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wcfvw69
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 Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 9:31 am Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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Do not know where the problem lies
Can’t seem to paint without the orange peel …
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Some professional painters will make the final coal very thin so it flows out more evenly and settle flatter.
Your bus is looking fantastic.
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mandraks
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Joined: November 28, 2004
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Location: Lawrenceville, Ga
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| Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 12:22 pm Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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| Kdavid wrote: |
Do not know where the problem lies
Can’t seem to paint without the orange peel …
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Some professional painters will make the final coal very thin so it flows out more evenly and settle flatter.
Your bus is looking fantastic. |
or you could just cut and buff it.
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Kdavid
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Location: Belgium
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| Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 10:03 am Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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Yup.. cut and buff
There seems to come no end to all these parts, 2 collor paint job
Not helping at all 😮💨
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Michielnoens
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| Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 10:53 am Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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Looking Good  |
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Kdavid
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Location: Belgium
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| Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2021 9:34 am Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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First cut & buff test
Happy with the results, feels good to start assembling 🥳
Now the hardest part of the paintwork the roof 😳🥵😮💨
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mandraks
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Location: Lawrenceville, Ga
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| Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2021 9:23 pm Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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so worth it! good work
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Kdavid
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Location: Belgium
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| Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2021 11:04 am Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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🥵 that’s a big roof
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Kdavid
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Location: Belgium
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| Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 11:42 am Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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p2000 do I use even finer grit sandpaper p3000 ??
Or i buff a bit longer .. scared i go too far 😬
Shiny 🤩 So happy i succeeded with this big ass roof 😎
This is my first full car respray, The roof was the hardest
and most stressful part of this whole restoration this far.. 🥵
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Kdavid
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Location: Belgium
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| Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2021 1:27 am Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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And we have a runner 🥲
Bad day in the paint tent, made a lot of mistakes
Used putty to sand away the runners, worked out pretty well
Taped of the part way to close so now a lot of sanding
without damaging the bodywork 😭 why why
and they said it would be easy... hell no 🤣
Found some finer grid paper, maybe an even better finish
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Kdavid
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| Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 9:54 am Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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🥳
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c21darrel
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Huetti_1989
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BarryL 
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Location: Casa de Oro, California
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| Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 6:38 pm Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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| Yes, what they said ^^^. I've never seen that putty trick before. Looks to have worked. Is the paint with hardener? |
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Kdavid
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Location: Belgium
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| Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2021 10:28 am Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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All the seagull grey painted, The ending is in sight
Assembly and fun stuff 😄
And yes 2k paint (with hardener)
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Kdavid
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| Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 12:56 pm Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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😍
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Busstom
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Location: San Jose, CA
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| Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 12:36 am Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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| Coming along outstandingly well. I'm "green" with envy. |
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matthew henricks
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Kdavid
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| Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2021 12:30 pm Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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Finished 🎉
Cut & buff and start reassembling the thing
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sgellis
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Kdavid
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| Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2021 1:03 pm Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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It certainly saved me a lot of money spraying the bus myself.
Spraying the inside, outside and bottom of the bus with a professional painter would have cost me 4 times as much
But I think I also worked on it 10 times longer 😄
it's definitely not a perfect paint job but i'm happy with the result
i won't be afraid to take it on the road
One more advantage when i do have paint damage on the road don't have to worry about repairs anymore because now… I have the skill to fix it 😂 |
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