~Painting The Bottom Of My Hood~

[03COBRA-88]

Looks good. Another great write up by Kevin :beer:

 

[04sleeper]

ninja edit

LOL.. OK.

Good Job :beer: Looks perfect!

Thanks man. :beer:

How do you not have any issues with the tape lines?

I kept it light around the edges and took the tape off while the paint was still wet. In a few small spots it tried to come up a little but I managed to push it back into place with my finger.

Looks great Kevin...I'd better get on this but I have 2 hoods to do LOL

Get to it tehn! Times 2! LOL :-D

Looks good. Another great write up by Kevin :beer:

Thanks. :beer:

 

[mustang_guy]

Looks good!
I gatta do the same thing to mine

 

[mrose75]

Another "I'm 04Sleeper and my Torch Red Cobra is better than any other Cobra you could even image because I did this" thread!! oke:

Great Job, man!! Looks awesome, this is definitely going on my to do list. I've alway been torn between taking off the hood cover or leaving it. Way to raise the bar.

 

[UncleDan]

That looks pisser dude. I just took the hood insulation off my car and there are some scuff marks from it. This thread was exactly what I was looking for because I'm eventually going to paint the underside of mine too. Great job!

 

[SickBlackMach]

Shoosh man! That looks great!!

I just ordered some, I'm gonna give this a shot myself!

 

[getTwisted]

Great results. looks very professional I must say, and I work for BASF so I'm authorized to say that.:thumbsup:

another great write-up!

 

[Powershift03]

GREAT job, Kevin. Looks like it came that way. :rockon:

 

[vadorsnake04]

looks great!

i loved mine once i painted it, but, i was pissed when i shredded a blower belt one night and it flew up and chipped the paint lol, but that is part of it.

 

[benulis55]

you have inspired me to do this. I just ordered the painting supplies.

one quick question, how many coats off clear did you do?

4 coats base and 3 coats clear???

 

[TORQJNKY]

Kevin you never cease to amaze me. Absolutely beautiful car. Underside of the car next?

 

[dohc32v]

nice work.. Looks really good.

+2

 

[rotor_powerd]

Hot damn your car is stupid clean.... I'd be afraid to drive that thing.

Maybe that's your secret.... you just never drive it, let it sit in your garage, and do DIY's like this just so you can take fancy pictures of your car and show them to us..... yes that's it.... I'm on to you.

 

[anthonyg]

I've been in the auto-body industry for 15+ years and it looks good. For someone that wants to try panting this is perfect. The only thing I would do different is getting a good quality base coat and clear coat. You can get PPG paint and Sherwin Williams paint in aerosol can. Same thing with the clear. Stay away from that crap from Auto Zone and Advanced. Oh yea make sure you sand the soundering area with gray 3m scuff pad and make sure thta you cover the car good. Overspray can be a pain it the a$$ to remove. where did you get thoes sweet hood vents?

 

[04sleeper]

Looks good!
I gatta do the same thing to mine

Thanks man. You will be happy you did. I'm still kicking myself for not doing this sooner!

Another "I'm 04Sleeper and my Torch Red Cobra is better than any other Cobra you could even image because I did this" thread!! oke:

Great Job, man!! Looks awesome, this is definitely going on my to do list. I've alway been torn between taking off the hood cover or leaving it. Way to raise the bar.

LOL. Thanks man. :beer: That was my debate for doing this as well. Guess that's why I took so long to finally do it.

That looks pisser dude. I just took the hood insulation off my car and there are some scuff marks from it. This thread was exactly what I was looking for because I'm eventually going to paint the underside of mine too. Great job!

Thanks. Hope it helped. :beer:

Shoosh man! That looks great!!

I just ordered some, I'm gonna give this a shot myself!

Thanks. Be sure and post up some pics of your too.

Great results. looks very professional I must say, and I work for BASF so I'm authorized to say that.:thumbsup:

another great write-up!

Thanks. That means a lot coming from an expert! :thumbsup:

GREAT job, Kevin. Looks like it came that way. :rockon:

Thanks Brian. That is exactly what I was trying to acomplish! :rolling:

looks great!

i loved mine once i painted it, but, i was pissed when i shredded a blower belt one night and it flew up and chipped the paint lol, but that is part of it.

Yeah. That could always happen. But it's no excuse not to do it! LOL.

you have inspired me to do this. I just ordered the painting supplies.

one quick question, how many coats off clear did you do?

4 coats base and 3 coats clear???

I used 4 coats of base and 2 heavy coats of clear. 1 can of base and 1 can of clear.

Kevin you never cease to amaze me. Absolutely beautiful car. Underside of the car next?

Thanks Craig. Now don't give me any more ideas! :idea:

Hot damn your car is stupid clean.... I'd be afraid to drive that thing.

Maybe that's your secret.... you just never drive it, let it sit in your garage, and do DIY's like this just so you can take fancy pictures of your car and show them to us..... yes that's it.... I'm on to you.

LOL.. Shhhhh. Don't tell anyone. :smmon:

:beer:

 

[04sleeper]

I've been in the auto-body industry for 15+ years and it looks good. For someone that wants to try panting this is perfect. The only thing I would do different is getting a good quality base coat and clear coat. You can get PPG paint and Sherwin Williams paint in aerosol can. Same thing with the clear. Stay away from that crap from Auto Zone and Advanced. Oh yea make sure you sand the soundering area with gray 3m scuff pad and make sure thta you cover the car good. Overspray can be a pain it the a$$ to remove. where did you get thoes sweet hood vents?

Thanks for the tips. :beer:

I bought the hood vents from True Forged.
http://www.svtperformance.com/forum...3275-true-forged-billet-hood-vent-gb-3-a.html

 

[03 Indy Cobra]

Nice job Kevin. It's weird to see your car with the stock wheels. What True Forged Wheels did you go with this time?

 

[monX]

Wow man, the paint job looks PERFECT, you my friend have GREAT taste.

Can we finaly admit Torch Red is the best color ever made for the cobra?

 

[96juicedGT]

that looks great! you did an excellent job on that! You sir have one sharp cobra!!!!!!

 

[04sleeper]

Nice job Kevin. It's weird to see your car with the stock wheels. What True Forged Wheels did you go with this time?

We will just have to wait to see......(If Steve ever gets them built! LOL)

Wow man, the paint job looks PERFECT, you my friend have GREAT taste.

Can we finaly admit Torch Red is the best color ever made for the cobra?

I'm not going to argue with that. LOL.... :beer:

that looks great! you did an excellent job on that! You sir have one sharp cobra!!!!!!

Thanks. :beer: