The Ford Barn

pgerhardt · 08-30-2016, 01:36 PM

The cowl section of my 29 tudor is in epoxy primer. Primer surfacer tomorrow. Block sanding comes next. Then comes the color coat. Then finally I get to color sand and buff. I must be nuts! But at least being on the "barn", I know I am not alone.

C26Pinelake · 08-30-2016, 02:51 PM

Agreement with every statement! Wayne

Barber31 · 08-30-2016, 03:10 PM

You surely are not alone. I'm doing some color sanding and buffing as well. Let me know if this link works.
https://flickr.com/photos/[email protected]
Congrats on getting closer to being done.

pgerhardt · 08-30-2016, 03:22 PM

The link works. That is a beautiful reflection. Is that base coat/clear coat?

Barber31 · 08-30-2016, 05:19 PM

[QUOTE=pgerhardt;1346690]The link works. That is a beautiful reflection. Is that base coat/clear coat?[/QUOTE

It is a single stage. This was my second time doing a cut and buff. I'm always scared to ruin the paint but I just kept getting a little more aggressive till I started seeing results.

pgerhardt · 08-31-2016, 09:51 PM

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[QUOTE=Barber31;1346740]

Quote:

Originally Posted by pgerhardt

The link works. That is a beautiful reflection. Is that base coat/clear coat?[/QUOTE

It is a single stage. This was my second time doing a cut and buff. I'm always scared to ruin the paint but I just kept getting a little more aggressive till I started seeing results.

Great job then, but stop! You are right at the point where I go just a little too far and see primer! It is beautiful. Leave it alone.

ericr · 08-30-2016, 04:03 PM

to me the '29s, with the coupe pillar, the small hood, the front fender design, bumper design, etc. create a cute "antique" appearance to them. I know there are negative aspects to the 1929 models but I'm speaking merely of aesthetics.

anyway thanks for the pics.

pgerhardt · 08-31-2016, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ericr

to me the '29s, with the coupe pillar, the small hood, the front fender design, bumper design, etc. create a cute "antique" appearance to them. I know there are negative aspects to the 1929 models but I'm speaking merely of aesthetics.

anyway thanks for the pics.

One of them is the 29 steering column. I solved that problem by having Randy Gross convert mine to the F-100 steering box!

tbirdtbird · 08-31-2016, 10:01 PM

If you lay on 3 decent coats of SS or clear you should have enough to work with....when dry each coat is 1 mil, and you will color sand off 1 mil.

Too many newbies try to skimp on the paint....ya gotta have paint on there to work with....and passes should overlap 50%

08-30-2016, 02:51 PM	#2
C26Pinelake BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Michigan / Ontario border, Sarnia, Ontario. 50 miles from Detroit and 150 from Toronto. Posts: 5,800	Re: One more step. Agreement with every statement! Wayne

08-30-2016, 03:10 PM	#3
Barber31 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 687	Re: One more step. You surely are not alone. I'm doing some color sanding and buffing as well. Let me know if this link works. https://flickr.com/photos/[email protected] Congrats on getting closer to being done.

08-30-2016, 03:22 PM	#4
pgerhardt Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Danbury Ct Posts: 1,254	Re: One more step. The link works. That is a beautiful reflection. Is that base coat/clear coat?

08-30-2016, 05:19 PM	#5
Barber31 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 687	Re: One more step. [QUOTE=pgerhardt;1346690]The link works. That is a beautiful reflection. Is that base coat/clear coat?[/QUOTE It is a single stage. This was my second time doing a cut and buff. I'm always scared to ruin the paint but I just kept getting a little more aggressive till I started seeing results.

08-30-2016, 04:03 PM	#7
ericr Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 1,542	Re: One more step. to me the '29s, with the coupe pillar, the small hood, the front fender design, bumper design, etc. create a cute "antique" appearance to them. I know there are negative aspects to the 1929 models but I'm speaking merely of aesthetics. anyway thanks for the pics.

08-31-2016, 10:01 PM	#9
tbirdtbird BANNED Join Date: May 2012 Location: inside your RAM Posts: 3,134	Re: One more step. If you lay on 3 decent coats of SS or clear you should have enough to work with....when dry each coat is 1 mil, and you will color sand off 1 mil. Too many newbies try to skimp on the paint....ya gotta have paint on there to work with....and passes should overlap 50% __________________ '31 180A