DAILY DRIVER QUALITY PAINT JOB SUGGESTIONS

[Ed Jennings]

Re: DAILY DRIVER QUALITY PAINT JOB SUGGESTIONS

Dick, it's a relative thing. I used to color sand and buff lacquer a couple of HOURS after the final top coat. Urethane needs to cure for a couiple of days, or possibly more, depending on the wether conditions and the exact type urethane/activator used. 36-48 hours is probably a good starting point, except for extremes in temp.

[Mike Cobine]

In the old days, people used to

get several club members together, strip the paint, and then paint the car. One advantage to being in a local club is that usually someone knew how to paint cars, at least enough to have decent street driver paint.

And being in a club, everyone being a buddy, you could get the paint for cost of paint, a few bucks for the painter, and usually a few refreshments for the stripping crew.

Being in NCRS doesn't exclude belonging to other clubs. In fact, many Corvette clubs will be a large percentage of NCRS or NCCC and often both. this board is excellent help, but there is nothing like having an extra set of hands or eyes a mile down the road.

Check out your local clubs soon.