This Fiero actually looks very nice with a fresh coat of paint. Only a couple small touch-ups not bad at all. Chad and Jolene keep up the great work. A lot of credit goes to Jolene for doing a great job on taping up the car.
Chad its Michael M. Here. I've had this happen to me in my 30 years as an auto painter . What I strated doing was when a car came in . I would always tape several areas and rip it off to check and see if I was going to have a paint lifting off problem BEFORE I did anything . What helped for me was to run the adhesive side of the tape over my jeans first reducing the stickiness. This wasn't always 100 percent effective but it was prob 95 percent. If I saw it was going to lift I would sand it all off in the area I was masking to eliminate the problem. Love the channel!
I worked in body shops back in the early 80s to the early 90s. Old timer taught me to put the tape off at a 90 degree angle away from the paint. For example, when pulling the tape off the bumper, pull the tape downwards at a roughly 90 degree angle. That way, you will not tear the paint. And I always removed the paper from the vehicle first and then the masking tape. Paint looks good, nice gloss. Back when I painted cars, we used Dupont Centari for panels and complete paint jobs. The last shop I worked at bought a Sickens paint system to use on completes. We only had lacquer primer and enamel sealer, that was it. The products now are so much better. I enjoy watching your videos..thank you.
FYI: when I worked for Generous Motors I worked in the paint house, when masked the trucks for two tone we used an extra piece of tape just above the paper and tape and pulled it off as soon as it got to the end of the paint booth and the last painters would pull that tape off before it went into the ovens to get baked on, known as fine line tape. If it helps in anyway. Made a nice sharp line and didn't have to worry about pulling the paint off.
Yes I'm just a shade tree auto painter for more years than I'd like to admit. But always lay down the strip a tape first so I can back off at the paper and then when I pulled a paper. Everything they pulled off could be done in a couple of minutes. Then come back and pull the initial tape line and carry a box knife just in case I need to cut the bridge on the paint. He didn't change the body on this one.
I've had several Fiero cars over the years. Never one as shiny new as this beauty though! Fun cars to drive, although a bit underpowered... great in the corners too until you push it just a little to much and the rear end swings you around in a circular Wipeout. All part of the excitement 😂
I worked with the guy that paints all of National Cycle's saddle bags. In the process of retaining the contract, we learned from the Sikken's paint company, that when you paint plastic molded parts ( such as the panels behind the windows) you need to heat treat the plastic to get the paint to adhere, as they put a release agent in the plastic, so it doesn't stick to the mold. Heat treatment temporarily removes this agent from the surface of the plastic, you then have about 20 minutes to get the paint on it before you have to heat treat it again. It was my job to do the heat treatment, and you could watch the agent suck back into the plastic. Without doing this we found that you could peel the paint off, with very little effort. Just saying. This turned out amazing for a free paint job. Tim should be really happy.
Long time collision shop prepper here, we actually did it the opposite with taping the masked area first, then outline the edges last. Then you can pull the outline tape after it's sprayed with the paint is still wet enough not to pull up. Outline last helps to avoid the masking paper lifting allowing paint getting under. Theres also tricks like insulated wire tucked under the black rubber weatherstripping like on the windshield to lift it up. Folded up tape chunks wedged in the corners of parts like the ground effects to lift up the corners on those can help avoid future problems.
Beautiful job Chad .....and a beautiful Jolene. !!! You both are the best to watch. Your personalities work so well together and you make us feel like you are our local friends down the street.
I'm a big fan of Fieros and I'm digging what you did to this car. Colors are spot on. I also like how you move from project to project as you deliver restoring and customizing information more effectively. I'm not a Jag fan but like the work you've done on that car. Great work guys!
The car looks good! I saw some good tips in the comments, such as undermasking the 2 tone, then putting a final piece of fine line 1/4 inch to be pulled immediately after painting. I was in the business most of my adult life (40 + years) and taught it for the last 6 years of my career. So, here's my 2 cents. Lol I'll call them "pro tips". Tip 1: before doing the final fine line, run the 3/4 inch tape across your pant leg ,take a little of the sticky out of the tape, it lessens the chance of peeling the fresh paint that's covered. Tip 2: stick some 2 inch tape to the inside edges of the wheel wells half way exposed, then use 36 inch paper, folded to shape and stick it to the exposed edges of the 2 inch tape (go over that with some 3/4 if desired for added strength). This isolates the undercarriage from overspray, and prevents dirt from blowout of the wheel wells during painting. I quit using wheel covers years ago. A little more time and effort, but makes for a much cleaner job.
It's a 10 out of 10 Chad your simply amazing because your a simple humble guy body work and painting is an art form and we are only humans please keep these great videos going Thankyou sir
Hi Chad and Jolene if you pull the tape back on itself you can eliminate a lot of pulling paint as unmasking take things slow for best results love the paint job well done.
The paint looks good. It's another kind of red, brighter and more orange, but it also looks good. In fact, with gray it seems that it matches better. Great job guys. 😎👍 Greetings from Switzerland
fantastic chad, people dont realize how much work even a "budget" paint job is. you bring that to the viewers. What you do with a 39 dollar gun is hella impressive. however that is just a testimony to the work you put in before using the 39 dollar gun, because those in the know understand a good paint job is 90 percent prep and 10 percent gun work. very nice indeed, keep living your best life Chad, and i hope to see more from you and Jolene soon. Love the content my friend thank you for sharing.
WHEN I PEEL THE TAPE OFF, I TAKE A HAIR DRYER AND WARM THE TAPE UP JUST A LITTLE TO SOFTEN IT, THE TAPE LOSES Its GRIP AND COMES RIGHT OFF, IT'S NOT SO STICKY TO PULL THE PAINT OFF, PULL VERY SLOWLY, ALWAYS WORKS FOR ME.
Jolene films so much, especially the close up details, we know that she knows what you know and why you do things the way that you do. That said, it's great to see her participate, especially on the part of a paint job that would scare me the most. How come you weren't in the video Chad? I was a bit surprised. 😁 Great tutorial of the process. I've done amature repairs a couple times with a touch-up gun but wouldn't have the nerve to paint an entire car. Great stuff 👍
I only use the orange bees wax tape now . It’s a little bit more money but it sticks and seals great and is easy to get back off when your done painting . I found it on e-bay
Thanks Chad and Jolene an old-timer told me when I started working on cars a good mechanic can do everything fixing a flat tire to diagnosing I'm prepping and painting a car just watching you paint and prep taught me alot little tricks on body work
When unmasking a two tone paint do not pull the tape out from the body. When you get the tape started if working rt. to left as Joleen was one the bumper pull straight to the left it cuts the edge while pulling the tape. pulling straight out lifts paint off. Worked in a truck shop for years painting school buses and big rigs, Lots of two tones
wow the plastic fiero is looking real good now. i hope the trim goes on without any big issues. then the paint job will really pop. great job both of you.
Maybe you could construct a 'porch' door between the workshop and the sprayshop (air lock) .This would help to reduce the air draught rushing in carrying dust particles through the air. Combined with the extractor it could be quite effective..👍...Still a nice job on the car given the earlier prep work problems.👍👍
Keep up the good work. I like your videos and they are very informative . That car look awesome the red and sliver looks great . Thanks for sharing your videos
What an awesome transformation from it was !!!! Jolene knows how to pull the tape off the car that how get edge pulling tape 👏👏👏👏👏 it’s a better paint job than factory paint ! I always thought fiero gt was a. good looking car but I can’t drive them because to darn tall 🙁awesome video one out ten I give twenty 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
amazing job! we usually clean the paint gun and pull the tape back right after that.......not necessarily unmasking the whole thing but just the tape lines..
Car looks great, huge improvement on what first turned up, I resprayed my old Hillman wagon recently and I know where every mistake is most people cant see them, and yep I took the gift wrapping off real early.
This Fiero actually looks very nice with a fresh coat of paint. Only a couple small touch-ups not bad at all. Chad and Jolene keep up the great work. A lot of credit goes to Jolene for doing a great job on taping up the car.
Chad its Michael M. Here. I've had this happen to me in my 30 years as an auto painter . What I strated doing was when a car came in . I would always tape several areas and rip it off to check and see if I was going to have a paint lifting off problem BEFORE I did anything . What helped for me was to run the adhesive side of the tape over my jeans first reducing the stickiness. This wasn't always 100 percent effective but it was prob 95 percent. If I saw it was going to lift I would sand it all off in the area I was masking to eliminate the problem. Love the channel!
Smart. I take that tip even tho i am not Chad. 👌 thank you :)
That's an awesome tip for any prepaint tape job, car or not.
I worked in body shops back in the early 80s to the early 90s. Old timer taught me to put the tape off at a 90 degree angle away from the paint. For example, when pulling the tape off the bumper, pull the tape downwards at a roughly 90 degree angle. That way, you will not tear the paint. And I always removed the paper from the vehicle first and then the masking tape. Paint looks good, nice gloss. Back when I painted cars, we used Dupont Centari for panels and complete paint jobs. The last shop I worked at bought a Sickens paint system to use on completes. We only had lacquer primer and enamel sealer, that was it. The products now are so much better. I enjoy watching your videos..thank you.
FYI: when I worked for Generous Motors I worked in the paint house, when masked the trucks for two tone we used an extra piece of tape just above the paper and tape and pulled it off as soon as it got to the end of the paint booth and the last painters would pull that tape off before it went into the ovens to get baked on, known as fine line tape. If it helps in anyway. Made a nice sharp line and didn't have to worry about pulling the paint off.
Yep Fineline is perfect for this
Yes I'm just a shade tree auto painter for more years than I'd like to admit. But always lay down the strip a tape first so I can back off at the paper and then when I pulled a paper. Everything they pulled off could be done in a couple of minutes. Then come back and pull the initial tape line and carry a box knife just in case I need to cut the bridge on the paint. He didn't change the body on this one.
I've had several Fiero cars over the years. Never one as shiny new as this beauty though! Fun cars to drive, although a bit underpowered... great in the corners too until you push it just a little to much and the rear end swings you around in a circular Wipeout. All part of the excitement 😂
I worked for Lear Corp. supplied the motors w seats for the impala and Buick. Those were the good ole days
Exactly the way to do it!
I worked with the guy that paints all of National Cycle's saddle bags. In the process of retaining the contract, we learned from the Sikken's paint company, that when you paint plastic molded parts ( such as the panels behind the windows) you need to heat treat the plastic to get the paint to adhere, as they put a release agent in the plastic, so it doesn't stick to the mold. Heat treatment temporarily removes this agent from the surface of the plastic, you then have about 20 minutes to get the paint on it before you have to heat treat it again. It was my job to do the heat treatment, and you could watch the agent suck back into the plastic. Without doing this we found that you could peel the paint off, with very little effort. Just saying. This turned out amazing for a free paint job. Tim should be really happy.
This little car is going to be back on the road with a smile on its face. Top notch paint job with a lot of love put it n it. Good job Chad & Jolene.
I think it came out great Chad! It certainly will be one of the cleanest Fiero GTs around. The darn thing is from the 80’s after all.
Thank you Chad and Jolene for sharing each step of this project with us. I have been learning a lot from this. What a riveting project for me to see!
Long time collision shop prepper here, we actually did it the opposite with taping the masked area first, then outline the edges last. Then you can pull the outline tape after it's sprayed with the paint is still wet enough not to pull up. Outline last helps to avoid the masking paper lifting allowing paint getting under. Theres also tricks like insulated wire tucked under the black rubber weatherstripping like on the windshield to lift it up. Folded up tape chunks wedged in the corners of parts like the ground effects to lift up the corners on those can help avoid future problems.
you and i know mate about all the tricks,he has no clue.
It's nice to see the two of you working together, awesome.
Beautiful 80s VARIETY. Was such a great time to follow cars.
Looks good. My favorite line in the end is "Just like you asked, not perfect." Looks better than a 7 from here.
Beautiful job Chad .....and a beautiful Jolene. !!! You both are the best to watch. Your personalities work so well together and you make us feel like you are our local friends down the street.
Yes indeed !
She does a great job unmasking the car. I learned a lot from this video.
Very nice ! Love the contrast between the red and silver. Excellent job taping Jolene, you both do amazing work.
I'm a big fan of Fieros and I'm digging what you did to this car. Colors are spot on. I also like how you move from project to project as you deliver restoring and customizing information more effectively. I'm not a Jag fan but like the work you've done on that car. Great work guys!
I am sure you will be able to fix any thing that comes up. Thanks for sharing the good with the bad.
I take the tape off as fast as possible. Jolene is showing off the very nice waisteline of this car in perfection.
The car looks good! I saw some good tips in the comments, such as undermasking the 2 tone, then putting a final piece of fine line 1/4 inch to be pulled immediately after painting. I was in the business most of my adult life (40 + years) and taught it for the last 6 years of my career. So, here's my 2 cents. Lol I'll call them "pro tips". Tip 1: before doing the final fine line, run the 3/4 inch tape across your pant leg ,take a little of the sticky out of the tape, it lessens the chance of peeling the fresh paint that's covered. Tip 2: stick some 2 inch tape to the inside edges of the wheel wells half way exposed, then use 36 inch paper, folded to shape and stick it to the exposed edges of the 2 inch tape (go over that with some 3/4 if desired for added strength). This isolates the undercarriage from overspray, and prevents dirt from blowout of the wheel wells during painting. I quit using wheel covers years ago. A little more time and effort, but makes for a much cleaner job.
It's a 10 out of 10 Chad your simply amazing because your a simple humble guy body work and painting is an art form and we are only humans please keep these great videos going
Thankyou sir
Aaaahhhrrrrggg!!!!
Premiers in 2 hours...
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Seen the title and got my hopes soooo high!!!
Ready to see the unmasking of the project...... Maryland USA
Hi Chad and Jolene if you pull the tape back on itself you can eliminate a lot of pulling paint as unmasking take things slow for best results love the paint job well done.
I'm glad you let Jolene pull the tape, a little eye candy goes a long way lol, great job tho
Nice. What I always do is I look for any bridges and use a razor blade to make a straight cut BEFORE I remove the tape. Works the best
Chad said it’s 7 out of 10. I know he’s not talking about Jolene.
This car looks amazing. Great job Chad and Jolene.
Really great improvement
Love the contrast between the red and silver and will look even better once all the black trim is added.
you did a great job sir 👍👍👍👍👍 hope it all holds on dont forget the disclaimer on taking thru the car wash.
The paint looks good. It's another kind of red, brighter and more orange, but it also looks good. In fact, with gray it seems that it matches better.
Great job guys. 😎👍
Greetings from Switzerland
Excellent 😊 youns get plenty of time to relax rest and have fun, don't you know all of this fun stuff is called work? 😜 Jus kidd jus kiddin
I owned three of these back in the day 👍my friend has LS SWAPPED one now it's scary fast ‼️ beautiful job .
Blimey! What an awesome job this has been. An amazing result from you two tireless workers. Just superb!!!!
Nice to see joline in the video, and the car looks good 👍
Love seeing Jolene revealing the car by unmasking the papers from paint on the car and Chad videoing and talking behind the camera good job Chad
Awesome job you two! Pop’s is going to be thrilled. ❤️
What a fun car. It will turn heads on the road. Not many out there and certainly few if any are this fresh. Teamwork makes the dream work.
That’s turned out very nice 👌👍👍👍🇬🇧manchester england 🇬🇧
Great job! I had a 86 GT way back. Loved driving it.
Any paint job I don't do is a good one
Great looking car!...hoping to see it all assembled and gleaming like a new penny...thanks to you both..cya tomorrow
Love the way you praise up Jolene. Many people could take a lesson from you on this.
The paint looks as good as Jolene...!
One of them looks better :P
what a nice paint job can't wait to see it finished
Chad you are a fortunate man to have Jolene! She is absolutely a woman to ride the river with! Congrats on another great video and paint job!
Looking sweet, the car that is😮, nice results guys
Cheers 🍺🍻KC Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺🤝🇺🇸😎👍
Good job Chad and Jolene the red paint job on the Fiero is looking good...keep having fun....
This woman is definitely a keeper you lucky SOB!!!
fantastic chad, people dont realize how much work even a "budget" paint job is. you bring that to the viewers. What you do with a 39 dollar gun is hella impressive. however that is just a testimony to the work you put in before using the 39 dollar gun, because those in the know understand a good paint job is 90 percent prep and 10 percent gun work. very nice indeed, keep living your best life Chad, and i hope to see more from you and Jolene soon. Love the content my friend thank you for sharing.
WHEN I PEEL THE TAPE OFF, I TAKE A HAIR DRYER AND WARM THE TAPE UP JUST A LITTLE TO SOFTEN IT, THE TAPE LOSES Its GRIP AND COMES RIGHT OFF, IT'S NOT SO STICKY TO PULL THE PAINT OFF, PULL VERY SLOWLY, ALWAYS WORKS FOR ME.
looks excellent brings back some memories I worked at the Fiero plant for four years
Awesome job you Chad and Jolene, I like the co.our combo.
The "red paint we had around the shop" looks gorgeous, it fits the car perfectly.
Hello Chad & Jolene. Great job on the Fiero
Looks 🔥 , car looks pretty good also.
Jolene films so much, especially the close up details, we know that she knows what you know and why you do things the way that you do.
That said, it's great to see her participate, especially on the part of a paint job that would scare me the most.
How come you weren't in the video Chad? I was a bit surprised. 😁
Great tutorial of the process. I've done amature repairs a couple times with a touch-up gun but wouldn't have the nerve to paint an entire car.
Great stuff 👍
th red really pops....nicely done...such patience unmasking, good job Jolene. Good team work.
I only use the orange bees wax tape now . It’s a little bit more money but it sticks and seals great and is easy to get back off when your done painting . I found it on e-bay
Got a link for that?
Finas the smart one. She looked in and skadadald!
Shinny once again, you two did a fantastic job! Well done.
Dino, Brisbane.
The car looks nice. Chad you are such a skillful teacher. You build confidence that most anyone could spray paint a car. Just takes practice!
Good to see a car with some shiny new paint. 👍
Love how the car looks.. Red against black and silver trim… stunning, fantastic tape job , that wouldn’t have been easy and came off perfectly…😎🤙
Thanks Chad and Jolene an old-timer told me when I started working on cars a good mechanic can do everything fixing a flat tire to diagnosing I'm prepping and painting a car just watching you paint and prep taught me alot little tricks on body work
Nice job and a testament to your skills Chad. Thank you, take care and peace out.
When unmasking a two tone paint do not pull the tape out from the body. When you get the tape started if working rt. to left as Joleen was one the bumper pull straight to the left it cuts the edge while pulling the tape. pulling straight out lifts paint off. Worked in a truck shop for years painting school buses and big rigs, Lots of two tones
Great job with the Fiero I love the Colour 👊
Looks good 👍 👌 cannot wait to see it outside
Awesome, Thanks
Living the dream with Chad and Jolene.
Thanks for sharing and the hard work you two.
I love the color scheme you used
It's lookin fantastic 😍
You and Doug are doing a awesome job. Joelene dose a great job videos
wow the plastic fiero is looking real good now. i hope the trim goes on without any big issues. then the paint job will really pop. great job both of you.
Top notch paint job with a lot of love put it n it. Good job Chad & Jolene.
Looks great Chad. The car looks great too!
Maybe you could construct a 'porch' door between the workshop and the sprayshop (air lock) .This would help to reduce the air draught rushing in carrying dust particles through the air. Combined with the extractor it could be quite effective..👍...Still a nice job on the car given the earlier prep work problems.👍👍
Keep up the good work. I like your videos and they are very informative . That car look awesome the red and sliver looks great . Thanks for sharing your videos
I tear a match out of a match book some time and use the tore end for a touch up brush.
Me too 😉
What an awesome transformation from it was !!!! Jolene knows how to pull the tape off the car that how get edge pulling tape 👏👏👏👏👏 it’s a better paint job than factory paint ! I always thought fiero gt was a. good looking car but I can’t drive them because to darn tall 🙁awesome video one out ten I give twenty 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Nice job guys I’m following your painting tips on 2007 Goldwing and it’s working out pretty well. Thanks for your assistance!
Always loved those cars. I had 7 and rebuilt 3. My favorite, It was a 2.8 stroked to a 3.1 and it was fast for what it is. Great job on this one guys.
Good afternoon to all. Like!
Simply wow Chad ✌🏻🏴
I'm your fan from Thailand.🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭
Good afternoon everyone. Like!
I used to have a 1988 fiero...PEPPY 2.8 POSI..LITTLE BEAST.😊
amazing job! we usually clean the paint gun and pull the tape back right after that.......not necessarily unmasking the whole thing but just the tape lines..
That car turned out absolutely beautiful” you did a really great job on it Chad🥰👍
Showroom quality 👌 Autorama 1 st in Class type
Jolene has skills, looks great guys
Looks great!
Good practice for future painting of the Bugatti.
You are truly a blessed man!! You have been gifted with a beautiful woman who you can share your life,love & skills with !
Car looks great, huge improvement on what first turned up, I resprayed my old Hillman wagon recently and I know where every mistake is most people cant see them, and yep I took the gift wrapping off real early.
Great job everyone 👏👏👏
This is a great paint job by Chad. Jolene also worked hard to get it right for Tim. The video work is always terrific.
109k views I’d say ya guy’s are doing something right! I live the content and keep up the good work 👍🏻
Great job kiddos 👏 👍 🙌 👌 ❤