Corey's Stepside Chevy

John did a great job getting a gloss out of wet paint. We called it a night and got some sleep for the show. We got set up and stuck Corey's truck in with our cars. He had a sign made up for the front and a scrap book on the core support for poeple to look at.


The truck was only sitting for a few hours but ever time I went by someone was checking out the scap book. Hopefully maybe some dad or kid will pick up on what we are in the middle of and start a father and son project like we did. It's a great bonding between father and son when you spray primer in your face or have to catch 15 minutes of sleep on cardboard on the garage floor because you are pulling all nighters.

Brandon showed up and I ask if he wanted to work or take a walk first. He said he was ready to work so Johnny went and grabbed the truck for us and pulled it in. I told Brandon about trying to get the door done for the show so he could get it lettered. He pushed his fingers into the door and grinned and said it's still tacky. without skipping a beat he worked around the tacky paint to make a slick door sign.

Ryan and his son hung out and watch as Brandon started laying it out.

Brandon did a killer job on the doors and I can't be happier with the turnout.

Steve, Just out of curiosity, did you take those pictures, or did you borrow them from someone? (A couple maybe)?

silveradolady wrote: Steve, Just out of curiosity, did you take those pictures, or did you borrow them from someone? (A couple maybe)?

yours were much nicer than ones I took.

RebStew wrote:

silveradolady wrote: Steve, Just out of curiosity, did you take those pictures, or did you borrow them from someone? (A couple maybe)?

yours were much nicer than ones I took.

Well, thank you kind sir. Any time. Of course, you got a few that I didn't.

Today dad got the front wheels to my truck painted and now Im just waiting for some tires for them

that's some good looking lettering. what's a ballpark figure for getting something like that done?

40standard wrote:that's some good looking lettering. what's a ballpark figure for getting something like that done?

under two bills

sweet, is this the same guy on the Hamb?

Yea he's a HAMB'er

wow guys the build looks great!!! It shows what a lot of hard work and time can produce. I cant wait to stop down and see it in person!!

The truck has been on hold for a while for a few reasons. As some of you know I'm having trouble with the paint. It doesn't want to dry right. This is the same paint I have always used, the only thing different is the fisheye remover I used. I've never used it before. I can't see how a few drops of it would let the paint do what it's doing but it is. It took so long for the paint to dry that it is leaving a ripple over the topcoat. A few said to clearcoat it and be done with it but in my eyes if the paint is not curing on the bottom and it dries on top, as the clear would then it will mess up the finish when the bottom dries. That's how you get orange peel. Even dry when you try to buff it the buffer gets it hot and it mars the paint(not a burn through) I've seen this look on paint jobs before but never knew what it was from but unlike orange peel with round raised spots this is a seperation of the color with wrinkles.
Coreys football games also slowed us down. We will start sanding on the truck to get to the primer and strip this $$$$ red paint back off and reshoot it hopefully before the weather turns too cold.

RebStew wrote:The truck has been on hold for a while for a few reasons. As some of you know I'm having trouble with the paint. It doesn't want to dry right. This is the same paint I have always used, the only thing different is the fisheye remover I used. I've never used it before. I can't see how a few drops of it would let the paint do what it's doing but it is. It took so long for the paint to dry that it is leaving a ripple over the topcoat. A few said to clearcoat it and be done with it but in my eyes if the paint is not curing on the bottom and it dries on top, as the clear would then it will mess up the finish when the bottom dries. That's how you get orange peel. Even dry when you try to buff it the buffer gets it hot and it mars the paint(not a burn through) I've seen this look on paint jobs before but never knew what it was from but unlike orange peel with round raised spots this is a seperation of the color with wrinkles.
Coreys football games also slowed us down. We will start sanding on the truck to get to the primer and strip this $$$$ red paint back off and reshoot it hopefully before the weather turns too cold.

Sorry to hear about the paint. That really sucks! The time that has already gone into it, and now you will have to do it all over. Hope you can get it before cold weather. I presume you aren't going to go with the same paint? That also means that you are going to lose the beautiful sign huh?

Fish eye remover does some weird things to paint. I know at my old job we tried to use it as little as possible because it made it a royal pain in the butt to use. Hope fully the second time will be better.