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[Grizz1963]

the squiggle shape in the 5.6 and last pics is where you masked around George isn't it...............

Obvious, isn’t it.

He doesn’t move.

Rian
You are going to give poor dead John a run for his money, even though he started with something just a tiny bit more expensive !

You are not alone in this belief.

I think George was trying to help you warm up the door panel.

Yes, baking the paint.

Such a weird creature.

My dad taught me a trick, I have a kettle in the shop and pre-heat the spray cans in not boiling but hot water, makes a huge difference in flow/finish…just don’t blow the can up with heat.

Love it, and I see Tom on the “Tom’s Refurb” YouTube channel heating stuff all the time.

@gooned
Great trick! Thanks for sharing.

Sharing is caring.

Often evidenced on here.

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[Grizz1963]

Mostly used the Dewalt heat gun to do a few more small panels on the door this week. Paint wants heat and dryness.

Keep in mind all of these bits are just to figure out what works and how to get around some of the techniques to deliver the look I am hoping for.

The next panel was me trying out layering and how to multimask stuff.
You have to actually go in reverse to keep the colours and designs you need to end up with.

I also experimented with straight water to try creating a water droplet effect. And failed (twice) so I think I should try finding a YouTube tutorial on how to get the effect right. Because done right, it really screws with my mind. .

I am usually a look and learn type learner. Monkey See, Monkey Do.



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[Grizz1963]

I also took delivery of my new £30.00 triggered airbrush gun. I did try it out but totally failed on all levels.

I may go sit down in the garage with it again today and try figure out how to make it deliver what I want. Setting up, handling, technique

After the layering exercise, I needed an easy win.

So back to single colour lace.

Light blue over silver.

Made a nice contrast to the darker, more complex colours previously used.

One more, slightly complex panel left to play with.

I have an idea of what I want to try here





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[Grizz1963]

Every now and then you find something really useful.

This is one of those tutorials that makes me confident.

12 minutes that changes everything.

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[Finallygotit]

Well, I just learned something! Great video.

 

[Grizz1963]

Well, I just learned something! Great video.

His channel has a lot of good content

 

[Grizz1963]

Last bit of the door painted.

I decided to go for a traditional hotrod style of flames.

And I wanted to try out the water droplet technique again (spoiler alert- Failed)

I have no intention of adding flames to the Oldsmobile.

After completing the last panel, I counted the amount of styles or techniques and it seems like I have touched on about 15 or more.

Some pics that include the prep and droplet fail.


I really liked the final result of the whole door.

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[PugetDude]

My vote is for the "Before" photo.
YMMV...

 

[Grizz1963]

For those who know. You will know…..


Covering 10 minutes in Georges life.

Comes in.
Jumps on kitchen table
Asks for dinner, Nicely.
Gets ignored, Attitude changes.
I get up to put chicken in oven…..
George claims my chair. Instantly.
I go upstairs to have a shower…..
George follows me and has a shower too.

All these pics taken in less than 10 minutes.

Cats ehhhh…

George !!


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[gman007]

Last bit of the door painted.

I decided to go for a traditional hotrod style of flames.

And I wanted to try out the water droplet technique again (spoiler alert- Failed)

I have no intention of adding flames to the Oldsmobile.

After completing the last panel, I counted the amount of styles or techniques and it seems like I have touched on about 15 or more.

Some pics that include the prep and droplet fail.


I really liked the final result of the whole door.

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My vote is for the "Before" photo.
YMMV...

When anybody with Germanic DNA says “muss tun” there is no turning them back. So you might as well get on the bandwagon and enjoy the ride .

 

[PugetDude]

When anybody with Germanic DNA says “muss tun” there is no turning them back. So you might as well get on the bandwagon and enjoy the ride .

I have ~50% Germanic DNA myself...

 

[Grizz1963]

For those who know. You will know…..


Covering 10 minutes in Georges life.

Comes in.
Jumps on kitchen table
Asks for dinner, Nicely.
Gets ignored, Attitude changes.
I get up to put chicken in oven…..
George claims my chair. Instantly.
I go upstairs to have a shower…..
George follows me and has a shower too.

All these pics taken in less than 10 minutes.

Cats ehhhh…

George !!


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And just like that………


Actually woke without him today.

So he will either come in at 11.30 or 03.30 and sing the song of his people announcing his triumphant return after 36 hours with his bollox emptied or kicked. .

Or he may stay away 48 hours which is less common.

I have no clue what he is doing or getting up to when he isn’t here for breakfast.

******** cat.

 

[gman007]

And just like that………


Actually woke without him today.

So he will either come in at 11.30 or 03.30 and sing the song of his people announcing his triumphant return after 36 hours with his bollox emptied or kicked. .

Or he may stay away 48 hours which is less common.

I have no clue what he is doing or getting up to when he isn’t here for breakfast.

******** cat.

He definitely seems to have a mind of his own. Hopefully he is not roaming around too close to busy roads.

 

[PugetDude]

Probably a long story, but there is certainly a woman involved.

 

[Grizz1963]

He definitely seems to have a mind of his own. Hopefully he is not roaming around too close to busy roads.

I am not sure how to challenge this statement…….

George does what he wants.

Sadly I live on a 30mph road where NOBODY (well, almost) observes the speed limits.

Female drivers in oversized hybrids and wankers in BMW, Audi and Random ****** cars plus a few sportsbikes, insist on going through at maximum speed and get quite aggressive if you step into the toad or throw out sign language.

I had a dipshit turn around and come back to attack me on Sunday.


So George……..

 

[Grizz1963]

Well.

Yesterday and Today



I was busy.

Not yet completely done with the preparation.

But tonight……… I am having a Kraken Rum and Pepsi Max. A special treat for sure. I think I have earned it.

And a big piece of Lamb that Pedro put out for me.

Tomorrow we pray for much sunshine and heat…….



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[Grizz1963]

Well….

The day was a bust.

Just didn’t get enough heat and too much wind.

Frustrated

 

[PugetDude]

Jolly Old...

 

[gman007]

Well….

The day was a bust.

Just didn’t get enough heat and too much wind.

Frustrated

If it is any consolation, the temp here is also in teens (well but in F ) and snow.

 

[thomfr]

Found these on the web

 

[MARKSTANG]

for inspiration, here’s this month’s release of US postage stamps commemorating Low Riders.

 

[Grizz1963]

Preaching to the converted??

I just watched this short video.

There will be opinions on both sides of the debate.

But it is worth considering.



Yes they use American examples, but apply it to European examples and the outcomes are not different.

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[gman007]

Preaching to the converted??

I just watched this short video.

There will be opinions on both sides of the debate.

But it is worth considering.



Yes they use American examples, but apply it to European examples and the outcomes are not different.

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agree!

 

[jbmatth]

Interesting video, I don't agree with all of what they say but a vast majority is on point.

JB

 

[Grizz1963]

Where were we ??

Ahhh yes, the Oldsmobile and winter hanging around.

Still using if at every opportunity, despite this stupid war driving up the cost of EVERYTHING. This includes even a second liter of silver paint that I went to buy on Monday. Last week it was £68.00 and this week price was up to over £74.00

That makes for an increase of almost 10%

Yup……. Read that

The car needs a few parts to make it operate properly. This includes an indicator stalk and switch mechanism on the steering column. Mid January I priced it them up. Admittedly this was the best price shown. But yesterday a friend on vacation in Florida walked into an Auto Zone to enquire about the same parts. And later checked online…….

These prices are way beyond belief.

So I guess I will be assuming the position……

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[Grizz1963]

Monday morning 10.30 I was out in the Oldsmobile and when I got back to the carpark, it made me smile.

So I took a photo.

As I often do.

Little did I realise that it was to be the last photo of the yellow visualisation stripe displayed down the side that I would take.

Went to town to get some food for the week. Still grinning madly, enjoying this absolute contradiction of a car.

So many Americans seem to hate on it, often with no reason to do so, very often without ever having driven one, or even sat in one as a passenger or observer.

Here on Mud Island it is essentially a totally unknown vehicle and both looked at with surprise and curiosity.

I know a few people have mentioned they would love to own it over here.

So at least the spirit of adventure has not been driven away from all of us by algorithms and media.


When I got home, I decided that with the good weather ahead for the week, it was probably a good time to get started on preparing the car for paint.

So reversed down to the garage and started by removing the yellow strip…….

AaAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGHHHH !!!!

Look at the pictures.

Too late to go back then.

So I carried on, and got started with mostly 240 grit discs on the air driven DA and some 180 to strip the boot or trunk lid which was covered in dead paint and peeling lacquer.

In places Dennis suggested using a Stanley knife blade to flat scrape the paint that was flaking off in big chunks, forgot to take a good picture.

By 5.30pm I was not done, and reversed the car into the hoarders garage for the night.

While doing the preparation of the paint, you also have to prevent damage to door handles, bumpers and other plastic surfaces. So all that masking takes both time and careful consideration.

Carrying on on Tuesday with the preparation which was taking much longer than just washing the car would have taken.
Especially feathering in the damaged torn off paint so that the new paint would be smooth over the various different textures.

The fun was yet to start.

Masking in a way that you would not be able to see a load of unsightly overspray and ridges, takes forever.
Especially if you are doing it on your own.


Trust me on this.


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[Grizz1963]

Few more pics

 

[jbmatth]

No turning back now, good progress though.

JB

 

[Finallygotit]

No turning back now, good progress though.

JB

^^^^^^

What he said!

 

[gooned]

Can I just openly say…you are a sucker for punishment!

Carry on, as is the fashion

 

[Grizz1963]

No turning back now, good progress though.

JB

No Sir !!

^^^^^^

What he said!

Truth

Can I just openly say…you are a sucker for punishment!

Carry on, as is the fashion

Can I just openly say that you are correct.

No more turning back now.

We leave at dawn.

 

[Grizz1963]

Continuing with the preparation…..

Man, (woman too) this takes a a while.

I am doing a complete colour/color change here.

One of my pet hates is masses of overspray on anything from refrigerators to gokarts and anything in-between including cars of course.

So masking in a way that doesn’t show much or any of the original paint, is paramount.

I had to mask inside of all the opening edges, fuel filler door, boot/trunk lid, bonnet/hood, engine bay, doors to prevent paint being forced inside all these joints and over rubber seals etc.

Because of my attention to detail ( very mild OCD) I also had to mask up the complete drivers door separately so that the car could be moved around in the yard. And glad I dod so.

Pics show the extent to which lips and edges needed to be masked.

It certainly took six or more hours longer than anticipated. Putting sanding and painting back by a day. And with the weather being as much hit and miss as it has been, it’s actually stressful. No, I don’t expect you to understand.

Another thing I forgot to mention about this job was that I am doing it in phases. Or parts. Or episodes.
So originally I was going to do the roof and C-pillars as part one.

PROJECT CREEP…….

So my preparation was now down to the bumper edge and door rubbing strips.

Of course when you think you’re done……..

You’re not.

Yet.

Dennis suggested some acrylic primer on the rear bumper that had always been really bad, the sanding back of dead clear lacquer had gone through to plastic in a few places.

Those who actually read the text and look at the photos will also notice that I had added etch primer to all exposed metal areas, which was a sensible move.

Observations, comments?


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[Finallygotit]

Rian, I think you did a fantastic job of masking the vehicle. Having done work like that in the past, it must have taken you quite a bit of time.

Sir, I think you missed a spot, seriously. Looks like the Olds emblem in front needs to be masked.

 

[gman007]

Rian, I think you did a fantastic job of masking the vehicle. Having done work like that in the past, it must have taken you quite a bit of time.

Sir, I think you missed a spot, seriously. Looks like the Olds emblem in front needs to be masked.

Keen eye. Great catch!

I might be stating the obvious but I am guessing that the reason you have not yet covered the tires and wheels is that you want to move the car around.

Ps
90% of the effort for a great paint job is in proper preparation. That said, I personally dread taping/masking even more than sanding/blocking. You are well on your way.

 

[Grizz1963]

Rian, I think you did a fantastic job of masking the vehicle. Having done work like that in the past, it must have taken you quite a bit of time.

Sir, I think you missed a spot, seriously. Looks like the Olds emblem in front needs to be masked.

I left it as a trap…. To test all the zoomers.

They failed, you Sir, pass.


Just teasing, I actually realised it as I walked away that evening.

Fixed first thing the next morning.

 

[Grizz1963]

Keen eye. Great catch!

I might be stating the obvious but I am guessing that the reason you have not yet covered the tires and wheels is that you want to move the car around.

Ps
90% of the effort for a great paint job is in proper preparation. That said, I personally dread taping/masking even more than sanding/blocking. You are well on your way.

I think I mentioned in the text that I had also masked the door for access to move the car.


HOWEVER………..

Message from tomorrow’s Rian: Despite all the plans and actually putting the sheets out………. You guessed it.

Paint it black.

Was that a song title?

 

[Finallygotit]

Ps
90% of the effort for a great paint job is in proper preparation. That said, I personally dread taping/masking even more than sanding/blocking. You are well on your way.

And I'm just the opposite. For me, masking lets me zone out and concentrate. I've had quite a few friends in the past that wanted me to mask their cars.

 

[Grizz1963]

Thursday morning 10.50 AM is when the paint hit the test card.
Getting the gun set up is not a dark art, but it is…..
Getting Air, Paint, Fan to all happen at the right ratio is about settings and also a bit of common sense. None of which I happen to have in the right ratio.

So I muddled along and started to paint the car that had been stood in the sun, warming up.

My ambient temperature thermometer only showed 13’C on the front doorframe of the garage, in the shade, with a breeze constantly moving air.

But I was not going to wait…….

Noooooo……. Mr Impatient.

So I painted and painted.

Nearly 2 liters of paint used.

A total of three coats of silver.

Not perfect, but a great result.

Typically……….

A crisis presented itself too.

Look carefully at the fender damage

Yup….. Loose overall smudged it REPEATEDLY.

But after exhausting my swear diary and filling the swear jar with many coins……

You can see the fender repair worked.

Eventually finished the painting and cleaned my tools.

Remember the way I had masked the drivers door so it could be opened and the car driven up to the house??

I removed the pillow cases draped in the engine bay, and drive up to the house to give the car almost 4 hours in the sun.

By 5.00pm I draped some old duvet covers over it and used a breathable caravan cover Mickey had discarded 3 years ago, to cover it ovrrnight.

Friday weather was forecast to be warm enough to allow it to dry some more.

Of course a restless night later, I cautiously looked under the covers on the hood at 08.00 and that paint had not reacted……… pheww !!!

By 10.00am the heavy fog had lifted and I uncovered the car.

Inspected all surfaces and found that at that point, none of the paint had reacted…….., Thank goodness.


You will see how the colour actually changes in different angles and intensity of light.

So now we have a car that the top half is silver.


Back to the paint shop tomorrow morning to get something blue.

No idea what tone or colour it would be.


Yet.



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[bugnut]

Grizz, you sir are a glutton for punishment, but I do like watching from afar! Paint looking good! Carry On!

 

[gman007]

Rian
It looks great, despite all the challenging conditions you did a bang on job.

Now for the elephant in the room, the color(s)! Let me start by stating the obvious again, it is your car and your color.

My two cents is to stay away from black as it generally highlights any surface imperfections.