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