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Offline priya

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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #15 on: February 18, 2013, 12:14:25 PM »
That's really cool!
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #16 on: February 18, 2013, 03:27:31 PM »
Quote from: priya on February 18, 2013, 12:14:25 PM
That's really cool!

thank you.


just wanted to post some better pics, and some pics of the rear put back together, parking brake works now.



this is the plug that screwed things up, gonna have to sand it all off



and some clearer pics of my homemade paint booth and the primer







overall I'm pretty happy for my first time using a spray gun.
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #17 on: February 21, 2013, 08:06:06 PM »
finally painted the bay.

gonna let it cure for a couple days then start putting stuff back together





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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #18 on: February 21, 2013, 08:53:09 PM »
Wow, it's really blue! Looks great man, keep it up!
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #19 on: February 22, 2013, 11:00:30 AM »
That is an AWESOME blue! EGG!!!
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #20 on: February 22, 2013, 12:55:29 PM »
Looks purpleish to me - I like it.
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #21 on: February 22, 2013, 01:48:09 PM »
Did someone say blue? Looks good!
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #22 on: February 24, 2013, 05:30:42 PM »
what POR15 are you using?
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #23 on: February 24, 2013, 07:27:23 PM »
this is the plug that screwed things up, gonna have to sand it all off

What do you mean by "plug"?  What was the problem?


did not go smoothly. big mess up thanks to the por 15 top coat I used. luckily it's not in an area that will be visible after the fenders are back on.

What was the mess up?  Adhesion?  Texture?


Good thread by the way.  My wife has an '84 wagon the same color as yours.


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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #24 on: February 24, 2013, 09:57:31 PM »
I used regular por 15 then either black coat or royal blue flex coat to top coat.

It was the flex coat that caused a problem. The primer we used, House of Kolor KDA3000, had a bad reaction with it. Within a few minutes of the primer being sprayed a few sections just peeled off and it was as if the flex coat never cured. Kept having to wipe up what I could and spray more primer.

The flex coat had a month to cure and was sanded before we primed, it was probably just an issue of compatibility of the products.
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #25 on: February 24, 2013, 10:18:35 PM »
POR-15 has a primer for it, so you can paint other paints over it.  it's on their website.

But you can't just use any primer, or put any paint over it.
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #26 on: February 24, 2013, 10:34:56 PM »
Lookin good!!!
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #27 on: February 25, 2013, 07:14:48 AM »
Love the 1/2 paint booth.  Reminds me of some of those pics you see on the internet of a car sticking half way into/out of a building.  Nicely done.  Prime example of making due with the space you have.  Keep up the good work.  And keep the pictures coming.  I can read ;D but like pictures. :rotfl:
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #28 on: February 25, 2013, 11:59:29 AM »
Quote from: Whuntmore on February 24, 2013, 10:18:35 PM
POR-15 has a primer for it, so you can paint other paints over it.  it's on their website.

But you can't just use any primer, or put any paint over it.

eh go figure. I gotta a little more por-15 to do I'm sure so I'll look into that.
It's been a learning experience. Had no problems painting over the por-15 itself or their plain black top coat.
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #29 on: March 06, 2013, 11:44:20 PM »
moving along









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