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2500, body, boys, chip, chips, corvette, make, nick, paint, pen, pep, repair, sale, sander, sandpaper, toothpick

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Paint Chip Repair

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Go Vette Go on 07-20-2010

02-15-2022 12:53 PM
by Go Vette Go

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2000, air, better, car, dangers, forum, hobbyair, isocyanates, paint, painting, ppg, pure, rent, respirators, spraying, supplied

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Safety and Isocyanates

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roger55 on 03-03-2007

10-31-2023 01:01 AM
by D.Anthony

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2021, base, buy, dupont, forum, gun, guns, minijet, paint, ppg, resto, sale, sata, single, size, spray, stage, tip, urethane

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The answer to: What spray gun should I buy?

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Spraygun on 11-16-2011

11-09-2017 09:02 AM
by 929nitro

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41,634

body, corvette, forum, masterpowercompressor, paint, supply

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Equipment needed/legal issues

savewave on 02-28-2007

05-11-2011 09:02 PM
by oldalaskaman

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101, 2011, car, corveet, corvette, drv, dust, forum, paint, prevent, problem, problems, spraying, wating

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Paint problems 101:

Spraygun on 11-21-2011

02-04-2015 05:17 PM
by DUB

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Normal Threads

John Lingenfelter's 1973 Corvette drag car

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DUB on 08-07-2016

03-31-2024 10:55 PM
by c1nicole

252

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Preping for Paint

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My1st on 11-26-2014

09-06-2016 06:05 PM
by DUB

148

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booth, car, corvette, forums, garage, home, job, jobs, paint, paintb, painting, paintjob, perfect, positive, pressure, thread, trash

Garage Paint Job

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BanGnGearS on 09-07-2010

05-03-2012 05:10 PM
by Richard Church

124

24,223

auto, ca, cc950, clear, concord, corvette, forums, ga, job, jobs, macco, maccos, paint, pictures, portland, scuff, squirt

Macco Paint Job

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dariopop on 01-29-2009

01-26-2018 05:35 PM
by ZO ZICK

105

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DUB 101: Rigid Fiberglass Bumper Installation - Lessons Applied - RESULTS INSIDE

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Red86Z51 on 02-11-2018

05-11-2019 05:44 PM
by Red86Z51

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Prepping 1985 corvette

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85 CRVET on 09-18-2018

04-19-2019 08:34 PM
by 85 CRVET

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Wills 71 Project. Paint Stripped

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Willforce71 on 05-20-2018

02-01-2019 10:54 AM
by OldCarBum

84

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670, awesome, cars, clear, devilbiss, forum, gfg, gfg670, jobber, orlando, painted, primer, recommended, reviews, spi, tip

Finally!!! I painted the car.......

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sperkins on 10-03-2006

04-16-2007 08:56 PM
by ILLUSHN

83

12,334

60000, average, c, class, corvette, cost, costs, dm, job, jobs, labor, levels, paint, repaint, specialists

How much is a first class paint job ?

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Stingray1972 on 10-12-2008

03-29-2023 04:52 PM
by 4 Speed Dave

75

6,532

1970 coupe body repair with a side of SMC

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LTwannaB on 08-21-2017

11-10-2018 11:12 PM
by caskiguy

75

15,475

71 Paint Project

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7Stingray1 on 08-21-2016

05-01-2019 12:29 AM
by 7Stingray1

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1968 Bodywork

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Duffeball on 07-08-2017

09-08-2017 06:41 PM
by Duffeball

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Is Lacquer thinner safe to use to remove original factory lacquer paint job

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Captainkvan on 01-27-2017

09-23-2022 10:11 AM
by MoGumbo

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Front Clip Removal

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SB64 on 11-23-2014

03-20-2015 06:40 PM
by DUB

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Been a long time here goes....lots of pics

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damoroso on 05-18-2012

10-09-2014 12:47 PM
by 80-Vette

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77e, are all these parts SMC? and did I pick the right resin?

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ConnecticutJunkman on 08-06-2018

09-13-2018 05:35 PM
by DUB

61

3,719

In need of adult supervision for quarter panel repair on a 92

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syco_cop on 02-11-2015

08-09-2016 08:05 AM
by 929nitro

60

16,674

Installing a RIGID fiberglass front bumper cover for a 1975 Corvette

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DUB on 09-11-2016

12-28-2023 07:21 PM
by 60 SHARK

60

32,191

Me and my project corevtte

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Matt Pegis on 11-18-2017

01-27-2018 04:44 PM
by DUB

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9700, 99g, base, black, chroma, chromaone, cross, epoxy, fire, paint, ppg, sanding, single, ss, stage

solid black, single stage or base/clear

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Georgia1974 on 05-01-2008

11-19-2008 07:05 AM
by c4zf6nut

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6,700

Colorsanding the '69

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TWINRAY on 10-16-2016

11-14-2016 12:27 PM
by porchdog

54

5,931

Reserection jigsaw 69.

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bazza77 on 09-12-2018

11-25-2018 03:55 AM
by bazza77

54

5,680

Touch Up Paint - Nine colors available

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subchev on 09-16-2015

01-18-2018 11:10 AM
by subchev

52

14,980

72, c3, car, clutch, corvette, corvettes, dewitts, fork, lakewood, paint, paints, racer, radiator, sale, sunflower, yellow

72 Sunflower Yellow progress

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cajos on 07-14-2008

03-09-2011 09:50 AM
by cajos

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7,660

Testing new section

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savewave on 02-26-2007

06-23-2009 02:18 PM
by mapman

51

4,997

Could someone help me with a little body work?

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Jeffery73 on 12-10-2008

12-14-2008 10:44 PM
by JimiHendrix

50

2,872

Ready for the buffer

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TWINRAY on 11-16-2015

07-01-2016 06:35 PM
by DUB

47

6,717

Looking for a primer recommendation

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sullyman56 on 08-02-2015

09-18-2015 02:42 AM
by syco_cop

46

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body, bonding, c2, c3, corvette, edge, factory, fender, fiberglass, repair, repairs, sanding, seam, seams, strip

Glassing factory seams

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timd02 on 04-13-2009

05-26-2009 05:18 PM
by porchdog

45

5,097

Gel Coating-first time

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Dave Frazer on 07-22-2018

09-05-2018 04:37 PM
by derekd8915

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5,956

C1 Engine Bay/Firewall Battery Acid?

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Hermn59 on 11-04-2018

03-11-2019 05:35 PM
by DUB

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4,572

I Feel Like I'm At Base Camp.

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PUNISHER VETTE on 04-22-2013

07-27-2013 03:21 PM
by sub006

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3,331

1980, 68, core, corvette, diferant, phots, suport, support, work, year

core support help

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69ragvette on 10-16-2010

01-06-2011 05:41 PM
by DUB

42

2,708

12305, 42119, 44122, 49800, 99k, acrylic, base, chroma, chromaone, clear, dupont, hardener, nason, reducer, selectprime

Paint type for C4

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samsonb on 08-09-2008

02-24-2009 10:51 AM
by samsonb

41

6,770

LH Rear Quarter - Poor Repair (pic heavy)

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RobfromME on 08-12-2018

09-16-2018 10:43 AM
by DUB

41

3,886

933l, blue, bondo, code, corvette, dark, dupont, hair, kitty, metallic, paint, price, ripples, shrink, thick, wa, wa933l

Getting ready for paint

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Ralphbf on 10-02-2011

01-31-2012 12:23 PM
by Ralphbf

39

5,529

Its finally one color

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augiedoggy on 06-10-2016

07-22-2016 06:13 PM
by Dt86

39

8,383

Hot Painting Tip

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flstfi on 12-09-2007

08-04-2008 03:29 AM
by TioSterling

38

3,992

Clear coat failure?

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afinuk on 05-12-2016

12-25-2018 09:49 AM
by DUB

38

11,055

Where's DUB?

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Dave Tracy on 03-27-2019

02-18-2022 02:10 PM
by csherman

38

11,958

single stage or two stage

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craneman61! on 11-06-2013

11-12-2014 09:24 AM
by 929nitro

37

6,504

Wait time to wet sand and buff

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Freddy76 on 11-13-2014

09-09-2015 06:59 PM
by DUB

37

14,363

How do I fix this Dent C5 driver door Help!

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corvet786c on 06-01-2018

10-11-2022 10:31 AM
by Sting99

37

5,871

1985, air, c3, c4, coming, corvette, crack, fender, hot, kick, kwplot34, kwplot34aolcom, leak, leaks, panel, water, windshield

water leak

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kwplot34 on 04-02-2007

04-18-2007 09:39 PM
by Timmijoe

36

7,031

So far so good on the front nose fix.

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wacked on 03-08-2007

03-10-2007 12:38 AM
by Jclgodale3

36

2,197

WildVettes 97-17 C5 C6 C7 Corvette Jacking Jack Pucks Lifting Lift Pads $25 for 4!

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WildVettes on 10-25-2016

03-31-2017 11:16 AM
by WildVettes

35

4,884

50, btween, bumper, coat, coats, corvette, dollar, forum, job, long, paint, pearl, plastic, rustoleum, rustolium

Rustoleum $50 paint job question

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qwiketz on 05-24-2010

07-13-2010 05:31 PM
by DUB

35

10,850

Modern paint code for 59 Inca Silver Metallic

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mickatbp on 06-29-2015

07-22-2015 07:27 PM
by mickatbp

35

7,495

auto, body, c5, corvette, estimate, estimated, fiberglass, painting, price, repaint, wavy

Paint estimate 12,000

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68 l79 on 01-31-2008

04-03-2008 08:25 PM
by 32hibo

35

3,394

Gel Coat Job #2 of 2 done on the '67

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TWINRAY on 08-11-2014

10-24-2014 08:42 AM
by TWINRAY

34

3,841

Painting my 78 pace car

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Rebuck33 on 10-15-2015

11-07-2015 06:51 PM
by Priya

34

3,535

9700, 99k, basecoat, black, blackest, car, code, deepest, dupont, factory, job, mix, paint, ppg, wa8555

I need the deepest looking paint for my vette! please help.

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sledgehammer16 on 03-28-2007

04-22-2007 10:38 PM
by Hippiehead025

34

12,672

See Pics- Progress on Stripping

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79vetter on 10-26-2007

01-24-2008 06:25 PM
by 79vetter

34

2,834

Door fit and Finish

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Bruce C on 12-08-2007

12-14-2007 10:46 PM
by roger55

34

2,230

Sanding clear for new paint job

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MART60 on 04-06-2023

03-31-2024 02:09 AM
by MART60

33

2,703

1972, body, coat, coaton, corvette, ecklers, gel, gelcoat, instructions, poly, primer, replacing, sealer, spray, vette, vettes

I finally have the first coat of gel coat on (pics)

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wills670 on 03-22-2007

04-06-2007 07:33 PM
by snydes

32

4,002

402, dplf, dplf90, epoxy, gelcoat, glasurit, hardener, jellcoat, ppg, prep, primer, recoat, sealer, slicksand, time

'76 sanded to SMC Jellcoat?

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seventysixvette on 02-27-2007

03-06-2007 05:13 PM
by Georgia1974

32

4,820

I'm broke... What are my paint options?

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Ziggy91 on 09-18-2012

02-25-2013 11:10 PM
by Dixiecrat

31

4,925

71, corvette, deltron, epoxy, jp, plano, ppg, primer, primers, refinishing, series, shopline, smc, tx, vprime

Paint guru needed

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BillyTz06 on 05-12-2010

05-18-2010 06:13 PM
by DUB

31

9,411

3m, bodies, body, buy, c3, corvette, evercoat, fiberglass, filler, forcorvette, hsrf, quantum, repair, reviews, solvent

Body Filler

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DansYellow66 on 02-14-2010

02-17-2010 03:18 PM
by wombvette

31

5,091

blister, corvette, damaged, fix, gelcoat, lacquer, paint, prepare, repair

What happened!? How to fix? DAMN!

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angelob on 02-03-2010

02-22-2010 04:03 PM
by angelob

31

3,123

auto, based, body, car, compatable, crack, cracking, crackling, epoxy, makes, paint, primer, smc, sprayed, spraying, water, wedge

getting some primer cracking in new work, help

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capecorvette on 05-04-2008

05-08-2008 09:36 PM
by capecorvette

31

7,376

corvette, devilbiss, difference, gun, guns, iwata, jga, mbc, paint, sata, satajetlocaldealerfortworth, spray, techna, wanted, whats

Paint Gun

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Tony24 on 12-21-2007

04-20-2008 12:44 AM
by sperkins

31

2,518

blast, blaster, blasting, body, bumper, bumpers, corvette, cost, lufkin, media, prime, shells, tx, urethane, walnut

Is media blasting ok

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toupstrio on 04-17-2007

08-26-2009 07:12 PM
by grandmastercorvette

31

11,621

Adhesive for SMC fender bonding

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Jim__H on 08-16-2016

11-05-2016 06:32 PM
by DUB

30

11,803

Neutralizing Sodium bicarbonate? (Soda blasting)

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jedjr59restomd on 04-23-2015

05-08-2015 12:42 PM
by porchdog

30

6,037

fiberglass matt

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71frameoff on 11-20-2014

02-06-2015 10:27 AM
by egnuol

30

4,294

Using a razorblade to remove paint.?

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Gold Dragon on 05-09-2018

11-28-2020 11:39 AM
by porchdog

30

9,069

adding, body, build, corvette, corvettes, door, edges, fiberglass, fiberglassing, filler, front, gap, gaps, jam, setting

adding fiberglass to door....question

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razman on 10-30-2009

03-13-2014 06:32 AM
by persuader

30

5,399

air, buying, cars, cheap, compresor, compressor, compressors, gallon, good, great, lakes, paint, painting, size, spray

Is this a good compressor for painting?

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rajsid on 01-08-2008

02-24-2008 06:45 AM
by Happydad

29

11,201