Timm Posted April 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Also, forgot to point out we put in a mast-less antenna, installed under the original location, we filled and sanded the old hole it was in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Posted April 15, 2011 Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 lots of work, really wish the whole car was solid in color (the stripe color is B.A.) a lot of work and i applaud you for that, just not a fan of the stripe or the white outline. Did you really paint over the wheel weights though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intern8tion9l Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 wow, great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych0matt Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 Bumping an old thread Eric and I went to Back to the Bricks last night (a big Flint car cruise/gathering/show) and saw Tim? driving down Saginaw street on the main stretch, in the huge long line of cars. We turned around and tried to catch up but lost him, and ended up meeting a few times on the street and chatting. I snapped a few pics of it parked in the garage, but nothing spectacular. It was awkward as expected, but very cool guy and good looking car. No more stripes on it either anyways, good to meet you, at nice looking car I'll post the pic or two I took sometime soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych0matt Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 also, would you be interested in painting a few things for me? (front and rear bumper covers, and a hood/louvres) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbex Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 It's cool to see how the car looked before hand, and to actually see it now in person. It looks really good!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timm Posted August 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) also, would you be interested in painting a few things for me? (front and rear bumper covers, and a hood/louvres) shouldn't be a problem! I'm busy this week, but ill let you know once I get my work schedule for next month. And not to sound conceded, but the vert does look pretty good! Not 100% perfect, I'd give the paint a 8/10. It just really really really needs a new top. And sadly, were saving up for a house, and won't be spending money on a winter car. So it looks like the vert is also the winter beater. Edited August 22, 2011 by Timm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 glad to hear that the stripes are gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbex Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 So it looks like the vert is also the winter beater. Just try and keep the salt off it as best you can, wash it often. That's about all you can do really. I'd suggest maybe oil the doors, fenders and all that. But mostly try and keep the salt off and you should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timm Posted August 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 Pictures of the new paint with NO STRIPES! You should be able to tell this is a much higher gloss than the first job, I used PPG's economy OMNI clear (MC161) and added 10% reducer to it to help it flow a little better. I used some store brand econoclear on the first job and it was very thick and tough to work with. Also, we didn't get any pictures of the work, but we actually had the left rear quarter replaced. (from the very bottom to about 6" up) A small section of the hood was also replaced where it was rusted through, and a spot above the rear wheel wells on each side about 2"x5" each. We were going to get the rust repaired on the trunk lid also, but it was so badly rusted, it was going to cost a extra $100, but we found a 100% rust free lid at the yard with a lip, and even grabbed the tails too for $75! :-D Also, we re-painted the wiper arms, as the original coating was chipping and rusting. And just for reference, here's a journey of from the original ugly green to blue with stripes and shoddy clear coat, to a finial solid Bahama Blue Poly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95cutlass Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 looks 100 times better without the blue strip. Very nice looking cutlass you have there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94 olds vert Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 Looks great. Love those white rims on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbex Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 I really like what you did with the Olds emblem painting it blue... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOT2B GM Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 Looking sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych0matt Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 shouldn't be a problem! I'm busy this week, but ill let you know once I get my work schedule for next month. And not to sound conceded, but the vert does look pretty good! Not 100% perfect, I'd give the paint a 8/10. It just really really really needs a new top. And sadly, were saving up for a house, and won't be spending money on a winter car. So it looks like the vert is also the winter beater. It wont be for a little while before I'd probably need it done, as I have other things to worry about, but if it's something you'd take on, let me know what kinda price you'd want, and maybe help me out on getting paint (and matching). It'd probably be both front and rear bumper covers, hood, probably most of the other plastics while we're at it, and possibly the trunk lid. the main body panels are pretty good, but the bumpers are beyond faded (or spray canned ) and the rest of the plastics are just chipped up here and there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 Billion times better!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timm Posted August 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 Thanks for all the compliments! It still catches me off guard to see the original green, it was just soo ugly! Even though we spent about a year working on it with it's original green! It's like a completely different car. A total upgrade! And glad someone noticed the olds emblem! Haha, we used a small scraper to remove the red and silver from it, it was completely clear, then we filled the indented "background" with the blue, and sprayed white over it to cover the "rocket" and outline. It turned out a lot better than expected! But once again, thanks for all the compliments! -Tim EDIT: Also, looks like I've been long overdue for a new sig haha. Will have to get some sweet fall pics of the cars together! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbex Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 Well actually Matt pointed it out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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