68 barracuda 383s "Driver Paint Resto"

[QuickDart360]

Hey Darren that is awesome!! I want to ask. Is paint SPI paint or PPG? I know you mentioned using SPI epoxy primer but I wonder on the top coat. Also is it a single stage paint or base coat clear coat?

 

[harrisonm]

Nothing like the F8 dark green. I painted mine 3 years ago. Lots and Lots of hours sanding primer. Also stripped to bare metal. Yours is looking really nice.

 

[ZMan67S]

Followed your thread, bet you'll have that big smile on your face for a long time!! Lots of memories and stories to be told with a project like this.

 

[Darren]

Oooh! Aaaah! Love the green! Mine looks like the same color.

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Nice.. mine is GG1 color

 

[Darren]

Followed your thread, bet you'll have that big smile on your face for a long time!! Lots of memories and stories to be told with a project like this.

Yes.. it started off as a driver resto, but like everthing else, it's Turing into more lol. . Thanks

 

[Darren]

Hey Darren that is awesome!! I want to ask. Is paint SPI paint or PPG? I know you mentioned using SPI epoxy primer but I wonder on the top coat. Also is it a single stage paint or base coat clear coat?

Epoxy primer is SPI paint and clear are PPG "GG1" thanks

 

[QuickDart360]

Thanks! Came out better than a driver paint finish for sure!!!! Probably even shinier and nicer than factory paint!

 

[Darren]

Thanks! Came out better than a driver paint finish for sure!!!! Probably even shinier and nicer than factory paint!

Thanks. Now it's going to be hard installing my bumbers and emblems wich are a 6 out of 10..lol

 

[mosleyme]

Thanks. Now it's going to be hard installing my bumbers and emblems wich are a 6 out of 10..lol

Yep, mine snowballed like that. I now have new bumpers, restored tail panels, restored grill shells, a few other new pieces of chrome, new glass, and etcetera.

 

[toplscuda]

Yep, mine snowballed like that. I now have new bumpers, restored tail panels, restored grill shells, a few other new pieces of chrome, new glass, and etcetera.

Yes but what a difference it made Michael

 

[Darren]

Yep, mine snowballed like that. I now have new bumpers, restored tail panels, restored grill shells, a few other new pieces of chrome, new glass, and etcetera.

I told the Wife "all as I want to do this year is get it painted.. that's it"
Lol

 

[mosleyme]

Nice.. mine is GG1 color

Mine was originally a GG1 car. I did some searching and found a "newer" more widely available color that was a pretty good match. Paint code is GM 91/wa9529. I had a few spots under the splash shields and under the package tray that had not seen sunlight since 1968, if ever, and I could not tell the difference between that color and the bottle of 91/wa9529 touch up paint I purchased. So had it painted w/ the PPG basecoat clearcoat and then they wet sanded the car and buffed it. One of these days I'll park it next to a GG1 car and see if I can tell the difference.

 

[Darren]

Mine was originally a GG1 car. I did some searching and found a "newer" more widely available color that was a pretty good match. Paint code is GM 91/wa9529. I had a few spots under the splash shields and under the package tray that had not seen sunlight since 1968, if ever, and I could not tell the difference between that color and the bottle of 91/wa9529 touch up paint I purchased. So had it painted w/ the PPG basecoat clearcoat and then they wet sanded the car and buffed it. One of these days I'll park it next to a GG1 car and see if I can tell the difference.

Thats some good info.. make sure and let us know when you match it up to a GG1 car..

 

[barbee6043]

Back in the 80's early 90's seem like 50% o the mopars were originally that dark (army) green met., when that paint is 25 yrs old and been sitting outside all that time, it did not look great. BUT, with fresh paint, it is a beautiful color!!
Unfortunately bout ever original green mopar back then, the color was changed to red or B5 blue!!

 

[Darren]

Finally starting to put car back together.
Not much progress, but a picture anyway.

 

[4spdragtop]

Looks good Darren! We always like pics.

 

[Darren]

I put the front valance on today , the guy that painted the Cuda was not able to wet sand the valance because it was to flimsy, so I took a shot at wet sanding the valance after it was installed. Although the picture is not the best I am really happy with how it turned out.

 

[340mouse]

I put the front valance on today , the guy that painted the Cuda was not able to wet sand the valance because it was to flimsy, so I took a shot at wet sanding the valance after it was installed. Although the picture is not the best I am really happy with how it turned out.

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Darren
It's looking great, keep posting pics, please.
Dave

 

[Darren]

Little update. . Popped out a wack of dents on the passenger side grill and light bezel and sanded and polished. .
What a job.. I am not looking forward to the drivers side lol

 

[4spdragtop]

Looks good Darren. I've got a 68 header panel with pass side grill if need be.

 

[Darren]

Looks good Darren. I've got a 68 header panel with pass side grill if need be.

I will keep that in mind Steve thanks. .

Marlies to the Calder cup final.. not bad..

 

[4spdragtop]

Is the Calder still going?

 

[Darren]

Yes the finals should start this week, just waiting what team will make it through in the west. All Marlies games are on "Leafs TV" and they might have the finals on TSN.

 

[Darren]

1 down and 1 to go. Lots of hours spent on this passenger side grill . Dings, paint , polish you name it.
Good enough for a driver. Now for the driver side lol.

 

[Darren]

Got the drivers side grill done.. What a job.. 2 of my fingers were literally bleeding from sanding.