Spike_Akers

so, i bought an 83 z28 cheap, and it needs paint... it was primed with original black splotches all over the place. so obviously i wanat to paint it. i want to paint it some shade of red, but how should i go about this? i want to take it down to metal just so i can give it the best look possible. what will i need and how should i do it?

also, what color is this and where can i find it? or something close

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iroc stangs

sorry i cant help ya, but just so you know the link doesnt work. But major probs on fixin up an thirdgen!

Spike_Akers

itsMikey

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dream maro!!

Spike_Akers

my thought exactly... hopefully it will be sitting in my drive way... soon.. haha

Ron U.S.M.C.

Do yourself a favor and try to see the colors you like in person.
Pictures although nice to look at, can be misleading. When I first talked to my friend "pro. auto. painter" He told me to go down to Dealer lane and look at the Chevy lot for different colors. In my case I was also looking for shades of red. He said that would help us find a starting point and we could tweak it from there. Worked great for me. I see now that Chevy has some new reds out like Ruby Red, Red Jewel and Crystal Red . I think this is the Ruby Red on this Camaro.

This is a Victory Red =

And mine . Started with a PPG brand Rally Red , added some black and Red Pearl additive then shot paint cards untill we got it were I wanted it . =

F1 Bomber

Well your best bet for the stripping of the paint is to get a sandblaster, it does a better job than just sanding and is also faster. you can buy reasonable ones that will hook up to a home shop air compressor for around $100. For the painting your gonna want a gravity feed painter, not exactly sure on the price but probably around $50. Make sure you have some type of filler as well, never know when you might need it. DON'T USE BONDO! Spend the little extra and get some actual good filler.