610 street demon resurection

[DRIVEN]

I like it. I think blackout on the hood and taillight panel would look great. Maybe the rockers below the doors too. Would make the car look longer.

[Edz280zx]

^^^What he said....I've always been a fan of semi-gloss hoods, just look at my 81...lol

[bonvo]

yeah im seriously considering a flat black hood everyone confuses the 610 with vintage mopar and i can see why

a flat black hood could work on my car

[datzenmike]

Go Green or Sassy Grass Green depending if Plymouth or Dodge. Looks best with black hood and stripes.

 

Bonvo those rims are great!

[bonvo]

but i just painted it red lol

[wayno]

One of my favorite colors. :thumbup:

[hessianben]

extremely soft-pressure wetsand with 1500+ wet dry paper. little bit of dishsoap in the water and resoak your paper often. it'll even out all the streaks and orange peel. it'll look tits, but take your time and don't press down as you move the paper!!!

[bonvo]

so wet sand with say 2000 grit sand paper and just use the weight of my hand? or just press down hard enough so the paper contacts the paint?

[bananahamuck]

Good to see a color ...looks good..

[Laecaon]

Dont use your hand!!!

 

Your intent is not to remove paint, but to remove the high ridges.

 

I would use a block of hard(er) foam if you have any. Go lightly at first until you get the feel for it. Run your ringer across the spots you just hit to feel how smooth it is. You might need to wipe it away first as you might also just be feeling the removed paint in the "pores" of the paint, making it feel smoother than it is.

 

Did you do like a primer coat first? Not primer really, just a base coat to help the red look more even on every panel.

[bonvo]

so far i have done 2 coats one light coat over the pre existing paint and 2 slightly heavier coats im gonna go over it one more time before i think about sanding would one of those sanding sponges work as long as i get it in at least 1500 grit?

[Will]

You could use a sanding sponge if you find it in a very fine grit - just be careful when you're sanding an edge - they will sand through MUCH faster than a flat surface.

 

When you're sanding, be sure to wet sand (it keeps the dust down, and keeps the sanding sponge/block/paper from clogging with dust.) keep some water in a bucket to dip your sanding block into whenever the sanding gunk starts getting sticky. The water acts as a lubricant when sanding.

 

Also, use a rag to wipe the surface every so often to check on your progress - you'll be able to see the rough spots since they'll be shiny and unsanded, and the parts that have been sanded smooth will have a uniform, slightly dull look.

[bonvo]

little stuff done last night / today

 

gonna be rocking these when i park at canby

 

repainted my tail light surrounds and the datsun emblem

[bonvo]

well today i bought more paint at ace and did another coat while we were out my dad said fuck it and bought one of these

 

because we had this at the house

 

so after we laid down one last coat of color we cleared it here are the results

 

not to shabby when you consider its rattle can and the clear is the first time i ever held a paint gun in my life tomorrow its supposed to be nice so its getting waxed and reassembled

[MicroMachinery]

Nom nom nom. Nice!

[datzenmike]

Does anyone know why the flat black hood came about?

[Wide14u]

looks good

[Will]

It's supposed to reflect less light into the driver's eyes, like when the sunlight gets reflected off of shiny paint or chrome.

 

Does anyone know why the flat black hood came about?

 

Bonvo, the car looks way better! Those paint guns have a ton of adjustments that are tricky at first, but once you figure them out the results are so much better than a aerosol can.

[Tristin]

Car looks fantastic Bonvo... cant wait to see this in person. I might have to question your choice of gloss black for the plastic parts though... Maybe its just the light. I would think about respraying them in satin or something. Im really impressed by the rattle/clear job though.

[bonvo]

so am i i never expected it to come out that nice you gonna be at canby? you can see it then. as for the tails i like the gloss we will see how it holds up

[Guest 510kamikazifreak]

Does anyone know why the flat black hood came about?

 

anti glare

[Tristin]

Yeah, Ill be there Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I will reserve my final judgement on the tails when I see them then... You did a great job either way though. I would be proud :thumbup:

[datzenmike]

It's supposed to reflect less light into the driver's eyes, like when the sunlight gets reflected off of shiny paint or chrome.

 

 

anti glare

 

Yup this is one good thing born of car racing that made it to the street back in the muscle car era. My '70 Dart had it and the wiper arms were dull gray anodized metal too. Driving into the sunup or sunset is a bitch without it.

[Guest 510kamikazifreak]

Yup this is one good thing born of car racing that made it to the street back in the muscle car era. My '70 Dart had it and the wiper arms were dull gray anodized metal too. Driving into the sunup or sunset is a bitch without it.

 

:sneaky:

Only one good thing?

there were more Mike.. :w00t: :sneaky:

[datzenmike]

Spoilers on cars that don't go fast enough to get any benefit from the down force?

Cross drilled rotors?

Headers?

Catch cans?