Aaron's 76 Type LT Project

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I decided to spray another coat of base on the trunk and hood after doing some wet sanding in 800 to remove any trash. Below is the hood right after spraying. I think it will turn out well after I spray clear. I hope to do that around 3 pm if the weather cooperates. Stay tuned!

Got two coats of clear sprayed. I have some boo-boos to fix on the hood later....the effects of sweat drops  Not much I can do except dab up the sweat and keep spraying. Otherwise it's going well. I think the rest of the body panels will go better than the hood since I don't have to stand over them. Then the grand finale will be the shell.

5-6-2015

I am painting the doors, wheel wells and front upper header today. Tomorrow will be fenders, lower valence, back of trunk lid and some other small parts as space allows. I have to do the bumpers but I am going to seal those since I have a lot of little burn through spots where I sanded. Will do those Friday or Sunday along with the remaining small parts. It's definitely seems to be going better today than yday.

I am going to push the shell to next weekend just for the fact that I have some non-car things to do on Saturday. Not a big deal, I can keep the booth up until I am done.

Today's parts after two coats of base.

Some pics of my booth setup. Yesterday I was going in/out of the rear door contraption I made and I changed it up today. I made a little trap door in the front to go in/out. It's working WAY better.

Rear door for the air inlet



Front with the fan



I added these little strings tied to some nuts to secure the doorway from the inside. Doesn't need to be air tight.

5-7-2015

I waited until today to clear yday's round of parts. I got a few runs in the door but nothing that can't be sanded out. Overall it went much better than the hood/trunk lid as I improved my process and technique. By the time I do the shell I should be really good to go.

5-8-2015

The fenders and lower valence after three coats of color. I will shoot clear on these tomorrow and move on to some smaller parts.  

I posted this in my other thread, but might as well ask here.

Using my hood as an example, what is my approach on the center body line and the creases/edges next to the side valleys? Those get sanded at some point, right?

fenders and lower valence are sprayed in clear. Now for the smaller parts, bumpers and backs of hood and trunk lid.