Since I’m on here replying to queries anyways, I might as well do a quick update with today’s progress.
As you may have seen above, today I got the 4 repaired areas on the door shot in high build.
After that was done and drying, I finish prepped out the trunk lid to back window filler panel in 400, then played around with spacing and orientation of the pinstripes that’ll need to go on it before it goes back into place:
Once I had consulted pictures of original 1980 442’s and was satisfied mine would be laid out the same, I peeled off the test masking and shot the ends in white so that I can do the stripes for real next.
The whole time I was playing around with this stuff, Mike was diligently working away at stripping all the old checked and cracked lacquer from the junkyard bumper/license plate filler panel. It’s still gonna need some work, but it’s coming along. The top layer of plastic under the original paint was pretty badly degraded.
I’ve now got lots to do this week, tomorrow night I’ll start with block sanding out the door and re-priming again if necessary. Once I’ve got that licked, I’ll lay out the pinstripe lines again and get those shot, and eventually followed by the Sterling grey in the center.
Now you Olds purists that know the 78-80 442’s are going, “wtf are you doing? There’s no second color or pinstripes in that area on those cars!” But all I can say for now is that it’s my own deviation from a stock paint scheme, y’all will just have to sit tight and see what I’ve got planned.
😏
D.
As you may have seen above, today I got the 4 repaired areas on the door shot in high build.
After that was done and drying, I finish prepped out the trunk lid to back window filler panel in 400, then played around with spacing and orientation of the pinstripes that’ll need to go on it before it goes back into place:
Once I had consulted pictures of original 1980 442’s and was satisfied mine would be laid out the same, I peeled off the test masking and shot the ends in white so that I can do the stripes for real next.
The whole time I was playing around with this stuff, Mike was diligently working away at stripping all the old checked and cracked lacquer from the junkyard bumper/license plate filler panel. It’s still gonna need some work, but it’s coming along. The top layer of plastic under the original paint was pretty badly degraded.
I’ve now got lots to do this week, tomorrow night I’ll start with block sanding out the door and re-priming again if necessary. Once I’ve got that licked, I’ll lay out the pinstripe lines again and get those shot, and eventually followed by the Sterling grey in the center.
Now you Olds purists that know the 78-80 442’s are going, “wtf are you doing? There’s no second color or pinstripes in that area on those cars!” But all I can say for now is that it’s my own deviation from a stock paint scheme, y’all will just have to sit tight and see what I’ve got planned.
😏
D.
