My Wagon Project Thread (Again...)

Now you've gone & done it....

You've turned him around so much he's back where he started.

You should do black and gray with some ss wheels or equivalent.

There's a group of 9c1 caprices that were ordered like that as some state's governor's personal transportation unit. Looked pretty slick!

Or you can settle with, it kinda looks like a goodwrench car...

Cadet57 wrote:

sdstick wrote:

SShhh....

Dont confuse him with to many options...

Black or White was already stressing him...

Go look at the 1st post. White/Grey was the original plan!

And still a good one! White and gray beats black any day!

1984twodoor wrote:

Cadet57 wrote:

sdstick wrote:

SShhh....

Dont confuse him with to many options...

Black or White was already stressing him...

Go look at the 1st post. White/Grey was the original plan!

And still a good one! White and gray beats black any day!

DO IT.

sdstick wrote:

Now you've gone & done it....

You've turned him around so much he's back where he started.

Next thing you know, he's re-wooding it.

mp775 wrote:

sdstick wrote:

Now you've gone & done it....

You've turned him around so much he's back where he started.

Next thing you know, he's re-wooding it.

http://www.woodgrain4wagons.com/

I have a spare roll of foil tape if anyone needs it

Burnt some midnight oil last night and got the drivers quarter welded in (finally!) My buddy came out with his small MIG and he cranked it out in about 10 minutes. Thin coat of bondo to fill in the weld and here we are:



Just one small, half dollar spot inside the bottom C pillar to fill with some tiger hair and I will be DONE with bodywork.

Good news!

Just in time for the round up.

MASShole9C1 wrote:

Good news!

Just in time for the round up.

I am so pumped right now. Next is swapping in the new rear and swaybar and getting a date for the paint booth.

That looks great Justin. I do have two questions. Why black primer? Are you going with a dark color? With white, you are better off with light grey. Also, are you using a primer sealer? Regular primer will allow moisture if not finish coated. You need to go back over with a primer sealer asap, or you will have surface rust to contend with every place there is bare metal under the primer.
The stuff I speak of

IMPALADAKID wrote:

That looks great Justin. I do have two questions. Why black primer? Are you going with a dark color? With white, you are better off with light grey. Also, are you using a primer sealer? Regular primer will allow moisture if not finish coated. You need to go back over with a primer sealer asap, or you will have surface rust to contend with every place there is bare metal under the primer.
The stuff I speak of

Thanks Bill. I went with black primer due to the fact that when I bought it all, Walmart, A-zone and Advance only had light grey "filler" primer which I was told isn't for shooting whole cars the only "normal" primer was the black. So I bought it, I didn't think it would be that dark once it dried. . The car hasn't left the garage since it's been primed nor am I driving it in the rain. After the roundup, its going back into the garage until the paint shop. Should I still put that sealer stuff down? $9/can isn't going to equal a low cost to spray the wagon.

Cadet57 wrote:

IMPALADAKID wrote:

That looks great Justin. I do have two questions. Why black primer? Are you going with a dark color? With white, you are better off with light grey. Also, are you using a primer sealer? Regular primer will allow moisture if not finish coated. You need to go back over with a primer sealer asap, or you will have surface rust to contend with every place there is bare metal under the primer.
The stuff I speak of

Thanks Bill. I went with black primer due to the fact that when I bought it all, Walmart, A-zone and Advance only had light grey "filler" primer which I was told isn't for shooting whole cars the only "normal" primer was the black. So I bought it, I didn't think it would be that dark once it dried. . The car hasn't left the garage since it's been primed nor am I driving it in the rain. After the roundup, its going back into the garage until the paint shop. Should I still put that sealer stuff down? $9/can isn't going to equal a low cost to spray the wagon.

Yes you should even if it is only over the areas that you know were bare metal or bondo. Primer colors are different colors because top coat colors are different. Sealer comes in different color based on manufacturer.
Primer sealer fo less

7:30a Monday, the wagon has a date with a spray booth!

Yay! Great news. I hope to get mine in next summer. I'm gonna strip the whole thing so there's no questions after as well as over spray problems.

See if you can, or they can take during pics in the booth. It would be super cool to have the pics on a board or in a binder at car shows.

Yes BLACK that's WHITE good BLACK news WHITE now BLACK all WHITE you BLACK have WHITE to BLACK do WHITE is BLACK decide WHITE what BLACK color WHITE and BLACK buy WHITE the BLACK paint WHITE

Might I suggest Black & White pics?

sdstick wrote:

Yes BLACK that's WHITE good BLACK news WHITE now BLACK all WHITE you BLACK have WHITE to BLACK do WHITE is BLACK decide WHITE what BLACK color WHITE and BLACK buy WHITE the BLACK paint WHITE

Might I suggest Black & White pics?

You should have seen me when the girl writing up the estimate asked me what color I wanted to do.

Gah! It needs to be Monday! Hell, it needs to be wed or Thursday so I can see the end result!

Cadet57 wrote:

Gah! It needs to be Monday!
Hell, it needs to be wed or Thursday so I can see the end result! buy some awesome rims

FIXT!

Ironfistdog wrote:

Cadet57 wrote:

Gah! It needs to be Monday!
Hell, it needs to be wed or Thursday so I can see the end result! buy some awesome rims

FIXT!

That too!

Where are you getting it sprayed?

96Brougham wrote:

Where are you getting it sprayed?

The Maaco in West Springfield is doing it. They were the best option for my budget. Most places wouldn't touch my car for under $1500. And from the people i've talked to, they are one of the few Maaco's that actually try to get the paint where it should be and not where it shouldn't. I'm interested to see how well they do.

Also, I dislike Walmart. Was there the other day for some stuff for a home painting project when I saw this sitting with all the other spray paints:



WTF?! It's not with all the other automotive supplies, and it was cheaper than the black primer!

That's the stuff I use for All my projects. My wagon is half that color right now. They sell it in High build and sealer formulas too, all are like $4.77 a can. I just picked up two that were bonus 25% more cans of high build. Stuff goes on SOOO smooth and sands out like glass. When/if the rain stops I'm gonna try and get it all in one color lol.

When will we see the goods????

Cadet57 wrote:

Also, I dislike Walmart. Was there the other day for some stuff for a home painting project when I saw this sitting with all the other spray paints:

Don't hate walmart. Hate the idiot that put that paint in the wrong section.

Wagon is out of the booth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It'll be ready tomorrow. They still need to wash and compound it. Unfortunately, thanks to that slut Sandy, I have 14 hour days the rest of the week so I wont even see it til Saturday

Awright! And... Boo! (but you can cry all the way to the bank, like me)

Cadet57 wrote:

Wagon is out of the booth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It'll be ready tomorrow. They still need to wash and compound it. Unfortunately, thanks to that slut Sandy, I have 14 hour days the rest of the week so I wont even see it til Saturday

At the liquor store or funeral home?

silverfox103 wrote:

Cadet57 wrote:

Wagon is out of the booth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It'll be ready tomorrow. They still need to wash and compound it. Unfortunately, thanks to that slut Sandy, I have 14 hour days the rest of the week so I wont even see it til Saturday

At the liquor store or funeral home?

booze warehouse. We were closed yesterday so we're cramming 4 days of work into 3. Plus it's the 1st of the month so stores always buy big.

ITS HOME! Was able to sneak out of work and get down to Maaco and pick it up before they closed. I am so pumped right now. It is WAY better than I was expecting. Couple areas where my bodywork showed thru, and one quarter sized run by the gas door. But over all, I'm very impressed considering all the Maaco horror stories I heard. But for a 20 year old wagon, with body work done by a couple hacks in a driveway. I'm pleased

And the moment you've all (ok, mostly me) been waiting for:

Lookin good Justin! I can't wait to get mine painted in 2016!

Awesome! Cool to see the progression of this thing! Any close-ups of the paint? Considering having Maaco paint my bimmer

96Brougham wrote:

Awesome! Cool to see the progression of this thing! Any close-ups of the paint? Considering having Maaco paint my bimmer

I'll grab a couple tomorrow. But its very smooth. Considering the reflection in the pics, I'm happy.

Also, yes, I'd recommend the Maaco in West Springfield.

Cool! It looks great in those pics! You need some different wheels ASAP lol.

Did they tell you that they weren't going to warranty the paint because you did your own body work? I stopped at the Maaco in Brockton a couple months ago, the guy told me it was going to be $1,100.00 for a ful respray, and that's if I bring it prepped already! I thought that seemed high, and he also told me there would be no warranty on the paint because id be prepping it myself..

96Brougham wrote:

Cool! It looks great in those pics! You need some different wheels ASAP lol.

Did they tell you that they weren't going to warranty the paint because you did your own body work? I stopped at the Maaco in Brockton a couple months ago, the guy told me it was going to be $1,100.00 for a ful respray, and that's if I bring it prepped already! I thought that seemed high, and he also told me there would be no warranty on the paint because id be prepping it myself..

They didn't tell me. I'll have to look at my paperwork. And $1100 seems high, unless that was their base/clear package? I just did a single stage with "UV protection" whatever the fack that is.

I'd have painted it BLACK!













j/k Looks great....

Been a long time coming but you'll smile every time you approach it now

Looks great Justin! Did you want the air dams painted?? I suggest masking off the quarter and spray the spare tire well black so it's not noticeable.

I like it, but why did they paint the dog leg rocker trim? Is it uninstalled for paint or has it been painted?

Looks awesome BTW.

That really looks great, Justin! Gotta be happy with it at that price! Now paint the spare bump, clean the damn wheels, and lower it!

sdstick wrote:

I'd have painted it BLACK!

Is EVERY car you own black?


Looks good Justin!

No Moa wrote:

sdstick wrote:

I'd have painted it BLACK!

Is EVERY car you own black?.......

Cute...

Why dont you come around more & you wouldnt have to ask questions...

sdstick wrote:

Been a long time coming but you'll smile every time you approach it now

I stood outside last night for about 5 minutes just staring at it. This is going to lead to hypothermia if this keeps up.

GasTT wrote:

Looks great Justin! Did you want the air dams painted?? I suggest masking off the quarter and spray the spare tire well black so it's not noticeable.

Thanks Tim! I didn't, I think they just got carried away spraying the bumper. I'm going to take them off and spray them with some plastidip so they're black again. I plan to paint the spare well black too. Just need to get some heated garage time somewhere.

IMPALADAKID wrote:

I like it, but why did they paint the dog leg rocker trim? Is it uninstalled for paint or has it been painted?

Looks awesome BTW.

Both were removed from when I did the body work. Unfortunately, the right one doesn't fit now as I didn't sand the contours quite rite so I'm going to have to rig something up.

toomanytoyz wrote:

That really looks great, Justin! Gotta be happy with it at that price! Now paint the spare bump, clean the damn wheels, and lower it!

Thanks Crovo, no complaints here! Wheels are getting re sprayed...erm, eventually. Back to hubcaps for now. As for lowering it, come cut ma springs!

No Moa wrote:

Looks good Justin!

Thanks Glen!

Plasti dip actually sounds like a good idea for the air dams.

GasTT wrote:

Plasti dip actually sounds like a good idea for the air dams.

Agreed.

Did you check out Mikes wheels at the roundup?

They looked great.....& I also noticed the plastidip liked armorall

Maybe you can spice up YOUR wheels with it Justin?

(Dont like it? peeeeel it off)

sdstick wrote:

GasTT wrote:

Plasti dip actually sounds like a good idea for the air dams.

Agreed.

Did you check out Mikes wheels at the roundup?

They looked great.....& I also noticed the plastidip liked armorall

Maybe you can spice up YOUR wheels with it Justin?

(Dont like it? peeeeel it off)

Don't be skimpy, coat them good or it wont actually peel off. You'll have to rub all of it off as it wont form big sheets to peel.



And when you lower it, the dip will scrape on the air dam so maybe you should just trim it now or something

What a night and day difference, I'd say that's a good value right there. Don't know how long it takes to cure but I bet a bunch of coats of wax or sealant will keep it looking nice for a long time! I'd check with someone more professional than I before touching it though...lol. When you pick up the car do they tell you anything about caring for the paint and wait times and stuff?

With the car all white now, I think those wheels would look good black with chrome! It's funny, the way the car is set up right now, the possibilities are endless- you could leave it as is with just some attention to wheel/tires, or add pinstripe flames to the body, etc.

Am I the only one that gets a Mad Max'ish vibe off that car right now?

Just walk away, and I'll spare your lives

If that chick ^^ was strapped to the hood
and it had spare gas tanks on the roof...

Except for the single exhaust, it looks great!

Thanks again guys. It's like i've fallen in love with this car all over again. Can't wait to be able to wash and wax it.

Couple more pictures





Also, got my Setina Bodyguard from Mike the other day. Painted it this weekend. Going to test mount it to see if I like it

Matt Trakker wrote:

What a night and day difference, I'd say that's a good value right there. Don't know how long it takes to cure but I bet a bunch of coats of wax or sealant will keep it looking nice for a long time! I'd check with someone more professional than I before touching it though...lol. When you pick up the car do they tell you anything about caring for the paint and wait times and stuff?

With the car all white now, I think those wheels would look good black with chrome! It's funny, the way the car is set up right now, the possibilities are endless- you could leave it as is with just some attention to wheel/tires, or add pinstripe flames to the body, etc.

I need to talk to Chris, I need some of that Meekins shine.

The plan *now* is do a 5/16" grey pinstripe (to tie the interior and exterior together) as well as grey bumper trim (instead of the chrome). Summer wheels will be those AR Baja's as soon as I get some time to get to Indy's place. Also going to try that pushbar for laughs. So right now its kinda going to be a semi 1A2 clone, thingy.

toomanytoyz wrote:

Am I the only one that gets a Mad Max'ish vibe off that car right now?

No.

I've been thinking that for a little bit now. I think with a dropped nose and some clear headlights and my pushbar it'll be a little more Mad.

Smoked lights or covers might help with the 1A2 vibe, think of cops sunglasses and look good with your tint