Darz 2 Report post Posted February 14, 2009 this is the Mach 1 I bought a few years back. I finally started to strip it down to be shot Raven Black. I dont care for winter blue. Very little rust -just a tad in the corner of the door. Im done block sanding & da-ing the original paint. I now am going to finish glaze it, epoxy, and so on... Its a 428 C6 car. I have all the new bumpers, trim, bezels, weatherstripping, etc. I bought all that b4 starting this whole project. I am going to use SPI paints. Magnums or Styled steel, not sure yet. Hopefully I get her done b4 June.:whistling: I cant wait.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jkskinsfan 19 Report post Posted February 15, 2009 I'm doing mine back to it's original "Winter Blue" Darz, but Black "Kicks Ass" too. Keep the pics coming. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darz 2 Report post Posted February 18, 2009 but I " LOVE " black. This is a non-numbers matching car, so Im just going to make it what I want it to be. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darz 2 Report post Posted March 11, 2009 pics of the epoxy primer. Southern Polyurethanes Inc, hands down the best product made, better than any PPG or DuPont crap Ive used in the past Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jkskinsfan 19 Report post Posted March 11, 2009 Lookin' good, Darz. Keep the pics coming. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darz 2 Report post Posted March 13, 2009 SPI 2k high build after wet sanding with 400. next is 2 coats epoxy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darz 2 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 here she is after all the hard work. 4 coats of House of Kolor Black ( the absolute blackest black ), 4 coats of Southern Poly Inc clear coat. Ready for wet sanding & buff... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jkskinsfan 19 Report post Posted March 21, 2009 AWESOME! I am sooooo jealous. Can't wait to get mine painted. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rd49221 14 Report post Posted March 21, 2009 You're making great progress! Looks great! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stangme428 33 Report post Posted March 21, 2009 wow... that black looks great!!:tongue_smilie: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grabber70Mach 107 Report post Posted March 22, 2009 Looks great, always loved the look of black mustangs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darz 2 Report post Posted March 23, 2009 this is a shot of the drivers side rear quarter. I wet sanded with 1000 & 1500 and used a cotton pad with 3M final finish 1. still have to buff with glaze and foam pad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
69RavenConv 286 Report post Posted March 24, 2009 Damn, your lawnmower never looked so good as it does reflected in that door. You're getting me all fired up, my raven black vert gets painted as soon as the weather warms up here at the Great Lakes.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darz 2 Report post Posted March 24, 2009 If you are planning on black, use Southern Polyurethanes Inc products. Very easy to use , EXCELLENT customer support, fast shipping, and the absolute best products Ive ever used...Chip Foose uses it too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darz 2 Report post Posted March 24, 2009 another pic Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
69RavenConv 286 Report post Posted March 26, 2009 If you are planning on black, use Southern Polyurethanes Inc products. Very easy to use , EXCELLENT customer support, fast shipping, and the absolute best products Ive ever used...Chip Foose uses it too. I've heard good things about them, is their stuff available retail or only mail-order? How much material would I need to do a convertible? I plan on epoxy, 2K, base, clear ... Is that "House of Kolor black" you mentioned one of their products/colors? Thanks, any advice is always appreciated! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darz 2 Report post Posted March 26, 2009 their products are available mail order. they r in georgia, I am in Wi, and it took 3 days to ship and free shipping. I ordered a gallon of epoxy, 1 gallon of universal clear, 1 gallon of high build. I put on 2 coats of epoxy, 3 coats high build, and sealed it with the reduced epoxy. I have a quart of epoxy left, 1/2 gal high build, 1 qt clear. and 1/2 gallon of HOK black after 4 coats of that. they are excellent products, sand easy, easy to shoot, easy to buff. I will never use anything else again. http://www.southernpolyurethanes.com/ they have a forum also http://spi.forumup.org/index.php?mforum=spi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
69RavenConv 286 Report post Posted March 26, 2009 I have a quart of epoxy left, 1/2 gal high build, 1 qt clear. and 1/2 gallon of HOK black after 4 coats of that. Cool, that should be almost enough to paint mine!!! I'll be over next weekend!:biggrin: Seriously, that's just the kind of info I was looking for, thank you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
70mstang 11 Report post Posted March 28, 2009 Beautiful!! :drool: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darz 2 Report post Posted March 28, 2009 thanks much. It turned out a lot better than I ever thought it would. House of Kolor Black is available at most auto paint suppliers. It is absolutely the "blackest" black available. Its not cheap though, about 180.00 a gal, there is cheaper places to buy it, but I wanted it now.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darz 2 Report post Posted March 28, 2009 more pics Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rd49221 14 Report post Posted March 29, 2009 Beautiful! I have a question - I notice that you removed the rear glass, but left the windshield glass in. Does anyone have any suggestions on whether it's better to remove the glass or not? I'd be interested in knowing whether anyone has had issues with breakage, etc. Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darz 2 Report post Posted March 29, 2009 I took out the rear glass as it was leaking due to rotten weatherstripping. The front was fine. I wanted to get the metal cleaned up and epoxied under the weatherstrip. It was easy to get out, the front is a little more challenging. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rd49221 14 Report post Posted March 29, 2009 thanks for the info. Mine is being stripped this week. I will look for signs of leaking front and back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darz 2 Report post Posted April 22, 2009 some pics of her in the sun...just waiting for FedEx truck to drop off the rest of the parts from CJ's. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
