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Old 07-22-2022, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by EZ$ View Post
Well as far as cure on the fiberglass, I received this body from Bruce back in, I believe, 2013/2014, so cure should not be an issue. Also because of space issues, the body spent most of its days outside. As far as color, I am going with a dark green, no metallic, no stripes. Hard to believe there could be a problem with the color. I was an epoxy floor installer, and am familiar with resin issues, but my jobs required multiple gallons of product. I don't think that much product is needed for a cobra paint job.
This is a fairly simple mix I happen to have on my laptop, it's grabber orange, very few base materials, and what you are looking at is measured in 1/10th of a gram. This was a custom mix and tint as I had original paint under the side stripes of my old 69 GT500 I could match off of.

Looks simple, but try and pour to 1/10th of a gram accurately and you'll see the issues at hand. U7124 (150 grams worth) I had to drive 120 miles to northern, NJ to get from another shop, it was that short handed at the time I was getting ready to spray the car (two days before my shop auction). Body wise, since it was well seasoned, I cannot tell you, unless i was like the very early white body from FFR, a true nightmare to work with. Only a 100 watt bulb in a shop light underneath would tell that tale.

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