Mission Accomplished

"Long-Voyager" (long-voyager) 07/30/2018 at 07:07 • Filed to: Paint, Mopar, Acclaim

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Rolled her into the garage Saturday morning and set to work. Got her sealed and the first coat of color laid on:

Laid 2 more coats, then the first coat of clear before unmasking the front corner. Then I started clearing the whole car:

3 more coats of clear, then she tacked for a bit before pulling her out to bake:

Went in, grabbed some lunch, then came back out and put her back together:

Drove her around yesterday once I knew the paint had hardened sufficiently. Then she got her first bath via a downpour in our area. I waited until I was sure the rain was done and gave her a quick drying:

random001 > Long-Voyager 07/30/2018 at 07:14

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That there is impressive work.  I don’t know that I could be convinced to try to paint a car.  I’d be so nervous.

Echo51 > Long-Voyager 07/30/2018 at 07:20

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Nice job! Welcome to the self-painted club! Got away without too many runs and spots of dust in the finish?

pip bip - choose Corrour > Long-Voyager 07/30/2018 at 07:20

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awesome job!

looks good.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Long-Voyager 07/30/2018 at 07:20

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Very cool! What color did you go with, I was never a BIG Mopar guy, but we grew up with a ‘93 Caravan which I loved dearly, so I always knew a bit more about Chrysler products growing up and I don’t remember that as a factory color...custom?

Long-Voyager > random001 07/30/2018 at 07:22

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I’ve been doing it for a long time, so it’s like 2nd nature to me. I used to get nervous when I first started doing body work/painting, now it brings nothing but joy.

Long-Voyager > Echo51 07/30/2018 at 07:24

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Honestly don’t think I’ve had a run or light spot in 10 yrs. I’ve been doing paint work since I was 14 though, so I have lots of practice.....

I will be doing some wet-sanding/buffing though as the metal flake sticks up in spots.

Long-Voyager > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/30/2018 at 07:27

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It’s pure custom. It is pretty close to the OEM Emerald pearl (I believe that was the name).

itschrome > Long-Voyager 07/30/2018 at 07:28

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Hell yeah! Looks good man!

random001 > Long-Voyager 07/30/2018 at 07:38

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I guess I understand. I have no hesitation ripping into an engine, becau se I know I can get it back together and running, I’ve done it enough.  Body work has always been something that terrifies me.  Even when I was forming body panels, I’d tack then in and pay someone to do it the rest of the way, and paint.  I should try sometime, though.

vondon302 > Long-Voyager 07/30/2018 at 07:42

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Looking good. Congrats!

Isn't this like the 3rd car you've painted this year?

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Long-Voyager 07/30/2018 at 07:51

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Looks very nice!

PartyPooper2012 > Long-Voyager 07/30/2018 at 07:54

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your paint job beats this

Bugatti doesn’t have fancy paintwork on the hood

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Long-Voyager 07/30/2018 at 07:55

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I was going to say we had a Plymouth Voyager when I was a kid that was  that color green and with gold t rimmed rims too. This is exactly how ours looked.

nerd_racing > Long-Voyager 07/30/2018 at 08:50

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The hood and fender mural is interesting.  Is there a back story to it?

shop-teacher > Long-Voyager 07/30/2018 at 09:28

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Nicely done!

fintail > Long-Voyager 07/30/2018 at 09:36

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Is than an original color? Looks like a shade from back in the day.

Long-Voyager > fintail 07/30/2018 at 10:05

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It’s pure custom, although it is close to the original “Emerald pearl” they had back in the dya.

Long-Voyager > nerd_racing 07/30/2018 at 10:07

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Had a spare hood/fender, let the kids have some fun, was happy with the result so we went with it:  https://oppositelock.kinja.com/weekend-progress-1825463368

Long-Voyager > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 07/30/2018 at 10:08

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10/10 would rock that van.

Long-Voyager > vondon302 07/30/2018 at 10:09

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4th in the last 2 years?

My truck.

Grandpa’s truck.

Dad’s truck.

This.

Long-Voyager > random001 07/30/2018 at 10:11

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It’s really not hard. If you can handle an engine rebuild, you can handle paint work.

Take your time, prep everything. It requires a lot of feel and finesse , but it’s totally a worthwhile venture.

Maybe do it on something you don’t care much about first, then venture into other things.

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > Long-Voyager 07/30/2018 at 10:19

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Looks awesome! Great work!

random001 > Long-Voyager 07/30/2018 at 10:21

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I need to repaint my lawnmower, is what you are saying?

Long-Voyager > random001 07/30/2018 at 10:23

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Be a good starter project.

Wacko > Long-Voyager 07/31/2018 at 08:50

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