Part 5 of my mild custom 1958 Chrysler. Anyone have any advice on getting roof to blend better with satin? May just do a lace roof? This is the thread for the 58 https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/budget-58-chrysler-windsor-4dr-hard-top.1276145/
Maybe take the wheels off and lower the car down onto bricks or something, then get a ladder and lean over and maybe you can get the entire roof from one side? Or perhaps just take the wheels off the divers side so the roof is easier to get to. it seems like the issue is running back and forth from side to side, so if you can get it from one side that’ll help.
It is kinda but I resprayed the roof again last because of the same issue and soaked it as quick as I could and the same thing happened. I think I will do a lace roof on it and remedy it that way?
I've used hydraulic jacks front and rear, wheels off and lowered the vehicle down as far as it would go. I built a platform 2x8 made from half a sheet of plywood to stand on. It was approximately 8 to 10 inches off the floor. It is now a table/bench in my shop. Dropping the car and standing on the platform made it a whole lot easier to get good even coverage of the roof.
Tony, Just to help you improve your technique. Never stop and move your direction in the middle of any panel. Always keep a wet edge. Stopping in the middle of a panel and changing direction will prevent an uneven dispersal of paint. That’s a long car to paint so moving your feet and body to hit the long panels will help. Keeping a wet edge prevents dry spots in the finish product although the flat paint hides a lot.
i just painted a car last week to do the roof alway's first. i open both doors wide open out of the way. use cement block's with a 8ft 2x8 laid across. you can reach past center then move to other side and overlap you have to move fairly quick before it flashes to dry. i would not turn gun upside down to do rockers i keep a floor jack centered under rear center section and jack rear of car up to the top of jack travel allows easy access to rockers . when you yurn gun upside down paint will block that little tiny air hole it may and may not unglog itself but gun will not spray right if that hole is blocked
Also on big cars use a slow activator and slow reducer so you can keep a wet edge when doing long panels or the roof.
The thing I don't get with the roof is that it seems so flash so fast. After I was done painting the entire car I went back to just the roof and sprayed the drivers side and ran to the p***enger side to keep going but no matter what I did I can see where the two sides meet. I did use the slower reducer too, it just seems to flash so fast.
Nooooo lace. Like fibergl*** 32 fords, lace has p***e' p***ed. IMHO Maybe some old Dean Jefferies or Joe Andserson body line fades. Google some old famous painters of the 50's and 60's. Back in the late 90's to early 2000's Richard Zocchi painted some late 50's early 60's custom ERA cars that were absolutely *****in' https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf...2ahUKEwigg5Dax4D7AhXrJzQIHT9vCzcQjJkEegQIChAC Good luck
Go for the lace top. That is a cl***ic look. My '51 Coronet will receive a lace roof when it gets back into my shop. It's got to complete for space in the shop with a '27 roadster project right now. In the meantime I'm deciding on the color pattern - dark lace over light base or light lace over dark base.
To paint the top on cars that have a nice separation line like yours I take the wheels off and sit it on the ground. This can be done before or after the body is done. My preference is before the rest of the body. In your case I would drop it on the floor, sand the top of most of the paint you have on it now, tape off the rest of the car and shoot. Start on the side and work to the middle. On the side lay on just what you need to get the finish and then lay it on heavier as you move to the center. Go to the other side and spray from the center to the side. You should be able to keep that "wet edge" in the center easily. As stated earlier make your p***es from the front to the back in one p***. Good luck.
I recently painted my truck and I used a step stool so I could get an even spray out on top. Much smaller surface than yours. Slow activator/reducer helps melt it all together.
Thanks for the head up and I didn't lower the car but did get a step stool and stand over it to spray it. The video was cut down and didn't show the entire time. After my second coat I noticed the roof was dry so I did just the roof one more time. Started spraying on the driver's side close to me towards middle and then I ran to the p***enger side and finished. It still flashed before I got over there so I ran back to the drivers side again and tried blending it in and it still showed. By then I was out of paint.
Also, when spraying the roof, do your best to keep your gun parallel with the surface. If your fan is angeled, the top of your fan is at a greater distance from the surface and so it lands a bit "dryer", thats what may be creating those srtipes. Hope i made sence.
I appreciate all the advice on putting it closer to the ground etc, that idea crossed my mind as well but then I was afraid I wouldn't be able to get the rocker panel. As far as the dry roof goes I just think it was drying too fast. The video I posted doesn't show the entire process and when the rest of the car was done I went back over the roof one last time and really tried soaking one half and then running to the other side and it still looks like ****. I think I am going to try a lace roof come spring but right now I have started pulling the motor and transmission.
It seems you have plenty of paint on the roof. Just wet sand and buff to a high gloss black and if you don't like the look then lace the top. Much easier.
Not really wanting a gloss paint job though, that is why I painted it satin. I have also considered scuffing the whole car again and then using a satin clear over it.
Started in the early 60s I believe. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/when-did-the-first-lace-paint-job-appear.1016726/
We learned this spraying flat single stage. don’t start in the middle and work towards you. Start on one end of the roof/hood/trunk lid and push the wet edge from one side to the other. Or use 2 painters. I dig lace roofs.
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