Forum: The Body Shop TECH
03-27-2024, 10:35 PM
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Replies: 38
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Starting to spray a little color. Sorry the...
Starting to spray a little color. Sorry the pictures aren't that great but I think my painter needs a new phone or he's just not a great photographer! Coming along pretty nice. Blue charcoal is...
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Forum: The Body Shop TECH
02-29-2024, 09:55 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,394
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Forum: The Body Shop TECH
02-29-2024, 08:31 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,394
Well, if there was ever a doubt on the...
Well, if there was ever a doubt on the color...there isn't now. It's amazing how this color changes with different lighting. I'm really looking forward to seeing the whole car painted with a black...
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Forum: The Body Shop TECH
02-28-2024, 09:41 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,394
We did a test spray of the PPG Blue Charcoal...
We did a test spray of the PPG Blue Charcoal Poly. This is 4 coats of paint and 4 coats of clear. He's going to wet sand it tomorrow so I can get a better idea of what it's going to look like in...
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Forum: The Body Shop TECH
02-25-2024, 07:59 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,394
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Forum: The Body Shop TECH
02-24-2024, 07:04 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,394
Yeah, your car looks great. I like the color...
Yeah, your car looks great. I like the color combination. I noticed the black GTO lettering on the quarter panel. I bought black letters and white letters because I was undecided. After seeing your...
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Forum: The Body Shop TECH
02-24-2024, 05:51 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,394
When we wrote up the contract for the work, he...
When we wrote up the contract for the work, he did mention that if he finds some rot under the vinyl top that it was going to cost more. We ended up ripping off the top right after we wrote up the...
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Forum: The Body Shop TECH
02-24-2024, 05:44 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,394
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Forum: The Body Shop TECH
02-23-2024, 09:19 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,394
He's charging me $12,000. That includes cutting...
He's charging me $12,000. That includes cutting out and replacing metal thats rusted out and all the materials. 4 coats PPG paint and 4 coats of premium clear and wet sanding. The only thing he's not...
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Forum: The Body Shop TECH
02-22-2024, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,394
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Forum: The Body Shop TECH
02-20-2024, 07:24 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,394
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Forum: The Body Shop TECH
02-20-2024, 07:18 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,394
Hahaha. Not really a shop. A guy near me owns a...
Hahaha. Not really a shop. A guy near me owns a few acres and has a few buildings on the property and my paint guy rents an area in one of the buildings. He's an old school guy and pretty much works...
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Forum: The Body Shop TECH
02-19-2024, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,394
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Forum: The Body Shop TECH
02-19-2024, 09:12 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,394
Progress
This is where the car is at this point. 3 coats of high build primer and he will be starting block sanding this coming week. I have to say, at this point, I'm pretty happy with the job he's done. I...
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Forum: The Body Shop TECH
02-19-2024, 09:03 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,394
Progress - rear window and windshield
We pulled the rear window and found some rot. He replaced some metal and sealed it. I was hesitant to pull the windshield but he recommended that we pull it because of what we found on the rear...
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Forum: The Body Shop TECH
02-19-2024, 08:53 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,394
Progress
This guy works fast and seems to be doing a great job. Best thing about this whole project is that his shop is about 2 miles from my house and he doesn't mind me stopping by at any time. I stay out...
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Forum: The Body Shop TECH
02-19-2024, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,394
Progress
At the time these pictures were taken, the guy had my car for only 2 weeks. As I'm typing this today (February 19th), he's had my car for about 30 days. I'll post more recent pictures. The guy said...
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Forum: The Body Shop TECH
02-19-2024, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,394
Metal work
Surprising enough, there wasn't a lot of problems under the vinyl top. The area between the rear window and trunk lid had a little surface rust that was starting to pop the vinyl. There was some rust...
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Forum: The Body Shop TECH
02-19-2024, 08:33 AM
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Replies: 38
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Paint thickness prior to bodywork
Prior to starting paint and body, I went around the car with a paint thickness gauge. I was expecting the worse because when I checked the quarter panels, the gauge read 55 mils, the doors read 50...
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Forum: The Body Shop TECH
02-19-2024, 08:23 AM
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Replies: 38
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1968 Pontiac GTO - Paint and body
So I've owned my 68 GTO for over 7 years now. According to the PHS, it was originally Solar Red. Whoever painted the car 20 years ago didn't get the color right and it was a little too orange. So I...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
02-18-2024, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,013
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Forum: The Body Shop TECH
01-29-2024, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,006
Cammer-6,
Is this what I need to buy? and how...
Cammer-6,
Is this what I need to buy? and how much do I buy? https://www.southernpolyurethanes.com/epoxy-primer
78w72,
I looked around and it looks like they don't sell SEMWELD 39708 anymore....
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Forum: The Body Shop TECH
01-29-2024, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 10
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Need some help with endura bumper repair
My GTO is at the paint and body shop now. The guy is doing an excellent job and has gotten a lot done in only a week. I've seen the guys work and I'm confident I made the right choice. My only...
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Forum: Members Helping Members
01-06-2024, 09:29 PM
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Replies: 282
Views: 68,601
Any chance you're headed to Norwalk in July for...
Any chance you're headed to Norwalk in July for the Pontiac Nationals? Me and a few of other guys were thinking about bringing our cars. Anywhere between 2-4 cars. Leaving from northern Virginia to...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
01-04-2024, 04:14 PM
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Replies: 1,978
Views: 264,647
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