fresh out tha booth

Here it is, Moon Pie.
1963 Buick LeSabre wagon. House of Kolors KD3000 DTS high-build primer. I have no intention of ever painting it beyond that. It will have some extra work done. This is fresh out of the booth, it will be sanded in tomorrow.

 

Looking good.

 

Shoulda spent a few extra dollars for yellow. Looks cool.

 

Naw, I planned on the tinted primer.

 

I have a hankering for an RC cola. I like it.

 

Well I've never denied being ignorant. So I have to ask, what do you mean by sanded in? A man I used to work for would never ask a question like that. He thought it would make him look stupid. I always thought not asking questions was the best way to show your ignorance.

 

I think you should paint it.

 

=Spammer gone...

 

Won't look all tiger striped and just rustwithout a sealed topcoat???

 

^^^ Not if he sealed the car before primer. Yes if he painted primer over bare metal.^^^

I also think it will always look unfinished, but if hes happy w/ it who cares.
I bet in a few years is gonna paint it anyway.

 

This is House of Kolor KD3000 DTS high-build primer, it is designed to go direct to the substrate, etching/sealing primers are not compatible with this primer. There is a little bit of striping on the hood, which will come out when we block it out later today. I will post some more pics. It may eventually get some real paint, but for now, I like were it is at. I have cars with show-quality finishes, and they get driven differently. I have some body issues to deal with on this one before real paint goes on. the hood is super thin and has more waves than the pacific, but I have plans for the hood anyway.

 

As in block sanded. This is a high-build sanding primer, which needs to be block sanded after it has dried.

 

here you go. We are not done yet, but it's getting close.

 

I like the way this is going.........

 

The spinning hubcabs were a joke, perpetrated by the shop staff. Hilarious. The Buick will actually ride of the stock 15" wheels with a set of original hubcaps I found on Ebay for $30.

 

whew------

 

I'm surprised nobody mentioned it! I forgot they were on there while I was shooting pictures. Here is detail shot of the wood.

 

The airbushing was done by Scotty Mccubbin of GodSpeed Collision and Customs in Edmond, OK. 405-760-6140. He is truly a master of the airbrush.

 

good color. Looks like it would taste like banana pudding. by the way... nice hubcap.

 

The wood sides are neat looking. High build primer has a tendency to absorb moisture and is not an ideal top coat, I know of a few cars who ran this stuff for a couple years and it caused rust underneath the primer or peeling. You might consider masking off your finished wood sides and spraying something on top of the fill primer as a top coat if you want to run this for any period of time.

Cool wagon though, how are you doing the woodgrain? It looks good.

 

I appreciate it. The car will get a top coat at some point, I am just not there yet. The hood has serious issues and I am planning on replacing the larg flat sections with 3 or 4 rows of louvers. There is too much rust to fix the hood and leave it flat, it would have a mountain of filler in and still stay flat. Louvers would eliminate that problem and look pretty cool too.

The airbrush work is being done with AutoAir Colors and a texturing technique using scotchbrite pads. Then you add the highlights and details. I am writing a story about it in Autotrader Customs and Hot Rods for the February or March (can't remember which) issue.

 

Could you just hit the car with a semigloss clear and all is solved and protected?

 

That is air brushing? I thought it was veneer, that is some awesome work. It gives me some ideas for the interior doors on my caddy.

 

Or a clear with flatner, is that a word, after sanding

 

That is actually the idea, hitting it all with clear. I will tell my painter what you said, he will be very pleased!

 

If you can, re-publish your woodgrain article here as well, I'd like to hear how it's done.

 

I like the woodgrain touch, should be cool. If you decide to shoot a clear coat, add a drop of primer to a cup of clear and you'll get a nice semi-flat clear coat.
Looks like fun, continue as you see fit.

Dale
Cleveland OH

 

I frenched the antenna today. Metal work is done, needs a little filler work to blend it in. By the way, the woodgrain will run the entire side of the wagon, the driver's side is done.

 

Ok, the wagon is finally finished and back home where it belongs. What do you think?

 

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Damn ,

Now I want a big bowl of fresh BANANA Pudding.....

Thanks a lot .