Thanks Eric and Brian. It really turned out really well.
http://users.ev1.net/~jaaustin/chevelle/hood_underside.jpg

btt. :D

Hey, I'm proud of this :D

looks good man, painting sure is fun eh?

silver sure is a hard color to spray dont ya think?

looks good graemlins/thumbsup.gif

aaron

looks awesome, tex..... did you end up using the full OMNI line? did the stuff go on pretty well? graemlins/thumbsup.gif

I dont know...I think I see a run ;)

Looks good John graemlins/thumbsup.gif
Just think how GREAT it will feel to get the whole painted.
You should come up this way for friday, got a complete :( paint job to, Id pay ya,be great practice for that chevelle

cool, looks nice and wet, you've got the clear application down, rock on! graemlins/thumbsup.gif

Hi John,

Looks good man, what did you do to prep the underside? What kinf of shap was it in?

Kevin

Thanks for all the kind words guys. The primer is a 2k urethane primer surfacer from Sherwin Williams over DPLF epoxy primer on bare metal. Then the BC/CC is 100% OMNI AU by PPG.
The silver covered well in 3 coats and the clear covered very well in 3 coats also.
Eric, I would enjoy coming up there and getting some lessons from a pro, but I think the gas to get there would cost too much :D
The hood was in great shape to begin with. I stripped it with Kleen strip from Home Depot. Then washed it and then went over every bit with a black Scotchbrite abrasive wheel in my die grinder. At this point I only had about 4 hours in it. Don't fprget to wipe it down with wax and grease remover. I sealed the clean scuffed surface with DPLF epoxy primer followed by 3 coats of the Sherwin Williams urethane primer. Wet Sanded with 180 and then 240, wiped down with a tack cloth, sprayed the silver (3 coats) then later same day clear (3 coats). It's hard work, but the reward is awesome graemlins/thumbsup.gif I should have my whole car looking like that for well under $1000 total. No, it won't be perfect, but at least I can say that I did it myself. Product pic's to follow....

Here are the primers

http://users.ev1.net/~jaaustin/chevelle/primer1.jpg

Here is the hood stripped

http://users.ev1.net/~jaaustin/chevelle/hood_stripped_bot.jpg

John:

Lookin' good! graemlins/thumbsup.gif

Glad to see you are back at it. You've been MIA for a while...

Originally posted by gigem:
John:

Lookin' good! graemlins/thumbsup.gif

Glad to see you are back at it. You've been MIA for a while... Hi Fritz, Yeah, I went and got engaged and have been quite distracted :D Hopefully I'll see you and Dave at Otto's soon. Let me know when you're going.

Haven't we discussed mixing products before?? :eek:
It looks great....but who do you call if you have a problem??
I would try to stick with the same brand from start to finish...JMO.

Originally posted by Zman:
Haven't we discussed mixing products before?? :eek:
It looks great....but who do you call if you have a problem??
I would try to stick with the same brand from start to finish...JMO. That's a great point, but I had already purchased the gallon of Sherwin-Williams Primer, when I decided to go with the PPG line. I asked both vendors and the pros on this site and felt very comfortable that in this particular situation, it would be compatible. I have a few panels with these products mixed, urethane surfacer over epoxy and have seen no ill effects so far.