My '69 is painted (don't kill me guys) LOTS of pics

[JimShine]

Here is the story. I really want to learn some basics of body work so I can do my own cars. Not because I am cheap (well, thats not the whole reason), but because I really want to be involved in the work done on my cars. More than cutting a check.

Anyway I am not sure what color it will be down the road, but I wanted to do something very forgiving as I knew me being a novice was going to impact the quality. So, here is the job I did aided a bit by a buddy who does autobody work. He did a bit and guided me, but my hands were right in there the whole time. The work isn't top shelf, but for 9 days start to finish done in a garage much by a novice, it isn't bad. It looks better than any Macco job I have seen (thats not saying much...lol).

Day 1. Found out the rear quarter was really dented up and there was hardly any body line in it. It was a repop bought in 1989. I guess they didn't worry about body lines back then.

Day 2. Finally got the quarter hammered out and used some filler to smooth.


Day 3. Worked on the Quarter tops, roof, trunk lid and filler panel. I replaced the roof filler with metal 2 Metal a while ago. This day went easy as I did much of this body work over the past year.


Day 4 was very productive. This day we worked on the fenders, doors and hood. The drivers side fender horrible. It was patched a few times, mudded a few times and very few body lines were still intact. Check out the "eyes" that formed while sanding!

This door handle came out nice. It was pushed in earlier this year when a deer ran into it.


Day 5 Most of the stuff was wrapped up.



Day 6. The Charger specialties valance corners were way too small. So my buddy fabricated a set.


We sprayed maybe 5 coats of primer and handsanded between each with 320 until the last coat. We used 400 then. After that it was sealed with sealer.


Day 7. Made sure all imperfections were taken care of in sealer and started painting.



Day 8. Started reassembling anything that didn't come in direct contact with the paint.



Day 9 placed on the doorhandles, locks, and affixed the decals.


Before and afters

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Crikies!    9 days?!?!

Were you doing a secret OverHaulin episode?

Jim, she came out really sweet.  Cheers to you and your friend!

[Slowpoke]

Nice seires of pictures. Was fun to see from start to finish.
Car looks great now very good job.

[Troy]

9 Days??? Wow! It took me 9 days to move mine to the new garage...

Well, I have been a bit busy lately but I guess I need to get motivated. That helps a lot!

Troy

[Telvis]

Impressive!!

[JimShine]

Thanks guys. Yeah, it was done very quick. I wont go that fast again, but no regrets here as it looks good enough for a GL. It was a great learning experience too.

Oh, need to mention, my brother Matt was involved too. He helped a ton with the sanding and making the runs to the stores for sodas, tape, primer, whatever else we needed on the spot.

[Beer]

Looks great cant wait to see it in real life!

Let me know when ya road trip it to Portland!

Cheers
Beer

[Brock Samson]

That's great Jim...
How Proud You Must Be!
 

[JimShine]

Sure thing Beers! Are you doing the all Mopar car show on Augusta next month?

Yeah Strat, I am proud, but some of it makes me wince. Once she is cured I will wetsand and buff out the stuff that is bugging me and I will be much happier.

[toqwik]

Can I drop mine off and pick it up in 9 days???   Nice job

[General_01]

Looks great Jim! And in only 9 days. Wow!

[BigBlockSam]

great job man. 9 days. i can't do anything in 9 days   

[PocketThunder]

Wow.  i am so motivated now to get my car done.  I will bust ass all weekend long on it now because of this thread....

[Brock Samson]

when i originally had mine done,.. back in '89 with the black lacqure it took just over 30 days.. and I thought that was quick too..

[Silver R/T]

good job, now you can sell it on ebay and put your kids in law school lol

[CB]

very nice job Jim!
On the other hand , I liked the black version 
Congrats!

[Steve P.]

Wow, 9 days!!?? I've had my new 65' home for about 9 WEEKS now and it's still on the trailer!!


Congrats,, looks good....  Now wears my beer??

[Beer]

Jimshine when is the Show in Augusta? I am home the first three weeks of Sept.

Cheers
Beer

[6pkrunner]

Wow! As Chris said, the 9 day timeline is very impressive. Nice go!

[Shakey]

Good job!  Car looks good and as mentioned above, you should feel proud that you did it yourself.  Bodywork will be the second last task I take on, engine rebuilding will be the last.

I am always far more impressed with a car that has been built by its' owner.

Congrats.

P.S. You could contact Telvis, he might be interested in your services!

[41husk]

great job,  I am now motivated to start on my Challenger (wonder how long yhat will last).

[JimShine]

Jimshine when is the Show in Augusta? I am home the first three weeks of Sept.

Cheers
Beer

It is the 10th. Here is the announcement I sent to Moparts.
Blouin Motors
439 Western Ave (I 95 exit 109)
Augusta, ME 04330

1st annual all MOPAR Car Show
September 10, 2005 (rain or shine)
9:00 am to 2:00 pm


Contact: Rick Garland
207-623-3846

Thanks for the praise guys. I don't think I would do anyone elses car at this stage of the game. Give me some years of practice and I will think about it 

[MGBRingo]

That was a very quick job.  Looks nice.

Just an FYI on body work.  When you sand and end up with distinct lines between the filler or primer and the metal like you have you will be able to see the transition.  The goal should be to 'feather' them out more and not end up with such sharp transition lines between the two. 

[Old Moparz]

9 Days? Isn't that a bit slow? I heard the earth was made a little bit quicker. 

Just kidding, it looks great! 

[JimShine]

MGB, yes, he did show me to feather. The only filler you see pictured is the fender and that was during the DA sanding showing the old filler. The new filler hadn't been applied yet. That pic also shows the fender was changed once as it was a gold fender originally and the rest of the car was F3 green.

[694spdRT]

Looks Great!

9 days!....and I thought 9 years wasn't too bad on mine. 

[ChargerRob]

Jim, your Charger looks great!     Took you 9 days to do. WOW! 

[Wakko]

Looks great!

[MichaelRW]

It looks better than any Macco job I have seen (thats not saying much...lol).

Oh really? Here's a Maaco job. It'll stand up to any paint job I have seen at the car shows.

[Charger_Fan]

Great looking job Jim, you've gotta be pretty happy with yourself by now.

[LahTera]

Very nice!  That is a quick time period to get all that done!  Took mine a couple weeks.

And mine is a Maaco job, as well.  We spent a whole $200 getting my car painted.  Our buddy works there.     He had bought my wrecked 73 RR and he's been a great help with the Charger.  Very cool dude!  Has a sweet plum crazy 71 RR now with my old scooped hood.  (It was about the only part of the car that was left unsmashed.  )

LahTera

[Nupe]

Looks great Jim!  Musta been a busy 9 days!      Hopefully the weather is good for the Augusta show.  There should be some very rare iron there that gets driven.

Let me know when ya road trip it to Portland!

Beer lives in Portland???   

[JimShine]

It looks better than any Macco job I have seen (thats not saying much...lol).

Oh really? Here's a Maaco job. It'll stand up to any paint job I have seen at the car shows.

Well now I will have to rephrase that and say "Better than any Maaco paint job I have seen in person". You car looks great. Of the 40 or so local Maaco jobs I have seen none were even presentable IMHO. Everybody around here must be getting the Presidential package or something.

Wow, $200 for a paint job? That is a nice deal! The Flame red paint alone cost me all that.

[MichaelRW]

It looks better than any Macco job I have seen (thats not saying much...lol).

Oh really? Here's a Maaco job. It'll stand up to any paint job I have seen at the car shows.

Well now I will have to rephrase that and say "Better than any Maaco paint job I have seen in person". You car looks great. Of the 40 or so local Maaco jobs I have seen none were even presentable IMHO. Everybody around here must be getting the Presidential package or something.

Wow, $200 for a paint job? That is a nice deal! The Flame red paint alone cost me all that.

Most people get the cheap paint jobs at Maaco and they are fine for what they are and what they cost. Those that step up to the plate and pay for the best (Signature Service) and pay for the appropriate prep get the nice paint job.

By the way, you did a great job on your car.

[JimShine]

Thanks!

If you don't mind me asking, what was the ballpark you paid? Did you have much body work they had to do? I may do as much of the body work as possible on my '68 and have someone else paint it as I would like to have a top notch finish on that car.

[cudaken]

 41 Husk, you can beat me about the head and shoulder's Saturday, DFS 68, dont say a word.

Going to put a bullet in my head now. Heck I have spent 30 hour's blocking on a Charger hood more than one time as well!

What is your secret, close your eyes, tap your green sneakers toes togather and go "there is no places like Mopar, there is no places like Mopar"? You need to change your name to Dorth and Toe Toe.

Of to find a gun, wonderfull gun of OZ.

                             Stick a fork in me and call me done, Cuda Ken

[wLc]

Looks good Jim. You guys should be very proud of what you have accomplished.

[derailed]

wow that car looks great. nice job

[Brightyellow69rtse]

lookes real good man. damn 9 days. i took my grille out for resto in november ina just got it done and back in in july lol............Mike

[MoparYoungGun]

Wow, 9 days ? It turned out great Jim , congrats on a job well done !