Project FlashPoint

[L & H Kustoms]

Just thought I would post up some pictures of the 69 Camaro that we just finished a complete repaint on. The car was built by Rich Bermea at Road Touring Customs in Gilroy CA and the build is amazing except for the paint which was originally done by a local body shop in Gilroy. The owner Eric loved everything about the car expect the poor body & paint. The paint on the p/s quarter panel had already begun to crack just a few weeks after it was delivered back to RTC to be assembled. The body panel were not straight and they had only cut the car with 2000 grit before buffing. So I was contacted to see what could be done to fix the poor body and paint. I picked the car up on may 4th and began stripping the p/s quarter to see why the paint and filler had already begun to crack. There was 3/8" thick filler on the quarter and in spots it was over 1/2" thick in spots.
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Once the mud was stripped I found spots in the quarter where the body shop had ground right through the metal https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2006/05/frown1-1.gif and then just covered up the holes with filler! no wonder the paint was already cracking
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[L & H Kustoms]

So we decided to replace the quarter panel
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[L & H Kustoms]

Now the fun begins. We were inspecting the rest of the paint and the paint began pulling off in sheets. There was no adhesion between the paint and primer nor was there a sealer laid down prior to spraying the basecoat.
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[L & H Kustoms]

A good days work!
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[L & H Kustoms]

We did not strip the fenders or hood as they were painted sperately and the paint was adhering to those parts. So we began blocking them out with 120g
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This is the best way to describe the previous paint and body work. You can see all the layers on the hood and it still isnt straight.
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So now the polyester primer to seal it all up
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[L & H Kustoms]

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[L & H Kustoms]

I posted all the pics to show that we all need to be wary in who you take your car to have you body and paint done. anyways here is the finished result. Over 300 hours in 4 weeks. I picked the car up on May 4th and delivered it back down to Gilroy on June 4th.
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[L & H Kustoms]

I've gotta get Rich from RTC to get on here to fill in some specs on the car but thought I would post some more pics of the car
410 SBC built by Dinan Engine runs on pump gas and puts down 518hp to the wheels
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[MrQuick]

nice work, but I kinda like "the jackal" paint job. LOL

Vince

[T_Raven]

Holy crap! I'd be pissed if I paid money for that paint job.

[bonecrrusher]

Wow... that paint looks like window tint!

I'd be pissed if my car had that much bondo on it.

[Smock67]

Ha i know exactly what you guy went through, when i got my car I had a small ding and started sanding down 5 inches of straight bondo. It amazing the things people will do to pass a car off as nicely painted. Great job on fixing someone else's mess.

[796spdbu]

Nice fix. The paint looks like a mirror!

[L & H Kustoms]

Well just found out today that the car will be on display at SEMA in the Car Crazy corral and will be featured on car crazy. Hopefully it will get an invite to OUSCI :fingersx: