixed too much so I ended up with almost four coats, ran out at the bottom drop offs, so if this doesn't do it I'll have a choose my weapon vote, blow torch or 10lb sledge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!