Finishing the underside

[Richard Cranium]

I've decided to go for the gusto & having the underside of the Daytona blasted & painted. The factory cheaped out when these cars were built & we all know that cars left with primer & some color overspray underneath. So, should the "original" cheapness be duplicated or is it better to correct the "mistake" that the factory made? If the cheap look is to be preserved, how far does one go with replicating the factory look on the rest of the car?

I'm leaning on painting it the body color, but what's the consensus of those here?

[65post]

If you are going to drive it I would paint it.If you are looking for show points then make it look half done....Now that doesn`t sound right...

[BigBlockSam]

If you are going to drive it I would paint it

[Charger-Bodie]

I would paint it,but if I was your body man Id be pretty disgusted that you are deciding this now instead of before you had the outside done.

[Back N Black]

I've decided to go for the gusto & having the underside of the Daytona blasted & painted. The factory cheaped out when these cars were built & we all know that cars left with primer & some color overspray underneath. So, should the "original" cheapness be duplicated or is it better to correct the "mistake" that the factory made? If the cheap look is to be preserved, how far does one go with replicating the factory look on the rest of the car?

I'm leaning on painting it the body color, but what's the consensus of those here?

I did not realize you had a car! i thought you were here to announce the obituaries. 

[RallyeMike]

Line it with beaver pelts.

I had not idea he had a car either.

[tan top]

I would paint it,but if I was your body man Id be pretty disgusted that you are deciding this now instead of before you had the outside done.

   

[Richard Cranium]

I would paint it,but if I was your body man Id be pretty disgusted that you are deciding this now instead of before you had the outside done.

There was an issue with the paint and it's got to be re-squirted, so I completely gutted it & that's why I'm now going this route.

[Richard Cranium]

I did not realize you had a car! i thought you were here to announce the obituaries. 

That's just a side hobby.   

[elacruze]

We did my underside body color against a lot of nay-sayers and I'm very glad we did.

[tan top]

I would paint it,but if I was your body man Id be pretty disgusted that you are deciding this now instead of before you had the outside done.

There was an issue with the paint and it's got to be re-squirted, so I completely gutted it & that's why I'm now going this route.

oh crikey RC  sorry to hear that !! got to be repainted   what was the problem ??

[dmann]

the parts we ordered are on the way--dave

[Charger-Bodie]

I would paint it,but if I was your body man Id be pretty disgusted that you are deciding this now instead of before you had the outside done.

There was an issue with the paint and it's got to be re-squirted, so I completely gutted it & that's why I'm now going this route.

Ok . Thats not so bad then. Still alot more stress than if it were done before, but not as bad as if it were done and ready to go.

[hemigeno]

We painted the bottomside of my Daytona with decent paint that looks like the factory's primer but will actually seal off the metal.  Little bit of overspray, and voila - best of both worlds... correct look and yet durable enough to drive.

Go whichever way you prefer.

[Richard Cranium]

I would paint it,but if I was your body man Id be pretty disgusted that you are deciding this now instead of before you had the outside done.

There was an issue with the paint and it's got to be re-squirted, so I completely gutted it & that's why I'm now going this route.

oh crikey RC  sorry to hear that !! got to be repainted   what was the problem ??

It's between the body shop & their supplier, but it is being taken care of.  

[FJ5WING]

We painted the bottomside of my Daytona with decent paint that looks like the factory's primer but will actually seal off the metal.  Little bit of overspray, and voila - best of both worlds... correct look and yet durable enough to drive.

Go whichever way you prefer.

right now thats the direction where Im headed with my bird....some quality flat paint that looks like the sealer and then some FJ5 dusted overish, of course Im a few months away from that but thats my current state of mind.