'88 L Street/Track Build- Coilovers • B6ZE • Weber DCOE's • Widebody • Chopped Top •

[firebush357]

No need for an adhesion promoter if you use SEM.

Cool, I have never used their products but they look a lot more professional than my usual Dupli-Color. One day I may setup a Paint booth and do things the right way so I can actually get a decent finish on things bigger than a Valve cover. As of right now I'm painting in my Car Port that also has Hay stored in it and Horses in the Pasture always kicking up dust and stuff. I Painted my little brothers Hood for his Festy and to me it looks like crap but it is better than Flaking Clear Coat.

[theastronaut]

SEM: got it. Went to their website. Looks like they have an excellent line of products. :thumbright:

Scuff pad: are you using enough abrasive pressure that when you clean off contaminants that you are also removing the subtle texture the UNpainted factory bumper covers had? (I like that subtle texture as compared to the super smooth finish of later-year painted covers.) Can't tell in your pix.

Last question: Is the SEM stuff strong enough/have good enough adhesion that you can use the HIGH-pressure settings at a car wash or after using the SEM product are you relegated to washing your Festy by hand?

I used a red pad, abrasive enough to loosen up the dead plastic and contaminates but not aggresive enough to remove the texture.

It adheres well enough that I've had kids stand on the running boards at car shows without it scraping or peeling off. It sticks really well with proper prep. I did have some places where the parts store rattle can flaked off the side trim at a car wash. The side trim seems to be a different type of plastic/rubber and I was in a hurry so I may not have spent enough time prepping it. When I first got the car I wasn't planning on keeping it long so I didn't really care back then.

I have my hood, trunk and roof painted with SEM trim paint. I have used it a lot. The texture will still be there amd it holds up great. If you want to make it as durable as possible, I recommend using the SEM then following it up with 2 coats of 2k clear semi gloss. You can wipe them with acetone afterwards and it won't hurt anything.

It's good stuff, we use an assortment of their products at work on the restorations we do.

I use some of this Dupli-Color Adhesion Promoter before painting Plastic Parts.

No need for an adhesion promoter if you use SEM.

[firebush357]

I use some of this Dupli-Color Adhesion Promoter before painting Plastic Parts.

[dliverance]

I have my hood, trunk and roof painted with SEM trim paint. I have used it a lot. The texture will still be there amd it holds up great. If you want to make it as durable as possible, I recommend using the SEM then following it up with 2 coats of 2k clear semi gloss. You can wipe them with acetone afterwards and it won't hurt anything.

[Twistiva]

I forget exactly what I used, it was a cheap rattle can from the parts store. These are starting to barely fade. I would recommend using SEM brand instead, it'll hold up better and they have plenty of colors to choose from. I've had SEM on the running boards of my '64 VW since 2002ish and they still look good. Just be sure to prep them well; use something to get rid of any grease and road grime with a scuff pad so all the contaminates and "dead" plastic comes off.

SEM: got it. Went to their website. Looks like they have an excellent line of products. :thumbright:

Scuff pad: are you using enough abrasive pressure that when you clean off contaminants that you are also removing the subtle texture the UNpainted factory bumper covers had? (I like that subtle texture as compared to the super smooth finish of later-year painted covers.) Can't tell in your pix.

Last question: Is the SEM stuff strong enough/have good enough adhesion that you can use the HIGH-pressure settings at a car wash or after using the SEM product are you relegated to washing your Festy by hand?

[theastronaut]

Whoa! Yowza! What kind of paint are you talking about??? Need a specific brand name if able. My unpainted/factory bumper covers need to be redone and I've never wanted to paint them (don't like the later-years Festy painted style bumper covers) but your painted "after" looks like they are factory/UNpainted. Gorgeous! What paint did you use?

Inquiring minds want to know! :love4:

I forget exactly what I used, it was a cheap rattle can from the parts store. These are starting to barely fade. I would recommend using SEM brand instead, it'll hold up better and they have plenty of colors to choose from. I've had SEM on the running boards of my '64 VW since 2002ish and they still look good. Just be sure to prep them well; use something to get rid of any grease and road grime with a scuff pad so all the contaminates and "dead" plastic comes off.

[Twistiva]

The next step was to strip the spray-bombed bumpers and properly refinish them. I used lacquer thinner and a red scuff pad to get the old paint off, then masked it out and shot them with paint made specifically for trim and bumpers. The side trim got the same treatment. I had some SEM paint leftover from another project so I used that to paint the red stripe.

Whoa! Yowza! What kind of paint are you talking about??? Need a specific brand name if able. My unpainted/factory bumper covers need to be redone and I've never wanted to paint them (don't like the later-years Festy painted style bumper covers) but your painted "after" looks like they are factory/UNpainted. Gorgeous! What paint did you use?

Inquiring minds want to know! :love4:

[theastronaut]

Glad to hear you're still at it. I was worried you'd lost interest

Definitely haven't lost interest! I'm just trying to thin the herd; I'd got up to owning 13 cars last year and didn't have time to spend on the ones that I really wanted to build (like the Festiva). Plus I'm saving up for a house/shop so I decided to do quick builds on a few of them to get them out of the way and put some cash in the bank. The current plan is to get the VW built and sold, then get my gold '66 C10 project rolling and sell it. Then I'll have time to get to the Festiva. Hopefully I'll have it swapped by Madness this year.


I'm taking two '63 verts and making one solid car out of the best of them. Hoping to have it together in a couple of months.

[dliverance]

Glad to hear you're still at it. I was worried you'd lost interest

[theastronaut]

How much would you want for those wheels??

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Both pair are out of round, you really don't want them lol.

sweet build, me likey

Thanks!

[sasquatch]

sweet build, me likey

[Festiver]

Haven't done much with it lately, been wrenching on my '63 VW convertible in my spare time so I can get it sold. I did have to have the exhaust redone last week; I took Charlie around the on/off ramp loop while he was visiting and apparently the flex pipe couldn't handle the g's. One of the plug wires also couldn't hang, it popped off going around the last ramp so between it running on three cylinders and the exhaust leak it sounded like a Subaru.

I must have run over a nail, there's the tip of one sticking out of the inside sidewall with a big gash beside it. I stuck the donut spare on it... it's amazing how much grip it has even with the spare on it. I kept pushing it harder and it squealed pretty badly but didn't try to swap ends like I thought it would.

I'm looking for new wheels, can't decide what I want though. There's steering shake between 55-65 with both sets of wheels I have now and it's starting to kill the rack bushings, they're squeaking over bumps. So I need a new set with no runout.

How much would you want for those wheels??

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[theastronaut]

Where's the updates?

Haven't done much with it lately, been wrenching on my '63 VW convertible in my spare time so I can get it sold. I did have to have the exhaust redone last week; I took Charlie around the on/off ramp loop while he was visiting and apparently the flex pipe couldn't handle the g's. One of the plug wires also couldn't hang, it popped off going around the last ramp so between it running on three cylinders and the exhaust leak it sounded like a Subaru.

I must have run over a nail, there's the tip of one sticking out of the inside sidewall with a big gash beside it. I stuck the donut spare on it... it's amazing how much grip it has even with the spare on it. I kept pushing it harder and it squealed pretty badly but didn't try to swap ends like I thought it would.

I'm looking for new wheels, can't decide what I want though. There's steering shake between 55-65 with both sets of wheels I have now and it's starting to kill the rack bushings, they're squeaking over bumps. So I need a new set with no runout.

[dliverance]

Where's the updates?

[parrainx]

Just read through your thread. Nice build keep it up. Like that Chevy too.