cny first gen 71 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 I am not completly happy the way hood turned out so its back off and I'll start over. Hinges are off and getting ready to send out to be rebuilt. No one else really noticed the flaws (or didn't say anything) but I did so I start over and hopefully don't screw it up worse lol. At least I don't have to do the complete build again. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankOC Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 I thought it looked great in Syracuse, I didn’t notice any flaws. As the owner though, you know every fine detail that we casual lookers would never see. Best of luck with the update! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC1of80 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Ahh ok. I see some in the lighting you have. I would run a tape line down the center and block sand each side of the hood. I wouldn't strip it down completely. Use the paint as a guide and see how it comes out. You did and are doing a great job. A little more finesse and you'll have it! When you painted the base, what type of gun did you use and at what pressure? Was the base fully dry before you applied the clear? By no means am I picking on you or your work. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny first gen 71 Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 Got a couple small dents I missed and a couple spots that need some attention and some paint corrections but no need to strip it down all the way thank goodness. Used a gravity feed gun and I do think pressure was a little high. It was fully dry yes but my compressor died on the final coat so pressure did drop some. Had to get a new compressor to do the clear. I'll hopefully get it. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC1of80 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 You so will! You did great already! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Steve nothing you haven't done before. Looked great first time and i am sure better when you're done. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Just remember we are the worst critics of our own work. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragCat Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 I don't have the knowledge or attention to detail on Montes to pick things apart, especially in the auto body thread. Most of the work I see posted blows me away . As Dennis said, we are our own worst critics. Some of us spend hours on stuff nobody will ever see and put other stuff lower on the priority list because its just not that important at the moment. From all the work you've done I'm pretty sure you'll be happier and doubt you'll make it worse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Boyte Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 46 minutes ago, Dtret said: Just remember we are the worst critics of our own work. That's the truth !!! I have cursed myself out so many times !! And most of the time, I just can't let it go. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420ponies Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Steve, This would be a great time to just trade hoods.I can give you mine and you can start a new one. I think I'm on to something here! 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny first gen 71 Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 2 hours ago, 420ponies said: Steve, This would be a great time to just trade hoods.I can give you mine and you can start a new one. I think I'm on to something here! Oh you thinking that eh Jim that's probably not gonna happen 😅 that was a pain in the butt right from the start to finish. I was told that though from a couple people but did I listen of course not I had to see if I could do it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 So Steve, now that you have it down to a science you can start popping them out at a pace of one a week and Jim can be your first customer. I’m sure that you have nothing better to do. Lol. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420ponies Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 See Steve , I think it's working. Just think, you can do these at your leisure. You can charge however you like and I bet you'll find that many of us would contribute to your retirement fund. It's all in the details. I'm going racing when I retire, and will work on other cars just for the desire I have for other race cars. You have to have fun at what you do in life. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob 71 Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 steve your hood looked good to me even when you showed the problem spots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny first gen 71 Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 32 minutes ago, bob 71 said: steve your hood looked good to me even when you showed the problem spots Thanks Bob I appreciate that but hopefully it'll be better after. I gotta give you a call sometime next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob 71 Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 sure thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny first gen 71 Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 Been working on hood, time for primer, now to block it out and see if any more work is needed. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC1of80 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Looking good Steve! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny first gen 71 Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 Inspected further after it dried some more a couple spots of concern so I'll block it out and probably another coat of primer but it don't look to bad. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Boyte Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Very nice Steve 👍 I'm sure the finished job will look amazing !!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Peters Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 From what we can see it looks great!!! To me it looked great at the meet but sometimes we as owners are our own biggest critics. rob 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leghome Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 1 hour ago, Rob Peters said: From what we can see it looks great!!! To me it looked great at the meet but sometimes we as owners are our own biggest critics. rob We find flaws where there are none on our own vehicles oh how well I know this roflmao 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob 71 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 lookin good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Steve it looks Great and as Rob said it looked Great at the meet also!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny first gen 71 Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 Got the hood mostly blocked out now a little more primer and should be ready for paint. Sent the hinges out to be rebuilt today too, probably 3 to 4 weeks turn around. Progress is good. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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