Green base coat was sprayed on the door jambs.
The taping off for this took several hours.
The clear hasn't been applied yet, but the Emerald Green metallic has
a shine even now.
The dash looks good, except for the smudge where
the air mask brushed it. We had to stop and sand this out, the retouch with
green base color before we could continue. Same thing with the glove
box lid that was bumped as well. But at least it shines.
Inside of driver front door.
Remember the gaping hole here? Believe it or not, most of this area
is metal! Only a little filler was used to smooth out the weld
seams.
The green base color was sprayed on the interior
surface of the doors to seal in the dust. The window mechanisms were
removed before spraying began.
Now that the doors
have the green base color on the edges and interior surfaces, the next
step is clear coat. Before the clear can be sprayed, the tape has to
be removed to uncover the white. By this time in the day, we are tired,
but the clear has to be sprayed within 24 hours of the white base color.
We are out of time and have to keep going.
I was the main wipe down and tack person, since
Kurt had to mix the paint.
The car had been covered to protect it while
we prepped for other things. Only one problem, those white painter
drop cloths left lint.
We sprayed the
clear on the doors separate from the clear on the car. This made our
job easier in some ways and harder in others. Since we were running
out of time on the 24 hr window on the white base in the trunk, we
hurried too much and forgot to tack around the trunk area before we
sprayed the clear on the car. Oh well, live and learn. A sharp razor
blade and a bit of buffing can repair the area.
