The Other 68 Dart Resto Project

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Yup, my dumb *** did it in the garage. I had a fan exhausting to the outside, and I wore the reperator for the first hour, but then finished without it. I now have a migrane that has lasted since yesterday. :sad1:

The chemical is really bad, and I should have worn it, I learned my lesson. Also, get thick chemical resistant gloves, the nitrile ones I was wearing, I had to double up, and my hands were still burning, I had to keep switching gloves every coat. It took about 4-5 coats.
 
Things did not go so well afterwards. It was just one fender, but toward the end I was starting to get a bit of a headache, I just didn't have the energy to do the second fender. I went in the house to cool down figuring I was just overheated. It went downhill from there. Overnight I started getting flushed, there were dark circles under my eyes, it felt like I had a blood vessel pop in my head, and I had really bad arm and leg cramps. What happened? It turns out that Aircraft paint stripper is some real nasty stuff. Whats in it? METHYLENE CHLORIDE. Its vapor is toxic, flamable, and forms hydrogen chloride. It can case fluid buildup in the lungs, nervous system depression, brain damage, etc..., and that is from breathing it. Shin contact is a whole different story, even the vapor can burn your skin! WHat happened to me is I had about 3 hours exposure which cause some of these, basically, its like having a very bad case of carbon monoxide poisoning, I am finally feeling better today, after 3 days. I learned my lesson, wear a respirator!
 
Man I am so sorry to hear this happened to you, shouldn't you go to the doctor ? You could have died, glad you quite using that stripper stuff when you did. Lesson to us all and thanks for sharing your close call with us. Please take care of yourself. Do you think you should contact poison control about what you have been exposed too ? Keep us posted !
 
I did some research, and found out that since I stopped when I did, the effects were basically the same as carbon monixide posioning. It takes about a week to recover because the chemical I was breathing reduces the ability of the blood to carry oxygen. I am actually going to do some more stripping this weekend, but this time I am going to wear a face sheild and a resperator, no matter how hot it gets.
 
sorry bro but your car ain't worth your health. plus it's not any good if your too sick to drive it. take care of yourself and let us know how the resto progress goes AFTER YOU USE YOUR RESPIRATOR.
 
Wow i hope you are feeling better. Good luck with the next fender and make sure you wear all your stuff next time. Working in the heat cant be as bad a breathing in all those fumes. Just take your time and take a few breaks to get fresh air next time. Justin
 
Wow, this thread is freakin awesome. Good stuff!
By chance, did you ever figure out why you had the orange peel with the test panel? I sprayed some of the duplicolor paint also, and had the exact same problem. Did the new gun help?
 
Aaron said:
Wow, this thread is freakin awesome. Good stuff!
By chance, did you ever figure out why you had the orange peel with the test panel? I sprayed some of the duplicolor paint also, and had the exact same problem. Did the new gun help?
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I have not sprayed with my new gun yet, but I know it will be better. My old gun was crap. I am also going to try thinning it down some more. I sprayed the red, primer, and clear as-is, they had the most peel. The black I thinned down because the lid got left off overnight, and some evaporated, so I thinned it with pure acetone. It is somewhat the paint that can cause the peel, since it dries real fast, it does not flow-out well. DUplicolor tech specialist told me it was normal because of the ultra fast drying nature of the paint, it starts drying as soon as it is sprayed. It is possible to get it smooth, but it takes the perfect conditions. if its too hot, it will dry too fast, it the air is too dry, it will also dry fast. If the the humidity is too high, it will blush, and if the temp is too low, it won't dry. Most paints are tricky, but this one has its own set of pitfalls. Ideal conditions are supposed to be 70F and 30% humidity. Pretty hard to find unless you live in the high desert. I am going to be doing some spraying in a couple of weeks. I am starting with the inner fenders, underhood, under trunk, and door jambs, this will give me enough time to get used to the new gun and paint, then I will shoot all the body panels seperatetly. (not to be done with metallics)
 
FlyBoy01, Regarding you dash panel post # 101.

What is the size, brand & model are those gauges ?
Your mockup looks really great !
 
Sorry for not posting anything for a while, I started a new job a few weeks ago and I have been really busy.

As far as the dash, they are Autometer 3 3/8 and 2 5/8 Ultra-lites.
 
Thanks for the info ! The speedo & tach look larger than that in the photo.
Hope your new job goes well for you. And I hope you will make more $, work will be less stressful & you will get more quality time with the Dart, when things clam down !
 
Its been a while since I last posted, but I have been working on the car nonstop. Here are some pics of the right front fender, which is now done, I am about 70% done with the left fender right now. Primer should be going on soon!

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Just updated myself on all the work you have been doing.
You've got it on the run flyboy01. Nice:cheers:
 
Looking good man. I like the attention to detail. She'll be nice and straight.
 
I certainly hope so. Its amazing, when you start black sanding how many little waves you find, even if it looks straight to begin with.
 
Update: Yesterday I finally finished all the bodywork and sanding on my body! Next step is to primer, I am going to shoot it with Evercoat's Featherfill G2 High Build primer. I am going to blocksand it when I'm done, then its time for paint.

Actually before I do that, I need to clean up the winter wonderland of body filler dust that is as this as 1/2" in some places on the floor. I am going to have to pull the car out, take everything out, vacuum everything, vacuum everything, then vacuum everything, put up plastic sheeting and cardboard on the floor. Its going to be a messy weekend.
 
When the vacuuming is completed, you can STOP vacuuming the area that you just vacuumed, but dont forget to vacuum the areas that have yet to be vacuumed with your vacuum... Just thought you should know.
 
wow! props to you man!

i LOVE this body style, and LOVE the black and red scheme.

your work is amazing, and i one day, hope to take on a project like this...i just need to find a 68 Dart...

keep up the great work!
 
Really nice work and great progress, those panels look arrow straight. Your attention to detail will pay off when the paint is applied. Then you will be glad you spent all those hors blocking. Awesome job your getting there way faster than I am.
 
Wouldn't you know it, 3 beautiful days of sunny 80 degree weather this weekend and I was so sick I could not stand without falling over. 3 days wasted being sick! :mad:

I did manage to get a few hours of prepping the insides of the fenders and doors with Eastwood's Rust Converter for a little bit of light surface rust. I am going to try and spray primer over the thanksgiving weekend, but it might be too cool to do it. I have to wait for at least 70F weather.
 
Well, it was cold and wet the whole Thanksgiving weekend, so no paint, no bodywork. The temp pretty much stayed around 40F and rainy all weekend. I did manage to get the garage cleaned out and set up a heating system in the Garage, its good for keeping the temp in there up to 80F, so I may be able to do some spraying this weekend. I ended up checking out the trunklid for the first time since I dropped it on concrete, it does have some damage around the edges and a dent in the top, so I am redoing the bodywork on it. I have also been cleaning up all the dust on the Dart, so it is ready to spray on a moment's notice when the weather gets better.
 
Was wonderin if you looked at that dang lid.. glad its not too bad.. stuff like that makes you want to just "walk away"
 
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