OneStopRestoration's Special Orange 69 Chevelle 300 Deluxe Coupe

[chevyman0429]

What type of product are you using for your blasting and what are you prepping the blasted surface with before painting ? Thanks

[OneStopRestoration]

Originally Posted by chevyman0429

What type of product are you using for your blasting and what are you prepping the blasted surface with before painting ? Thanks

I use basic sand blasting sand and a standup outdoor blaster. For many of you following I dont get bogged down in the details of thinking the most exocitc process is the best. I keep things as simple as I can. In terms of sand I use the stuff stocked at the local Menards for those that live in the midwest. Most here on the forum are gonna die laughing but I still use the old school lacquer based primers. Im not afraid to use the lacqur direclty on the blasted metal. Once I get into the stage of sanding and removing pits 90% of the first coat is sanded off. Body panel work is a total different story. I get into the more better adhering epoxy primers for my basecoat but still layer body filler and lacquire primer on top of that.

Ocassionally i will use a 2k high build primer but I will only get into that with easily sanded surfaces and heavier pitting. This car will not require and 2k as im already finding a single sand is elimating all pits if they even exist.

[Zman1969]

that is a thankless job right there!

[Too Many Projects]

AND takes all day with a pot blaster. I see you sweep it up and screen it back in the pot too. Been there, done that, but only once. Now I farm that out. Getting more difficult to find places that blast anymore though.
Your media looks like black diamond, coal slag. I do use that on frames but use the white play sand for other things.

[OneStopRestoration]

Well Scratch my earlier question on this. Just as an update. I decided it would compliment the L89 to go with a set of 4.56 grears when i get to assembling the rear end. Managed to find a real nice guy on facebook that sent me a carrier that had some damage in the pinion shaft area. Sent me a second housing.

Its nice to see some folks out there have some high levels of integrety in spite of what you see in the news or online.

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Originally Posted by OneStopRestoration

Well Scratch my earlier question on this. Just as an update. I decided it would compliment the L89 to go with a set of 4.56 grears when i get to assembling the rear end. Managed to find a real nice guy on facebook that sent me a carrier that had some damage in the pinion shaft area. Sent me a second housing.

Its nice to see some folks out there have some high levels of integrety in spite of what you see in the news or online.

Great restoration!!!

This car will be perfect for PSMCDR!!! Have you considered bringing it out to race? (More fun than a basket full of puppies)

What trans did this 300 have new? What trans are you installing?

Ryan W31

[OneStopRestoration]

Originally Posted by Ryan1969Chevelle

Great restoration!!!

This car will be perfect for PSMCDR!!! Have you considered bringing it out to race? (More fun than a basket full of puppies)

What trans did this 300 have new? What trans are you installing?

Ryan W31

Thankyou. I have cars I drive and I have cars I dont. After you spend about 3 years and 1500 plus hours on a restoration like this Im not able to bring myself to even take it down the road. As i work through this particular car its just so clean, it just reinforces the idea of not even risking a rock chip.

Im not sure what the car had for original transmission but kinda assumed it was an M20. When I went digging into my parts I found a very complete orignal Jan date 69 M21, so thats what its getting along with everything else.