Moving along nicely, not to mention quickly. I'd say this one will be done before the snow sticks.
I admire your confidence Mezz but I think that’s probably a long shot. I try not to think about all the work that is left to do. I have been working at picking up the pace on the painting end. Paint-friendly days will become increasingly scarce as we move into September,
Got the Cyclone paint from Vintage Sled Paints and I always chuckle at his packaging. In addition to the padded packing box, he puts clips on the paint lids, then a dozen or so wraps of shrink packing tape, then two layers of foam padding, followed by more shrink packing tape.
I could probably save a little money if I didn’t buy his pre-reduced (ready to spray) paint but it’s so handy to use. This is all you need to spray it – gun, paint, and hardener.
Paint in hand, I did get color on the Cyclone. He was totally right on the black base coat. It wouldn’t have been at all right without it. I use a sheet of white corrugated poster board to test spray/adjust my gun and it looked completely different on that base.
The Mean Green is funny, it’s almost pearlescent and has a different cast on uneven surfaces like the pan, depending on how the light strikes it. Drove me nuts trying to figure out if I was getting even metallic distribution. In the end, the chassis is done.
Also sprayed the hood. The paint was still pretty wet when this shot was taken so it does flow out a little more. It’s never perfect but then I’ve paid money to shops for paint jobs that are less than perfect so I figure I’m in good company.
