I have a seamist green 70 Rivi I want to paint artic white and install a white vinyl top. This car will not be completed gutted or stripped for painting. The entire interior will remain in the car. I will remove the bumpers, headlights, taillights, the rocker moldings and as much of the stainless and chrome trim as I can (probably not the the roof drip moulding - I heard thay are a PIA removing and re-installing without damaging them). What are issues related to color change on a vehcile that is not an off frame restoration? Are there too many problems in trying to change the color? If not, what tips or suggestions can anyone offer in making the color change so I can be sure my paint guy does it properly? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Bottoms of doors always seam to get forgottton when color changes are done. Take extra time and remove interior and carpets to make sure they do jams correctly. Sides of cowl should also be done but you have to remove fenders as the old color will show when you open doors. Extra work by you = less money spent and better results/
Dave is right on. Consider every single spot on the car that shows you the current color...then decide what you have to take apart to prep & repaint those areas. Underhood, under the decklid, weatherstrip channels, the whole nine yards. Few things worse than a sinfully obvious recolor! Devon
Dave and Devon Thanks for the responses. Now when I talk to my paint guy I will have a better idea of what he is talking about.
I repainted the car in the avatar. Take off everything you can, even if you don't think you should have to. Every piece of trim is a must. If you lift my hood or trunk, you can tell quiet easily that it's a repaint, you can see spots where the red is plainly visible. You just can't spray every part unless you do frame off. Around the doors is very good, and you can't tell if they are open. (You can tell it's a repaint as a lot of things that were black are now silver, but you can't tell what colour it was before) for a driver it works for me, but it will never be considered show car material.
HERES A LITTLE HELPER PRODUCT IM STARTING TO LOVE. FOR QUICK REPAINTS YOUR NOT PULLING APART TO REPAINT. ITS CALLED BULLDOG ITS AN ADHESION PROMOTER THAT YOU PUT IN YOUR GUN AND SPRAY LIKE PAINT INTO LIKE THE DOOR JAMS WHERE THE HINGES ARE AND YOU CANT REACH TO SKUFF OR ENGINE COMPARTMENTS. 2 LIGHT COATS THEN HIT IT WITH PAINT AND IT STICKS GREAT!! COMES IN SPRAY CANS TOO
When I do a color change, or a complete with jams and all, this is what I do Remove hood, decklid, doors and fenders. Prep and paint the insides of those parts off the car. While the fenders and doors are off I do the jams and trunk jam. Then I put everything back on, and mask the jams and paint the outside. You will never know it was another color. Trying to do the jams and under hood and deck with parts on wont give you the results you want
Here is one I did a while back. Since it was black, I painted it in pieces. Most of the time I paint after the car is reassembled
