AMC Eagle Den Forum
1979 - 1983 AMC Spirits and 1978 - 1983 AMC Concords => Spirit/Concord Projects => Topic started by: thereverendbill on June 15, 2011, 11:08:23 PM
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As some may know I have been pretty busy getting a 1980 spirit back in shape
(http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j261/thereverendbill/1980%20spirit/20110502171512.jpg)
this is how the car looked when it was delivered. Paint peeling and a couple of holes here and there
after a few weeks of sanding, priming, sanding, and more priming we ended up with this
(http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j261/thereverendbill/20110615123647.jpg)
I can't help myself with the "hot rod" look, very little chrome and nothing that shines
I would like to thank member sleepsundercars for giving me the opportunity to do this project and I can't thank him enough for letting me barrow it to go back and forth to work until my wagon is back up to 100 percent.
On a side note this car is for sale and I will say that it is a wonderful driving car that gets exceptional gas mileage (4 cyl)
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nice work!,,it looks ready for paint,, :munky2:
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yup, the car is 99 percent ready for paint with just a few little spots that need a little bit of finishing. I personally love the look of the car in flat black primer (well any car in flat black primer, the hot rodder in me I guess)
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I love the flat look...Looks so aggressive
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Nice!! I'm a big fan of satin/matte finishes myself.
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the flat finish is the only way to go in my opinion, the only draw back is that you can't run the car through any automatic car washes and you have to make a priority to get any dirt or bird droppings off the car because it will stain very easy
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Too bad there isn't a flat clear coat available.
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Too bad there isn't a flat clear coat available.
Oh but there is ;) It's actually more like satin, but you can work with it a bit to get your desired flatness (if that's a word, lol)
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hopefully i will get a chance to play with the satin clear sometime in the near future
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Too bad there isn't a flat clear coat available.
Oh but there is ;) It's actually more like satin, but you can work with it a bit to get your desired flatness (if that's a word, lol)
Good to know because I hope to paint my Eagle olive drab some day.
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Hey, the second image is gone!
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Hey, the second image is gone!
sorry about that, i was organizing my photobucket and must have moved it ...... it should be back this evening