Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB

[jeh]

That little bit of RED probably gave you the fever huh.....
Let's get this bad boy finished!!

[sduckworth13]

Radiator cover is looks pretty nice, before you know it everything will be red and all the hesitation and uncertainty will be a distant memory. Your doing some nice work, keep it up.

[tune_1]

The red looks good. The good thing about the bc/cc is you can remove the dirt nibs and orange peel. For me that means that i can do it without much experience. Just work and patience.

Dwight

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by 67ctener

Looks excellent. Can't wait to see more red

Originally Posted by mooseknuckles

torch red is very bright in the sun...

Originally Posted by 1stchevy

Looks great man, your truck is be going to look amazing when it's finished.

Originally Posted by Pro Performance

Can't beat a bright red color..... I really like it and think it will look great against those billets. Awesome work!

Originally Posted by Bucks68

Looking good Keith!!

Originally Posted by jeh

That little bit of RED probably gave you the fever huh.....
Let's get this bad boy finished!!

Originally Posted by sduckworth13

Radiator cover is looks pretty nice, before you know it everything will be red and all the hesitation and uncertainty will be a distant memory. Your doing some nice work, keep it up.

Originally Posted by tune_1

The red looks good. The good thing about the bc/cc is you can remove the dirt nibs and orange peel. For me that means that i can do it without much experience. Just work and patience.

Dwight

Thanks guys, I really wanted to see how the Red looked and I also wanted to see if I could do it. I know it is a small piece and was a lot easier to spray then the cab will be or the rest of the sheet metal but it gave me a lot of confidence to just paint it myself and not pay somebody else to do it. It won't exactly be show quality like it would if a professional painted it but I'll be proud of it. I really love the color, has a orangey tint to it in the sun which I love

[mcbassin]

RED Rules nice work Keith. I told you, you could do it

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

RED Rules nice work Keith. I told you, you could do it

Thanks for all your help and encouragement Mike, I appreciate you taking the time to answer all my countless questions and your right, there is just something about RED I love it and I'm glad I decided to go with it

[mikeleeshields]

Keith, it is looking amazing. What is your "planned" date for the first drive? This year yet?

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by mikeleeshields

Keith, it is looking amazing. What is your "planned" date for the first drive? This year yet?

Thanks Mike, definitely not this year. Just have way to much stuff to do and not enough time to do it I'm a slow worker and this bodywork and paint will take forever especially on the cab. Probably won't be finished and on the road until next summer.

[ovalshark]

Just read the entire thread, WOW! It is a dream of mine to do a full build. congrats!! Can't wait to see this one. Super cool intro's to boot.
Jerami

[NastyNate32]

I've been quietly following your whole build like a stalker and maybe I missed it...Can you give a quick recap on what you did to your fenders before epoxing them? Did you sand with 180 and shoot? Will they need any glazing putty or anything before you topcoat? I'm here in my build as well and the bodywork part is kicking my tail.

[superflysteiny]

looks good

[Justintime67]

It sure is going to be a head turner once the red is laid down. Great job! !

[jlaird]

That's awesome you are painting it yourself. I'm sure you will be happier in the end knowing you did it, even if there is a flaw or two.

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by ovalshark

Just read the entire thread, WOW! It is a dream of mine to do a full build. congrats!! Can't wait to see this one. Super cool intro's to boot.
Jerami

Thanks, your intros aren't too shabby either good move picking them up from Kyle. Don't rush into a full on build, I can tell you that it is much much harder then I anticipated. It is definitely my first and last full blown frame off, from here on out whatever I buy will have the paint and body already done.

Originally Posted by NastyNate32

I've been quietly following your whole build like a stalker and maybe I missed it...Can you give a quick recap on what you did to your fenders before epoxing them? Did you sand with 180 and shoot? Will they need any glazing putty or anything before you topcoat? I'm here in my build as well and the bodywork part is kicking my tail.

Yeah I sanded them down with 180 and then shot some epoxy on them. I then used some filler in the areas that needed some smoothing out. I applied it directly over the epoxy as per SPI instructions. After sanding the filler, I reshot the fenders with more epoxy because I had some bare metal spots. Now I'm ready to shoot Slick Sand on them and start blocking. I might need to wipe a little glazing putty across the top as I just noticed some ripples but hopefully the slick sand will take care of it. After I'm done with all the bodywork I plan to shoot some reduced white epoxy as a sealer and then shoot the base/clear.

Originally Posted by superflysteiny

looks good

Thanks Eric

Originally Posted by Justintime67

It sure is going to be a head turner once the red is laid down. Great job! !

Thanks, hopefully the paint turns out decent

Originally Posted by jlaird

That's awesome you are painting it yourself. I'm sure you will be happier in the end knowing you did it, even if there is a flaw or two.

Thanks Josh, I definitely will be proud that I did everything myself including the paint. I probably will have several flaws though if it turns out anywhere near the radiator cover I will be very happy

[Bennett68C10]

Shot some Slick Sand on the fenders today, probably wasn't the best day to do it with it being 95 out but I managed. I could only get one coat shot before I had to clean the gun. Then I shot another coat and just got to the gun in time before it dried like cement in it. Definitely was a learning experience

[SuperC10Tex]

Looking good Keith!! I see you have the "Red Bug"

[PowerdbyChevy79]

Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

BAM we have Torch Red I'm pretty proud of myself for never doing this before. This is 3 coats of base and 3 coats of SPI Universal Clear. All I have to say is Torch Red is extremely bright in the sun, I definitely made the right choice.

sweet...

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

Shot some Slick Sand on the fenders today, probably wasn't the best day to do it with it being 95 out but I managed. I could only get one coat shot before I had to clean the gun. Then I shot another coat and just got to the gun in time before it dried like cement in it. Definitely was a learning experience

Looking good! Slick sand is a great choice.
All polyester products seem to go off in this heat. Make smaller batches and work quick.

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by SuperC10Tex

Looking good Keith!! I see you have the "Red Bug"

Thanks, yeah I love Red, I wrestled for a long time with painting it a different color cause my 72 was Red but this is a totally different truck and a brighter shade of Red. I wouldn't be happy with anything else.

Originally Posted by PowerdbyChevy79

sweet...

Thanks, she's getting there.

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Looking good! Slick sand is a great choice.
All polyester products seem to go off in this heat. Make smaller batches and work quick.

Thanks for the tip Mike, I'll definitely try smaller batches of it. I may have mixed to much hardener in as well. It's kind of a pain to mix compared to regular primer and paint that you can easily measure out in a mixing cup. This weekend is supposed to be cooler so hopefully it will work a little better after I block it out for the first time.

[Hart_Rod]

Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

Thanks Tom, it will probably be another month or two before I shoot anymore Red. I need to get the cab off the frame and finish the bodywork on it and the rest of the front clip. Then I will shoot the cab and front clip at the same time. A pic of the radiator cover under the garage lights. It has some dust nibs in it but I'm not worried about it.

I like that color, .

[trkfrk]

Looking good Keith I can't wait to see more Red.

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by Hart_Rod

I like that color, .

Thanks Rob, when are you going to finish that beast

Originally Posted by trkfrk

Looking good Keith I can't wait to see more Red.

Thanks Mark, all you have to do is go out in the garage to see a lot of Red wish mine was as far along as yours, I can't wait to see the cab in Torch Red

[mx289]

Looking good Keith.

[knomadd]

Congrats on a great job with the base/clear. Looks great!

I'm not familiar with slick sand, but is there a retarder you can add to keep the product from drying so fast in the heat?

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by mx289

Looking good Keith.

Thanks Tom, I spent the better part of the weekend blocking out the fenders. I can tell you that I am already sick of it

Originally Posted by knomadd

Congrats on a great job with the base/clear. Looks great!

I'm not familiar with slick sand, but is there a retarder you can add to keep the product from drying so fast in the heat?

Thanks, the real test will be the cab. If I can manage to not screw that up I should be in business

Slick Sand doesn't list anything on the data sheet. It just says maximum pot life is 45 minutes at 75 degrees and considerably less in warmer temps. I can tell you this stuff works really good, just wish it had a longer pot life.