Feeling the BLUES, Painting prep and final color on project mocking bird total restoration
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ส.ค. 2024
- Feeling the blues, painting the dash on project mockingbird from start to finish, prep, sanding, masking and final color. Working on all the little details to a complete restoration of a 1969 Pontiac firebird
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That color looks great. I'm 100% with you on doing things once. It's not being lazy. I'm just making good use of the time.
Exactly!!
I love the color. It's gonna look outstanding. Can't wait
It’s close to original and matched the interior too. I am looking forward to this car back on the road straight.
You are knocking this car out!
Looking good!
making short work of this one, and wish to save several more
The dash looks gooder Jon. Thanks for sharing the video with us.
No problem 👍
I love blue interior. Nice work.
Me too!
John you always get amazing results!! Keep up the fantastic work sir!!👍🏽
Thanks, will do!
Beautiful!
Thank you!
Looks very nice...great content....they do have different standards for every manufacturer....thanks for the tips....🔧👍
appreciate that.
Love those colored dashes you and Luis do. They really set the car apart from others. Appreciate the details on the whole process. 👍
I appreciate that! The pumpkin owner is coming into town next week to see his car in person for the first time. Hope
He likes the dash color.
Hey Jon, great tips. Car is looking great. I have to confess. As much as I hate sanding I don't like watching people sand , so I fast forwarded that part. LoL. It was much "gooderer" that way. Hahaha. Thanks!!!!
I am not mad at you at all
Love it
thanks!
Great way to get the low gloss without having to add a flattening agent.
it hasn’t failed me yet
base coat is pretty tough, look at all the vehicles out there where the clear coat has failed and the base is still there after years and years. The Blue looks awesome!
I was thinking painting without clear was a big fail, but your point changed my mind...👍
very good point, most base coat is also very flexible and doesn’t require a flex additive, reason I say that is I also use the same paint for the plastic trim and interior parts. a good cleaning and prep it bonds and flex’s great
Beautiful color!
I think so too!
Looking good! Nice to see a bit of color already!
I think so too!
like your video . retired now but useto add about an ounce of clear coat hardner to the basecoat to make it more durable for edging paneis and interior parts . watched your last build and enjoy this one .thanks
Great tip!
Nice! Looking forward to see you validate the trans rebuild, I'm sure she's good!
a nice test drive is always fun, plus put my mind to rest that’s it is all good
Looking good Jon. Awesome work in the VVG
Thanks buddy.
That turned out very nice
I could not be happier
Nice👍 Another thing about having a little color on the car it's motivation to get through that body working stage. I liked the blasting media bags used to temperley level out the floor . At work I made some plywood floor raisers that go from the rockers to the tunnel in 2 halfs. Glued some harbor freight foam flooring mats on them makes working inside a car so much easier might be worth making some up.
Good point! I like the idea.
I like the color. Cool idea about the basecoat only idea. Need to try that orange Dew!
You should! it’s my favorite drink of all time
Jon....not sure if you are using Transtar throughout, but most manufacturers offer a way to "harden" their basecoat. True urethane bases utilize a catalyst/hardener like the clear coat (sometimes the exact same hardener) which offers better holdout and durability. Typically used on modern cars for frame rails, radiator supports, and under hood...where you don't need high gloss, but need moderate protection.
Good to know. Thanks! This blue was Wanda paint system it uses a reactive reducer.
Excellent video buddy dashboard looks great now I do agree with you about the top of the Dash being too shiny I did my white 68 with a really high gloss paint and I think I am not going to like it once I am driving the car we will see
might be fine if not a light scuff and a flat clear will help
👍👍👍👍 that's going to look really nice with that color.
I think so too
That blue looks sharp
yes it does 😎
Good tips. Nice blue color
I really like the blue too
Love the base coat idea.
I would like to know the pros cons of the rattle can sealer to the 2part sealer.
for exterior panels 2part all the way interior or underbody not as critical but still not a bad idea. I use epoxy for a lot of the build but mixing the paint and then cleaning the gun for just the dash I wasn’t feeling it today.
😊
thanks
💪😎
thanks
Wow really coming along beautifully!!! Question for you: 67/68 Birds...Have you ever seen or heard of, GTO Hide aways (Lights) being grafted into a 67/68 Bird?? I've never seen it, but wonder if you may have or seen a custom someone has done....Just curious....Thanks Jonathan....Always Love your work!!
I haven’t see that yet, I have seen headlights behind a grille but not a flipping cover. later years had flip up headlights so it’s fitting to modify a bird to do the same. so maybe it will happen now it’s been put out there
@@VinylVillageGarage I always thought a org. Bird would look so good with the same type set-up as a 68/69 GTO...EXCEPT No vacuum!....Electric motors. Again..Just a thought...I'd love to see someone try it for a 1st Gen Bird...thanks again
@jct300m I do like a nice clean
Mod that looks like it was factory 🤔 planting ideas. I do have an extra 69 gto bumper with hideaway headlights too
@@VinylVillageGarage Maybe a good thing!! Planting the idea!! Loved to see try it someday!!! I'll be watching!!
Hey, Jon. I took from what you were saying that this paint you got matches the original better than others you've tried? If that's true, do you know if the original you're going after is the "Dark Blue Poly?" Apparently those color codes are the same between 1969 Pontiac and Chevrolet. My Camaro had Dark Blue Poly as the original interior color and I'll be looking for a good paint match.
Dark blue ploy is what I am looking for. I have the ditzler paint codes for that color but no one has the mix for it. This color I picked was a little lighter it’s closer to original
But still a little too light to
Match 100%
@@VinylVillageGarage Seems to be a common theme. I still have original paint up underneath the dash, maybe after I remove the firewall, I will take a piece down to a local shop and see if they can mix it up close. I'm not sure what it will cost for the trial and error; maybe best just to roll with what you found. When searching I found that one guy on the Camaro forums liked GM Buick Twilight blue metallic WA-3855 Code 51. He gave a bunch of cross references for it but that was 2012, maybe you can't get that paint anymore either!
I hate body work. If I actually build my Arizona Firebird I am thinking rat rod just to avoid the body work. it sucks :)
I don’t mind body work at the beginning but after a couple weeks I am over it.
@@VinylVillageGarage But you have already done so many other cars so you would think you would be over it from the very start on this one. I guess I hate it more than most.
Man I have a 68 Camaro that has mini tubs and I want to go back to factory wheel houses! do you do work on other peoples cars ?
not at this time, working towards getting a place to do just that.
@@VinylVillageGarage great idea! You do nice work!
Where do you find Ernge Dew?
super top secret location, Amazon also sells it for $25 a case