View Full Version : Gelcoat Summer is over, time for paint.
3kcarbon
10-16-2011, 05:41 PM
From friday night to 2 am saturday morning getting the white base on. Saturday to layout the stripes and get it ready for base and clearcoat. Got to bed about 2 am Sunday. Back up sunday about 7 to see if it went back into gelcoat over night. B17 Daytona blue and Ford white. Yeah I'm pooped.
FFR-HamptonVa
10-16-2011, 06:04 PM
Clean, clean ,clean... Congrats & look forward to more details & pics of the weekend marathon.
3kcarbon
10-16-2011, 08:41 PM
Marathon is the word! I seemed to have plenty of energy doing al that but tonight I'm pretty much out of it. At least I can go back to work monday and rest up on the clock.... My real job has a more realistic expectation of my efforts.
riptide motorsport
10-16-2011, 09:26 PM
Looks fantastic!!
BigLeo69
10-18-2011, 03:50 PM
lookin good i like the blue
patpur
10-18-2011, 06:34 PM
Very nice!
dallas_
10-20-2011, 02:11 PM
Looks great!
Did you do all the body work the weekend before? :)
3kcarbon
10-20-2011, 08:24 PM
Looks great!
Did you do all the body work the weekend before? :)
Oooo the bodywork happened over a much longer period. The panels were trimmed back when I first got it legal and started the Gelcoat Road tests. I also did a old bodywork trick I learned years ago. When I primed it for blocking I let each coat dry several days or a week before blocking the primer. This is sort of like letting the body cure out before working with it. The Mk 4 still has things to fix. My left fender didn't line up with the door and required some rework.