What’d you work on today?

[JohnC]

Also got most of the Kilmat layed down.

 

[JohnC]

I had a question, not sure if anyone know the answer. Not sure if this is a convertible only
Item, but anyone know why there is a perfectly round hole about 3 inches in diameter punched through the panel behind the rear seat? If the hole were a little bigger I’d be tempted to throw a speaker in it.

 

[cheveslakr]

Clearances for an optional rear defogger motor??

 

[Pete 67]

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Got more of the sound deadener installed. It’s pretty forgiving stuff and piecing it together to fit the contours is pretty easy. Just sealing some of the seams on the floor with foil tape to prevent dirt, etc from getting to the floor.

Nice job. Does Kilmat insulate from heat as well as noise?

 

[Pete 67]

Hey John, I must have been snoozing, you're working on a aztec bronze '66? Details please. I recently sold a '66 AB out and in, SS car.....hated to sell it, but it needed to go.

I really wanted that AB '66 of yours Jerry. Hope you got a good price for it.

 

[JohnC]

Nice job. Does Kilmat insulate from heat as well as noise?

From reading ads for Dynamat and related products I’ve never really read about any of these butyl products bragging about heat insulation. So I’d assume the benefit on temperature would be minimal.

 

[Pete 67]

From reading ads for Dynamat and related products I’ve never really read about any of these butyl products bragging about heat insulation. So I’d assume the benefit on temperature would be minimal.

Thanks for the info

 

[Nashville Cat]

Working on the Alabama-Texas game.
Bama has 1:29 to pull it out trailing 19-17

 

[Chevelle_Nut]

Pouring rain here today. Worked on a mower, one part is kicking my ass

 

[SSuperDave]

I replaced an a/c hose on my '68 Caprice month or so ago, and evac'd and charged it at home. It just seemed to not be as cold s it was before, so I took it in to work this and and used the machine to suck it down and recharge it, It was actuall a bit overcharged, which R134A is sensitive to, and now its a good as ever. I have a 500 mile road trip this coming weekend, and wanted to make sure it was up to par.

 

[Richard150MPH]

Cut several medium size branches off a Russian Olive tree in front of my house.
It now looks a lot more like a tree and less like a bush.
I can now walk under it instead of only around it.
It is supposed to be a shade tree.
I would never plant one, brittle and thorny branches are not a good combination.
But they do grow fast and are tolerant of the high-desert climate.

 

[cheveslakr]

I really wanted that AB '66 of yours Jerry. Hope you got a good price for it.

I did well, and it went to the right guy. I may be selling the KK '66 malibu next. It hasn't moved in 2 years.

 

[Pete 67]

I did well, and it went to the right guy. I may be selling the KK '66 malibu next. It hasn't moved in 2 years.

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Why are you liquidating the fleet? Are you keeping the '69 post? What else do you have in your collection?

 

[cheveslakr]

Just downsizing, not liquidating. Thinking 3 are gonna be sold. I dread selling cars, the last 2 were easy, no advertising, just people I know that know the cars and probably weren't actively searching for a car. I'll likely just spend some quality time at the local shows and stick a little sign on the passenger seat. And the '69 post isn't going anywhere.

 

[JohnC]

Had painted the car in the late winter but got a lot of orange peel in the clear and had to fix a few things. Sanded the clear flat and finally got off my butt to do some more painting. Just the fenders and quarter panel extensions. Went better. Got a ton of bad runs the first time so I was a little gun shy of putting it on heavy this time. Much better on the runs but still got some orange peel. Better though. Got one fender sanded out and did the rough polish on it. Waiting on some foam pads to come in the mail before doing the fine polish. I’m happy so far with this fender. The other I can see a small area where I didn’t cover the primer completely (it’s tinted so the color is close and I guess my light wasn’t good enough to see).
I’m gonna try to just do a repair on the section and blend the clear on a body line and not have to re-clear the whole panel.

 

[Pete 67]

Do yourself a favor & blend the red, but clear the entire fender. I know it's a little more work, but it'll come out better in the end. Blending clear on an area that big is a PITA

 

[JohnC]

The area that I need to fix is the top of the fender, the area where the antenna would mount if I had an antenna. I was hoping could just fix that area (just the part of the panel that faces the sky). There is a nice sharp crease on both sides. I was going to try out that foam tape to minimize a tape line.
Is that at all a reasonable thing to try? I watched a Paint Society video on YouTube about blending and thought this might be easier than their repair because mine is a solid color not a metallic.

I’ve got plenty of clear coat so material is not an issue. One concern about reclearing the whole fender again is that parts of it has been clear coated twice already so putting at least 2 more layers on would be a lot, although I suspect much of it has been sanded off as orange peel.

Thanks for any advice on this.

 

[cheveslakr]

2 coats with high solids is considered a production job, barely adequate for full uv protection. You cut that heavily and you're asking for trouble, think early 90s ford trucks when the clear just peeled after a dozen years. Granted you're probably garaged and that'll save it. I've got a new method that works in my shop, being I have just enough ventilation to air change every 3 minutes which is a third of what I'd like. I shoot 3 coats of clear, wait 3 days with a few hours sun if possible, then send with 800 flat and reshoot another flow coat. It helps limit trash, and if you can shoot paint, it won't need a cut/buff if you're going for anything but indoor show results. So, you've already spent time going in the other direction, but that's hotrodding eye? Blending clear is also asking for trouble, sooner or later and it'll piss you off. If you think spending that extra effort to fix it right, imagine how you'd feel about that same fix 5 or 7 years down the road.

 

[Richard150MPH]

Tore down a Triumph TR6 engine for pre-sale inspection.
Buyer wants to stroke his 2.0L GT6 engine to 2.5L TR6 spec.
Crank is fine but the .040" over cylinders have some scuffing.
I think the last builder fit the pistons a hair tight.
Ball hone did not remove the scuff so it looks like I will only be selling the crank.

This did give me a chance to look at the finish a blue hone gives.
I will be ordering a finer grit white one for my TR6 engine build.

 

[JohnC]

2 coats with high solids is considered a production job, barely adequate for full uv protection. You cut that heavily and you're asking for trouble, think early 90s ford trucks when the clear just peeled after a dozen years. Granted you're probably garaged and that'll save it. I've got a new method that works in my shop, being I have just enough ventilation to air change every 3 minutes which is a third of what I'd like. I shoot 3 coats of clear, wait 3 days with a few hours sun if possible, then send with 800 flat and reshoot another flow coat. It helps limit trash, and if you can shoot paint, it won't need a cut/buff if you're going for anything but indoor show results. So, you've already spent time going in the other direction, but that's hotrodding eye? Blending clear is also asking for trouble, sooner or later and it'll piss you off. If you think spending that extra effort to fix it right, imagine how you'd feel about that same fix 5 or 7 years down the road.

You guys have convinced me. I just need to practice laying the clear without orange peel so I don’t sand off all my hard work and product. I think I’ll practice and try bumping my pressure a bit. I believe my gun is a Sata knockoff made by Astro. Paint (Tamco) recommended pressure of 28-32 or something like that. I shot at the very lower end of that range.