The following is the general procedure to go from rough body work to paint. Deatails and pictures are shown on the following pages
Body prep and priming
and
Painting
| Step | Materials | Description |
| Strip paint | Sandpaper sandblasting Kleen-Strip chemical stripper |
Different approaches were used for different parts as needed. |
| Prime | PPG DPLF40 (grey epoxy) | After stripping to bare metal the parts were painted with epoxy as a first step. |
| Seam Sealer | 3M UltraPro urethane
SureMmix 9000 |
Single part sealer used for most body seams Self leveling sealer used for rain gutters and door and trunk seams. |
| Body filler | Evercoat Gold | Before applying filler, sand the primer with at least an 80 grit scratch for adhesion. After getting the bodywork as close a possible, body filler was applied and sanded to shape using a variety of sanding blocks. Most shaping was done with 40 to 100 grit paper |
| Finish filler | Evercoat glazing putty | It is important to use a catalyzed putty to seal the filler. This was sanded with 100 then 180 grit paper to get the surface as Straight (smooth) as possible |
| High build primer | PPG K36 catalyzed primer | 2 coats. Block sand with 180 to get flat. |
| Finish filler to fix small imperfections | Evercoat glazing putty | If any low spots are found, sand low points with 80 grit and fill with finishing putty. sand to 180 grit dry |
| High build primer | PPG K36 catalyzed primer | 2 coats. Block sand with 320 then 500 dry or 600 wet |
| Paint floor or car | Zero Rust | |
| Paint dash and rear window ledge | Spray Max Satin Black trim paint | Sand and clean dash |
| Base/clear | R-M Diamont base,
R-M Diamont DC92 clear |
Color LeMans Polly (metallic), dilute 75% with DU50 reducer, 5% DH46 normal hardener
Dilute 3 parts clear, 1 part DH42 rapid hardener, 20% DR 60 reducer |
| Rally Wheels | 1969 Argent Silver. PPG # 8568. | |
| Paint cowl door jams, window channels, trunk lip | ||
| Assemble body of car | ||
| Paint body of car | ||
| Color sand and polish | 3M 1500 Finishing film | Wait at least 1 day, start with 1500, depending on smoothness of finish |
The following are the colors for 1969 Chevrolet cars
