I am FINALLY done block sanding the Merc.

Hey,

That's got some killer 'flow' to it....beautful lines and work!

Jus' a dumb question......Why are you gonna clear a solid colour
like black? The clear will, in time , be the first thing to fail on that
paint job, even if shot in aircraft epoxy! Why not coloursand and
wheel to perfection, allow the job to flash, and smother in straight
carnubba wax.

Swankey Devils C.c.


"Meanwhile, back aboard The Tainted Pork"

 

I can't wait for the color pics! So sweet!

 

oooooooooooooooooooooo so purty..... no wait i mean BADASS!!

 

whaaaAATT????

so DCC or any other urethane single stage will stand the test of time???

 

DCC will in fact stand the test of time. I don't know if anything looks as good as black DCC, to me it just looks so much deeper than black in a base/clear.

 

DCC 'IS' good stuff,dont get me wrong,,,,,,but ive never had issues with basecoat either,,,,,must be something you guys are doing wrong???,,

 

hehe, Everything I do is wrong, I know no other way... I see no problem using base/clear either, as that is what I do most of the time. Either way will be fine and last a long time if done correctly.

 

crazy before and after! looks good!

 

B I T C H I N !!

 

can't wait to see the color laid down!

 

WOW...WOW...FRICKITY WOW!!!

that is one of the only cars that i can
see the entire flow WITHOUT the aid of glass!!!

a testament to craftsmanship.

nice.

now make it black.

 

Great hands, man! Straight from the weeds to the streets and in fine form. I'm in awe.

 

Hell man, I'll wish you luck! Huge effort, you should feel proud.

 

Way to see it through!I've watched your posts and updates and
will never bitch about the rust on my 57 again. Great inspiration.
BTW,I'm sure your fingerprints will grow back eventually...

 

Looks like you've got a lot of hours in it, hope it turns out great all covered in Black. Seen the before pic a few times but I think seeing it next to the latest shots really emphasises the work you have done, Great work man!!!!

 

Hey,

Once the UV screeners in that urethane cross-linker get the shit kicked out of them from the ultraviolet rays hittin' that black base-
coat, both incomming and outgoing, that finish is history! Maybe in
a part of the world where the sun only shines four months of the
year it would live alittle longer, but not much.
PPG, Dupont, Sikkens,HOK all have major UV clear issues. Any
paint rep who tells you other wise, is a stranger to the truth!
I made good money in the 70s & 80s refinishing OEM vehicles,
brand new vehicles, didn't matter who's name was on them, all
from failed clear paint jobs. Twenty-thirty years on, and millions
of dollars in paint technology later, and still the clear is a problem!

Swankey Devils C.C.

"Meanwhile, back aboard The Tainted Pork"

 

The last car I did in base clear was a few years ago, and it still looks lovely....Now lives in SoCal, by the way.



This will be the third car I have ever painted and I do base clear, cause I am too chicken to try anything else. Wether it is better than single stage, I have no idea.

See ya, -Abone.

 

UDAMAN.......Amazing results in exchange for your effort and obvious passion. My 50 is in the mid stages of development, but I have someone with much better hands than mine working on the body.Here's to lots of great miles in that 'Black Beauty'...
Lou

 

You are awesome! A build book would be an awesome thing to have with the car. Good luck with the rest of the build!

 

Damn if I knew you were going do that good of a job on that rusty old car I would have invested in pbr and nat daddy and doubled my money on your drinkin time alone . Looks great now dont orange peel it homo ! See you at the drags.




Lumpy

 

wow that is a beauty! Its gunna look sweet in gloss black. Nice work it came a long way

 

I'm on my 4th Merc [in a 30 yr period] Looks fantastic, keep the goood work man.

 

absloutly astounding. Long live the shiny black.

 

Been there! After spending around 70hrs sandblasting and stripping the underside of a Charger (that undercoating crap is hard to get off) I was doing it in my sleep for weeks...worst sleep I ever got!

The Merc looks great...kudos. Keep us posted with updates and pics...

 

Holy shit Jeff, that's flippin' awesome. Nice work brother. Can't wait to see 'er done.

 

You have my respect. Woww is all I can say. I wish you the best of luck on your paint!

 

Nice job!, you nailed the profile!

 

Bump to the top, hoping for more pictures. I ain't telling, I'm asking, get it?

 

4 months yikes!!! is that normal for block sanding or abnormal?

 

Uhhhhh....well..there is one pic that might have been leaked....It's not a secret or anything, I just wanted to wait till she was done to post. Here she is right after peeling off the masking tape. Lots of work left to do, but this is the general idea.




Thanks for all the kind words. More pics in a few days...-Abone.