Aaron's 76 Type LT Project

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So I got the top of the hood sprayed with base and clear....again. It went many times better than the first time, so at least I have that going for me. No sweat bombs, no runs and only minor trash to deal with. I went ahead and shot 4 coats of clear to give me some extra wiggle room.

Tomorrow I plan to spray the rest of the remaining pieces and then I can turn my attention to sanding the shell for more clear.

6-7-2015

so I can say that all pieces are officially painted, even though I am re-spraying the shell. This was without a doubt my best spraying session thus far, oddly enough. I hope to keep the momentum going on the shell.  

I should only need to do a small amount of sanding on the tops of the bumpers. I doubt I will do anything to the area below the middle bumper strip.

6-20-2015

I finally got started on sanding the shell in 800 to re-clear next weekend. I have most of the outer panels done so I should be able to get the rest done tomorrow and then I can begin cleaning and re-masking.

After that I can begin the real cutting & buffing stage of the project.

6-30-2015

I am getting the shell masked off for spraying clear, which I plan on doing this Friday. So nothing too sexy to share at this time.

However, here's a first look at the next member of the household. He was being a little shy so we couldn't get a good look at his face. But everything looked good so that was great news.

7-1-2015

It's like deja vu all over again....I have the shell ready for round 2 of clear. I need to do some minor color touch up tomorrow and then will spray clear on Friday morning. That will give me 3+ days to do some sanding in preparation for buffing. I should be able to do some serious sanding in that time.  

I masked off several areas I was happy with and didn't want to re-clear. The biggest mistake I made the first time around was not spraying color along the very bottom of the rear tail, so I left that exposed so I could address it.

7-3-2015

Got the shell re-cleared. I took her out in the sun to enjoy the heat a little.