Carbd84

Hey all. Last night my project was removing the Greenwood wing from my '84, filling the holes and repainting the rear bumper. Filling the holes was easy just used urethane filler then sanded and primed the bumper cover. In the process I found out that my car has been eight different colors throughout its life and apparently it was originally black. The car went from Black to red, blue, red, white, red, maroon and then finally red yet again.

Once I got it primed, painted and cleared last night I shut off the lights in the garage, left the ventilation system on and called it a night. This morning I take the masking off (whole car covered) and find out that the red is a completely different shade. So now I have to sand the bumper cover down again and respray it, after I find paint that matches.

QCVette

I have often wondered about filling the holes and how hard it would be to fill. Any more details or pictures?

Wow, 8 different colors. That is really a lot of painting.

Good luck with the color match.

Carbd84

Urethane filler is kind of like a 2 part epoxy. The brand I use comes as two tubes connected so you get a 50/50 mix. It is extremely difficult to work with so its important it gets put down smooth without much excess as its not very sand paper friendly. But when it cures its just as flexible as the bumper cover so no worries with it cracking. To make it easier to fill the holes I made them into rough cones by cutting the bumper cover with a razor blade to make sure the holes would be filled entirely.

No pictures because I had to work fast.

GKK

It'll take several test spray outs, to get the color close especially, since the original color has faded some.

Always, check the color with the paint dry and in the sun. Also, there are several Variations to the same color code. You have to find the closest color variation match and start with that mix to start the color matching process.

That's why good quality body shops always, "Blend" the new color onto the adjacent panels.






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Carbd84

The issue I had was that the red wasn't the factory red I will post a pic up tonight of the factory red vs the red on my car later tonight when I get home from work.

I did find a paint that matches nearly perfect and now I'm just waiting for the paint to cure fully before wet sanding and buffing. I can tell the shade is a bit off if I look directly at the paint from about a foot away but as soon as you step back it looks identical. So it will do until the car gets repainted entirely.

In addition to removing the wing I gave the vette a black halo and got rid of the two tone. The entire top half of the rear bumper was resprayed so there is fresh paint showing in the picture. Pic was taken just before dusk so not the best lighting.

79C3tnd

I love the color and "look" of the car! The black wheels really accent it well, especially with the black trim. Nice work!

murraybob

I think I will just leave mine on. A lot less hassle.

Midnight 85

and I really dislike my wing.