Redhot's Valiant/progress pic's

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waggin said:
Sure thing,Bring it on down to florida and I'll throw some pigment and clear at it....who's wetsandin and buffin it when I'm done????I charge extra for that Lol
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waggin said:
Oh.........wait till it's wetsanded and buffed......Ohhhhhhh ahhhhhhhhh :cheers: there is very little orange peel in it but man oh man it's gonna be sweet buffed out.....
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That looks awesome! Love the colour.

I've always wanted to get into wetsanding and buffing paint jobs but I've got nothing to practice on and I'm too chicken to try it on the Demon. Maybe I'll have to buy an old fender or door and try it. Any recommendations for learning this black art?


Wylde1.
 
sure,take an old fender or something and sand it down and primer it grey,then dust a coat of black over it to make a guide coat,then in diffrent sections try diffrent techniqes such as by hand,with a rubber block,with a paint paddle,the paint paddle is my choice for flat areas where curved areas are best done by hand.on a car like a early valiant there are some big areas that are flat enough for a paint paddle but many curves also( a paint paddle would cut into the paint and leave grooves so you have to just do the flat areas with the paddle and switch over to the soft rubber block or learn to keep your hand as flat as you can and still follow the curves without gouging,as memike stated you can use a putty spreader as a squeegee to check your work,I use the soft rubber block as my squeegee.today all I got done was to block out the entire car with 2000 grit hand paper,I used 1500 grit to take down the nubs from small dirt particles then finished up with the 2000 grit,I was able to buff the hood out before calling it quits but I could almost read the sticker on the light fixture on the ceiling in the reflection,I need glasses to see that far!!!I'll post some more pic's when I can get further along,and by the way wetsanding and buffing is hard work....you will have a pair of arms on ya when your done
Wylde1 said:
That looks awesome! Love the colour.

I've always wanted to get into wetsanding and buffing paint jobs but I've got nothing to practice on and I'm too chicken to try it on the Demon. Maybe I'll have to buy an old fender or door and try it. Any recommendations for learning this black art?


Wylde1.
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waggin said:
2008 ferd fusion redfire pearl metallic...yep it's an original color Jim picked the color,after all it's his car I just have had more fun with it than him LoL
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ferd... now THATs funny! Can't wait to see her done, keep us posted...:cheers:
 
In the last two day's i was able to block out the clear and I have buffed out the hood,trunklid,one fender one door and part of the 1/4 panel on the drivers side.....arms are getting tired and I have to get ready for the swap meet this weekend so no more till monday. check out the shine,that is with just buffing with heavy compound,I still have to go back with the dual action polish and then final glaze.....Whooo Hooo!!! :cheers: and yep that's my squid helpin out,I let him try out the buffer on a flat area and he did pretty good but I got a lil' scared and maybe let him try some more on a diffrent car.

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Dang!! Looking good.

Just reminds me that when harvest is over I've got more wet sanding to do........hate it.
 
That is one beautiful job you have done waggin. I wish I was as gifted (and brave) enough to do that to my car myself. I am going to try the primer and paint and wet sanding method on an extra rusted rear decklid I have here at the house. Maybe with the right amount of practice (and the tips I can pick up on this forum) I may be able to do at least 1/4 of the job that you have done and see how my skills are at this. Great Job on your Valiant, that is one beautiful ride. Don't go blind from the shine when you drive it on sunny days!!!!!!!!!:toothy7:
 
Hey were all here to share what keeps these cars looking and driving great,I wish that was still my car but it's my best friends now......I do have a set of key's if I want to drive it and he's got key's to my cars so it's all good.If you have a paint and body shop nearby maybe talk to them about lettin ya learn as you help out or something,I got my feet in the door by working after school in a guy's backyard body shop and as my work progressed he started giving me diffrent tasks to be done and learned and much to my surprise one day he gave me a envelope with a few hundred buck's in it for all the labor I thought was just learning experience.not a problem sharing info and love to be helpful so try it out....git your feet wet....it is hard work and it takes patience but talent will be the end result....I have done body work as a side thing for over 25 years and was never a painter but in the last ten or so years people I did body repair for kept convincing me that I could paint so I started learning to paint,I'm not done learning yet but have many projects that I am proud of.I have never painted one of my projects in a paintbooth till this one and I do get some satisfying results even in the backyard.I am told being a good painter is knowing how to correct one's mistakes.....I will say it is a treat to work in a well lit paintbooth and see I am going to invest in better lighting and atmosphere for when I do pain't and wish to thank my friend steve for the use of his booth and the knowledge he is sharing with me to make this the best paintjob I have ever done.So Thank's Steve!!!! and Jim (redhot) Look's like it'll be an early christmas present for ya dude Thank's for you frindship and help for all the years I have known you,You are a true friend Thank's Jim :wave:
php?do=big&p=5387te=dustermaniac;741715]That is one beautiful job you have done waggin. I wish I was as gifted (and brave) enough to do that to my car myself. I am going to try the primer and paint and wet sanding method on an extra rusted rear decklid I have here at the house.

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Looks good Waggin! I am really ready to see mine when you are done. I thought I had alot of work chemical stripping. But wet sanding..... that shine looks better than anything on a new car in a showroom. sweet!
 
You will be glad as jim when "valerie" is done cuz then it's a whole big empty shop for your duster to nestle in.You and Charlie are great people and I'm glad to call you friends.....Thank's for the work and it's a pleasure to be working for you on your mopar collection.
adweeks said:
Looks good Waggin! I am really ready to see mine when you are done. I thought I had alot of work chemical stripping. But wet sanding..... that shine looks better than anything on a new car in a showroom. sweet!
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That paint is a mile deep.......all the progress looks great......now if i could find somebody to cut and weld me up the quarter on my car I could get the body straight...oh well some day.......:-|
 
Now I know why they call it wet sanding.Your car looks wet even after your finished.:shaking2:
 
the wait has has been along time, just about two years sense starting of the project but will be a great job will need to clean out the main garage to put her away at nite thanks waggin for all your friendship
 
Well all the wetsanding and buffing is almost complete,but I goofed up and burned thru on one spot.sanded it down and touched it up and recleared the repair and will hopefully be done tomorrow and bring her out in the sunlight for some pic's.I did shoot a few pic's of the bad spot and the repair to hopefully show ya'll some tip's if it happens to you,buffing ain't easy either...but man o man the results are soooooooo worth it!!!! :cheers: ya just can't rush art
P.S. HURRY UP ART!!!!
 
"I did shoot a few pic's of the bad spot and the repair to hopefully show ya'll some tip's if it happens to you,"

thanks, good idea.
 
Flatlander said:
"I did shoot a few pic's of the bad spot and the repair to hopefully show ya'll some tip's if it happens to you,"

thanks, good idea.
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as promised,here's a highly technical pic of how I screwed up the paintjob but more importantly it's a highly technical pic of how to fix said screwup,hope it's easy to understand.first you have to repaire the bare spot with wetsanding(featheredge) then sand out further with finer grit for paint to adhere then a finer grit for the clear to grap in and finer yet for the clear to grab and also for a end to the blend.after the clear has dried for a day or so you simply wetsand it again with 2000 grit wet and buff to perfection and there will be no sign of the repair. just follow the color coding for the sanding and for the painting and clearing

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waggin great looking Valiant.
Thanks for the painting and buffing tips, All that work really paid off.
 
Keith Mopar said:
waggin great looking Valiant.
Thanks for the painting and buffing tips, All that work really paid off.
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I try to share and be helpful anytime I can, you guy's here at f.a.b.o. are great with sharing advice and tech info and I'm just payin it forward. I'm here if ya need something so feel free to ask :cheers: and thank you for the compliments,jest think a few yeers back I couldn't spell paaanter now I iz one:-D
 
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