VAC Paint Code.....Success !!!

Thanks again !

Frank-in-Tallahassee

I tried some over Red Oxide primer and some over Gray, and I really like the way it lights up with the gray.

I use epoxy primer (Transtar or PPG DP40) then a high build urethane primer, sand to finish, then apply my color. And then, yes, I clear coat after a color sanding. The sun is so hard on paint here in Florida that I like to protect it.

Frank

I have been accused of committng painting on occasion, but really, up to about ten years ago, I just squirted them in the driveway with dealer paint. Moved from Ohio to Florida ten years ago, and those paint jobs went dull in a heartbeat. Friend at work restores old cars, and I kept asking him advice on tools, paint systems and such, got to know both the local PPG and DuPont suppliers, and then filled the garage floor with lots of paint dust from mistakes !

I'm gettin' better, but it's a tough thing to master. The metal work is a killer. I've gotten pretty good with a mig, flanger, etc, but I still have problems in shrinking metal. someday I'd like to take a course at the local vommunity college. I think it would really improve that skill.

I'll post some pictures as I make some real progress. Right now I'm waiting on the head to come back form the shop, then I'll install the rings, rod bearings, head, and get the engine all buttonned up. This one is so rusty, I'm running my electrolysis tank 24 hours a day !

Thanks for all you help !

Frank-in-Tallahassee
70D // 855 // VAC

• F-I-T's webpage.....under construction

(snicker)

mike