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MikeJr's 242 Project

damn, one more reason your gonna have to paint my 242 :-)

doing water based right definitely requires a different approach then oil based from what i have heard.
 
blkaplan said:
damn, one more reason your gonna have to paint my 242 :-)
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We both have something the other one wants. :oogle:

blkaplan said:
doing water based right definitely requires a different approach then oil based from what i have heard.
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Water based isn't a "bad" product, it's just a time/cost issue. If fact some of the water based clears lay down pretty nice. I've heard PPGs water based line is pretty good.
 
Hank Scorpio said:
Mike you have to force dry WB with fans correct? That always turns me off. I have a hard enough time keeping dust out of what I spray as it is. So far the quantities I spray in the shop 2k urethanes have been OK with the local yokals
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Yes it has to be forced dried. One of our painters got the water dialed in but it's still took longer and cost more. We will probably go back to it one day.
 
More blacking out

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Very cool Project!:)242 Group a is the ultimate Volvo, no doubt about it:nod:

Do you Paint and do bodywork yourself?Looks like high quality work:)Keep up the Nice work and post some New Pictures soon!Im following:)
 
What's taking so long for me to put this car back together you ask? Well because I'm doing things like cleaning the inside of my tag lights with a Q-tip, or sanding and painting my licence plate bolts :roll:. It has been a very slow and tedious build. Lots of stuff like that, but it's coming along.

Front end is some what built. The e-codes have been rebuilt (taken apart, cleaned, replaced the plastic adjusters, and painted the upper trim) and I clear coated the turn signals with automotive clear. They turned out really good.
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Blacked out the quarter glasses
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I wasn't real happy with the way the painted black-out area looked on the top of the doors and quarters, so I removed it and decided to lay down a black stripe like the one from the factory instead. I found some 3M 3" black stripe tape and layed that down. I was much happier with the way it turned out.
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I also got my coilovers installed in the front, but I'm going to take them back out and shorten the strut tubes, and cause I realized I didn't put any needle bearings in.
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Nathan has been working on a 16v twin scroll header for me. He sent me these pictures.
It is amazing.
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I also clear coated my tail lamps using automotive clear. They also turned out very nice.
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Like my plate? :)
 
I forgot to post a picture of the bumpers getting painted. We used Hot Rod semi gloss paint. It turned out really nice. It made them look like the new factory finish. I also did a set for my Dads 242.
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