Hemi clone dart I painted for a buddy

[cbrestorations]

I had to replace the right front frame rail, inner fenders, replace rocker supports up front, replace a driver rocker, driver door jamb, driver quarter panel, patch in a wheel house lip  and put on a frame jig to straighten out the front clip. Lots of body work later I painted it single stage black and then shot a 50/50 mix of single stage black and clear over the paint. https://www.facebook.com/chris.birdsong.5/posts/10208114949871441 Here a video of the car.

[70 sublime]

Looks great

How long did it take the car to go from first picture to last picture ?

[cbrestorations]

Looks great

How long did it take the car to go from first picture to last picture ?

hard to say cuz it wasnt all at once but i would guess at 2 months all together. the frame rail, rocker, door jamb and inner fenders came from a donor car that i had to cut out aswell

[Bob]

Your creativity and skills are amazing. 

Bob

[Todd Wilson]

Very Sweet!


Todd

[lukedukem]

Damn dude, Black is hard to paint, but you did great.

Luke

[DAY CLONA]

Extremely nice!

[aerolith]

Nice paint CB!

TOP Quality work...

[Fitz73Chrgr]

Looks like a mirror!

[Charger-Bodie]

Looks incredible

[70 sublime]

Oh look
A Dodge Charger in the reflection 

[cbrestorations]

Oh look
A Dodge Charger in the reflection 

That's a members charger, I think he more lurks and posts. The body shop he had the car at was doing a wonderful job (cough gag) and asked if I would work on it

[tan top]

 

[Kern Dog]

Looks great.
I read that for the top coat, the single stage paint was blended together with clear? I have asked my local paint supplier about doing this and he was vague about it, almost as if he knew it was okay. I wondered if he wasn't allowed to say because the manufacturer wants them to stick to their guidelines.
You say it works though? Do you think it resulted in a better gloss than just paint alone?

[cbrestorations]

Looks great.
I read that for the top coat, the single stage paint was blended together with clear? I have asked my local paint supplier about doing this and he was vague about it, almost as if he knew it was okay. I wondered if he wasn't allowed to say because the manufacturer wants them to stick to their guidelines.
You say it works though? Do you think it resulted in a better gloss than just paint alone?

Way better shine and reflection over base coat clear coat

[Kern Dog]

Holy crap...I am going to try that! Thanks for the tip!   

[ws23rt]

CLEARLY the panels were straight before paint.
I like the idea of mixing color with the clear.  But how would the look be with a metallic paint?   

[F8-4life]

Huh? I'm no expert.
Are y'all saying a base coat, followed by multiple coats of clear and then a final coat of clear/ base color in a 50/50 recipe?

-woops, I guess I need to re-read before posting. Cool tip!

[Todd Wilson]

If I ever get rich I want to do a black 68 Dart SS Hemi and get someone to air brush a very sweet Genie on a carpet and name the car Magic Carpet Ride...........


Todd

[cbrestorations]

CLEARLY the panels were straight before paint.
I like the idea of mixing color with the clear.  But how would the look be with a metallic paint?   

cant do this type of painting method with metalics, only solid colors

[djcarguy]

  Help why i cant see pix from some peoples post but others show up fine??  All i see is box with red X in it,but just some poster ,other see pix G8??

    Also blocked from privite face book over forgotten pass an mixup on info...


  Can someone explain or post clear pix, iam a Dart guy an like CB's work an builds??   THANKS DJ  ,,aka dart junkie

   

[BDF]

Good job!

[Charger-Bodie]

Coctailing single stage paint is an awesome way to get the depth of lacquer. With a good modern finish.

[DAY CLONA]

CB, safe to assume that the "finished" paint pics, the Dart was cut and buffed?

Mike

[cbrestorations]

CB, safe to assume that the "finished" paint pics, the Dart was cut and buffed?

Mike

yes, cut and buffed and cut and buffed and then polished

[Kern Dog]

The standard today seems to be MUCH higher than it was 15 years ago. In the 80s, a shine was all that was important. Nowadays the paint has to be as smooth as glass or we are not happy with it.

[ws23rt]

The standard today seems to be MUCH higher than it was 15 years ago. In the 80s, a shine was all that was important. Nowadays the paint has to be as smooth as glass or we are not happy with it.

Very nice body and paint work have always been tops within the car hobby.  Collectors fuss with details about stuff like correctness/originality, performance, etc. But what the car looks like at a glance will draw nearly everyone.
A "correct" car with every detail under the skin --in a museum has a draw of fewer and fewer as we age and die off.
The shape/design of these old cars in nice finish is what brings them to the eyes of everyone of all ages.   

[Charger-Bodie]

The standard today seems to be MUCH higher than it was 15 years ago. In the 80s, a shine was all that was important. Nowadays the paint has to be as smooth as glass or we are not happy with it.

Actually that's not true at all. In the 80s most high end stuff was painted with lacquer and it buff to a very high gloss and depth. It just isn't durable like urethane and and would lose some shine after a while. Buff it again and viola, shiny once more.