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Ready for paint, finally

I finally finished up the last bit of sanding and primering, and now, after almost a year of picking at it fixing small dents and dings, taking care of a bit of surface rust, and replacing everything forward of the windshield, the car is finally ready for paint! Now all I've got to do is find somebody to do it, or figure out how to do it myself. Is there a "Painting cars for dummies" book out there? :hick:


It'll be quite nice to be able to put this thing back together. Gonna be interesting, considering I took it apart months ago...
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

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Reply #1 –
nice work!!
RIP 1988 and 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC
I welcomed the dark side and currently am driving a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT plus, with a 5.9, Code named project "Night Runner"
Shes black on black, fully loaded, with headers, 180 tstat, e fan, straight exhaust into a cherry bomb vortex ler, full tune up, ported intake and T/B, MSD coil, and round aircleaner.
Mods to come: Fully rebuilt and heavily modded 46RE, and a richmond rachet locker.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07

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Reply #2 –
Mine is starting to look like that.Nice job getting iot ready.Tons of work,huh?
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #3 –
There are books out there. I just dove in head first on my painting. Not nearly as hard as I thought it would be. Just take your time and you can do it. Do some searching on the net here I found lots of info.  Looking good I know it will look better when the paint is on it. Good luck
84 Turbo coupe 2.3T Modded with 88 upper and lower intake, 88 injectors, E6 manifold, T3-4 AR.60 turbo, 31X12X3 FMIC, Homemade MBC , Greddy knock off BPV.
4 eyes see better than 2! 
Da Bird!

FreeBird

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Reply #4 –
Looks good! I bet the trim was a bitch!

What color are you painting her?

'88 Mercury Cougar LS, 302, Project Car - "The Coug"
'83 Ford Thunderbird Heritage, 302, Summer Ride, - "The Bambi Killer"
'86 Chevrolet S10, Daily Driver -  "The Black Beater"

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Reply #5 –
Good job Carm!!!  Oh and uh http://autobody101.com/
One 88

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Reply #6 –
Nice, i now can understand how you can spend a year fixing the dings, i waxed mine today and found a handful of dents and dings that I only wish i had the time and funds to go through and perfect. Nice work!!
Current-
87 Cougar
88 Crown Vic LTD
84 Yamaha Xt600

previous cars -
1990 Dodge Daytona -
1990 Geo Prizm -
1987 Honda Accord - 140mph wonder? Rally ready..... K.I.A. at WOT due to massive head failure. Still had the best paint-job EVER...
1998 Suzuki Sidekick 4D -
1969 Falcon Futura w/ Sports Coupe option (now go try and find that? And if you do tell me where it is!!)


The Cougar will never be for sale, Only up for trade on a 68,69 Falcon 2D.

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Reply #7 –
Nice! You missed the whole front bumper though :hick:

Still doing the White/Gunmetal 2-tone with blue trim stripe and white snowflakes?

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Reply #8 –
Looks good man, One tip I can give you is dont lay the paint on in the sun light, unless you like oranges.  :hick:

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Reply #9 –
God you poor , I'd cry my eyes out having to look at my baby all torn down for more than a couple weeks!!!! :(
 
You sure are brave tackling that, maybe someday I'll have the nads to do crazy shiznit I probably shouldnt attempt :rolleyes:.
 
Respect!!!!
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

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Reply #10 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;165340
Mine is starting to look like that.Nice job getting iot ready.Tons of work,huh?
Oh yes. Much, much work.

Quote from: 302 PWR;165348
Looks good! I bet the trim was a bitch!

What color are you painting her?

The trim was an absolute w. Peeling it off without bending it was only half the battle - getting the tape off the body was a nightmare in itself. Several hours with a heat gun, heating it up, then rubbing it off with my thumb. It left some very interesting blisters. As for the colour, see below

Quote from: Aerobird Motorsports;165360
Nice! You missed the whole front bumper though :hick:

Still doing the White/Gunmetal 2-tone with blue trim stripe and white snowflakes?
Actually, I only missed the bottom half of the front bumper. The top half is actually primed with a clear, flexible primer :hick:

Yes, I'm still going with that paint scheme. Retro 80's all the way :D
Quote from: 1WLD BRD;165368
Looks good man, One tip I can give you is dont lay the paint on in the sun light, unless you like oranges.  :hick:

Quote from: ZondaC12;165377
God you poor , I'd cry my eyes out having to look at my baby all torn down for more than a couple weeks!!!! :(
 
You sure are brave tackling that, maybe someday I'll have the nads to do crazy shiznit I probably shouldnt attempt :rolleyes:.
 
Respect!!!!
Weeks? This car has been in some state of disassemblage since before Christmas. First it was swapping the TC axle and CHE arms in, then making the brakes work, then installing the SFC's, then the body work. To give you an idea how long it's been since I drove the car, nearly three years ago I posted a pic of my odometer when it topped 100,000 kilometers (about 62k miles). The safety inspection tag ran out in October 2006 -the tag has 103k km written on it, which means that would have been the mileage in October 2005. It now reads 105,xxx. That's about 3k miles in three years :punchballs:

I dove straight into the body work after finishing the rear suspension (it was the middle of winter), so I haven't even been able to sample the new ride with the CHE arms, the better stopping power of the 4-wheel discs, or the better acceleration of the 3.55 gears and better traction of the rebuilt traction-lock unit. The car has only moved as far as you see it moved in the above pics - in and out of the garage when I had to work on something else...
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

Ready for paint, finally

Reply #11 –
I'll paint it. Right now im a month into my 18 month Auto Collision Program. Trim comes off easier you just need to know what tools to use. I coulda had it off and all of the adhesive off in an hour or so hehe. Anyways painting isnt hard, you need A) A nice gun, crucial part Sata is the best B) a sealed place to paint it, and very good ventilation C) Put alot of clear on, Im talking more than normal, that way you can really sand the orange peel with some 1200 and polish the living hell out of it, or wet sand with 600 re-clear and polish for a showcar shine.
"Real cars dont power the front wheels, they lift them"
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1984 Mercury Cougar GS 5.0:cougarsmily: BBK Equal Length Shorties, BBK O/R X-Pipe, Magnaflow Magnapacks, Mustang GT Stainless Tailpipes, 18" Magnaflow Rolled Edge Tips. Turbo Coupe Hood, Mach 1 Chin Spoiler. 17"x9" Cobra R's, Falken Ziex 255/50s, and 245/45s.
1984 Ford Thunderbird 3.8L "Drag Queen"
2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Lone Star Edition 5.7L Hemi 400hp, lex DOD14M Magnaflow retro-fit ler kit

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Reply #12 –
Lookin good nice job
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1988 Mercury Cougar LS 5.0L AOD 2.73 :cougarsmily:
1993 F150 XLT 5.8L E4OD 3.55

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Reply #13 –
Quote from: Thunder Chicken;165384
.....getting the tape off the body was a nightmare in itself. Several hours with a heat gun, heating it up, then rubbing it off with my thumb. It left some very interesting blisters.....



Haha, that is exactly what happened to me too.  I feel your pain bro:hick: , lol

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Reply #14 –
Nice work!
When I paint my car I don't think I'm going to tear it down quite that far. After pulling everything and seeing my car like that, I'd want to cry hoping I could put it back together.