The Stallion is getting painted!

Do all the Stallion owners on this board have the same Black/Red color scheme? I guess that was the most popular ...

 

Jean, it's looking good!!!
Glad to see you are finding the time to get it where you want. Congrats!

 

Very nice! Cant wait to see that sucker cleared. Another question though, are those lights special explosion proof ones? Or just normal flourescents?

AC

 

Wilbur Green's is Black and Silver. I have never seen a yellow and black one in person...only pictures.

 

Our shop is just a cement block building. That's were we do all the painting. I would give my eye teeth for a down-draft booth though. We do run an exhaust fan because, like Mavoholic said, you can't see 5 feet in front of you without it. We do get some dirt in the clear, but it's very minor. The key is cleaning, cleaning, cleaning. Before any car sees a drop of paint, the entire shop is swept out, blown out and vacumned out fron top to bottom with the exhaust fan running. Even the rafters and walls get cleaned. Then after the basecoat is on and allowed to set up, the shop is cleaned again and the floor wetted down. The result is almost dirt free paint jobs. Any dirt that finds it's way into the clearcoat is removed when the car is sanded and buffed. As for the lights, they are just plain flourscent lights.

 

Opps! I forgot the pictures. Except for a few boo-boos, the car looks really sharp. Somehow some black overspray found it's way onto the red on both quarters, so they will need to be re-painted and cleared again. No real big deal there. The rest of the car came out great. It's being sanded now so it can be buffed and the quarters reshot. Still need to get the tires mounted on the Aluminum Slotts, but I'm not sure when we will get time to do that. Can't wait to get a picture of it outside. As the old saying goes, "It's come a long way, baby".

 

There is nothing like fresh paint. No other single thing can change the looks so dramatically.

As far as wetting down the floor, be real careful about standing water. If your car is low to the floor you can easily kick some up on your surface with your shoes or splash it with the air hose. I make sure there are no puddles anywhere, no matter how small.

 

Miss November lol... yeah I was thinking, I got my car in November.. kinda a neat coincidence. Looking great Dale and Jean!! I am only going by memory, but I think the majority of the Stallions were silver or yellow..I have seen only 3 actual Stallions that were red from the factory.

 

Good Luck, Cant wait to see some pics. Take lots of them , as you know, we looovveeee pics

Julio

 

Didn't you see the above pics?

 

jeje yeah i did after i wrote, I didn't see there was a 2nd page jaja sorry. I wrote it and then i Said damn now i look dumb jeje sorry

 

I guess we all have our own painting nuances. Personally I dampen the floor, attach a chain to the rearend and lay on the floor. Then I paint, I do one coat at a time in which I turn an exhaust fan on while the paint is flashing. I usually do 3 coats base and up to 5 coats clear. Also, I never paint a car without sealing it first. Usually takes me about 6 hours to paint a normal car. A Stallion is a 2 day job due to the fact of 2 colors and all the masking involved. Once again Dale and Jean, that looks great! Still going off my measurments from years ago?
Dan

 

That thing looks GREAT!! We all knew that it would though!! Good luck with the final touches, and keep the pictures coming!! Beatiful car!! Preston

 

I'd like to do a car in the Stallion scheme but in a 2 tone blue. I had actually thought about it when I painted my 77 I used to own.