1959 Chevy El Camino

[Zippi]

I'm back on the 59 and decided to get some paint on the body yesterday.  Ran into a problem right off so I stopped.  I shut the paint booth down for cleaning and the body went into the purple pond.  I'm headed to the Hobby Shop to get a fresh bottle of paint so I can start over.  I have the body in the Dehydrator for a good drying before I spray it again.

[SpikeSchumacher]

Aarrrggghhhh! I hate it when that happens. Fingers crossed on the re-spray ?

[Zippi]

10 minutes ago, SpikeSchumacher said:

Aarrrggghhhh! I hate it when that happens. Fingers crossed on the re-spray ?

Yeah.....I took the spray booth apart and gave it a good cleaning and put a new filter in.  Should be fine I hope.

[Tcoat]

2 hours ago, Zippi said:

I'm back on the 59 and decided to get some paint on the body yesterday.  Ran into a problem right off so I stopped.  I shut the paint booth down for cleaning and the body went into the purple pond.  I'm headed to the Hobby Shop to get a fresh bottle of paint so I can start over.  I have the body in the Dehydrator for a good drying before I spray it again.

 

 

[Zippi]

On 2/21/2023 at 11:08 AM, Tcoat said:

Haha...

[Zippi]

I got the 59 Repainted and this morning I decided to wet sand it and get the Tamiya Clear Orange shot on the top and side spears.

[TransAmMike]

Ha, thats a lotta masking?   Lookin' great Buddy!!

[Zippi]

16 minutes ago, TransAmMike said:

Ha, thats a lotta masking?   Lookin' great Buddy!!

Thanks Buddy.  It is a lot of masking but it paid off.  I got no paint to bleed under the tape.  I'm a happy camper.

Edited February 23, 2023 by Zippi

[TransAmMike]

Yep, that looks great!!

[Tcoat]

9 minutes ago, Zippi said:

Thanks Buddy.  It is a lot of masking but it paid off.  I got no paint to bleed under the tape.  I'm a happy camper.

 

That looks really good!

[espo]

Nice clean looking paint design. 

[SpikeSchumacher]

Looking good Bob!

[Zippi]

47 minutes ago, TransAmMike said:

Yep, that looks great!!

Much appreciated Buddy.

[Zippi]

47 minutes ago, Tcoat said:

That looks really good!

Thanks Tony.  This was the 59 I found online that inspired me.

[Zippi]

40 minutes ago, SpikeSchumacher said:

Looking good Bob!

Thanks man.

[Steve H]

I really like that colour combo Bob. Well played. Nice job on the masking, those types of mask jobs take me a while to do…. I think that‘s why I don’t do many two tone paint jobs ? Everything is coming along nicely.

Cheers, Steve

[speedy5963]

Like the paint scheme, looking good so far! 

[Zippi]

3 hours ago, Steve H said:

I really like that colour combo Bob. Well played. Nice job on the masking, those types of mask jobs take me a while to do…. I think that‘s why I don’t do many two tone paint jobs ? Everything is coming along nicely.

Cheers, Steve

Thanks Steve.  I'm not a big fan of two tone either because of the masking but this one needed it.

[Zippi]

40 minutes ago, speedy5963 said:

Like the paint scheme, looking good so far! 

I appreciate it speedy.  Thanks.

[cobraman]

Nice job Bob !  I messed up a primer job on a Porsche today.

[Sam I Am]

Stunning colors. My favorite car ever, the 59 Chevy. I really like the Impala side trim on your "inspiration" picture. 

[Zippi]

12 hours ago, cobraman said:

Nice job Bob !  I messed up a primer job on a Porsche today.

Thanks.  I hear ya Ray, it happens man.

[Zippi]

8 hours ago, Sam I Am said:

Stunning colors. My favorite car ever, the 59 Chevy. I really like the Impala side trim on your "inspiration" picture. 

Thanks Sam.  Yeah, that 59 that Chip Foose built is stunning.

[NOBLNG]

Beautiful job Bob!?

[Bills72sj]

I found a cheap trick to keeping my paint booth clean. My wife has a roll of Press-N-Seal that I borrow to line the inside of my paint booth since new. When the film gets dirty, I just replace it all. It lasts longer than my air filters do by about 4-5 filters per interior covering. I even put a layer of the stuff down on my spray booth bench to keep the inadvertent drips from ruining the table I use. It also prevents build up on the light fixture inside.

I can share pics if interested.