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Concerning the '82 CE in just bought - I took this picture below to a guy who has painted cars for me. When he called the paint provider shop and gave them the paint number off of the tag and I verified it was called Silver Beige Metallic, they said it was lacquer.
Well I guess laquer paint is a no-no anymore and the paints of today will negatively react to the laquer paint even for touch up. So the solutions for me sound like a a major deal, as in total sanding the whole nose lacquer off in order to repair and repaint the nose.
Am I on track and is this the first bullet I have to swallow? Any thoughts or suggestions?
I looked at a member's CE that is in his profile and he has a black bra on his. Personally I've only put clear bras on my vettes, but this looks like a viable option to cover the abrasion, until '15 or '16 when I'll have saved enough to have the car totally painted correctly.
If your out there and read this, where did you get this black bra, and are there any set backs?
God Bless, rick
'75 Steel Blue Stingray Coupe
'75 Hot Red L82 Stingray Convertible
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rmendoza said: Concerning the '82 CE in just bought - I took this picture below to a guy who has painted cars for me. When he called the paint provider shop and gave them the paint number off of the tag and I verified it was called Silver Beige Metallic, they said it was lacquer.
Well I guess laquer paint is a no-no anymore and the paints of today will negatively react to the laquer paint even for touch up. So the solutions for me sound like a a major deal, as in total sanding the whole nose lacquer off in order to repair and repaint the nose.
Am I on track and is this the first bullet I have to swallow? Any thoughts or suggestions?
I looked at a member's CE that is in his profile and he has a black bra on his. Personally I've only put clear bras on my vettes, but this looks like a viable option to cover the abrasion, until '15 or '16 when I'll have saved enough to have the car totally painted correctly.
If your out there and read this, where did you get this black bra, and are there any set backs?
forgot the picture of the scrape
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God Bless, rick
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'75 Hot Red L82 Stingray Convertible
I am surprised they said it was lacquer. I know GM used it in St. Louis, but I thought they switched to acrylic in BG.
I would check with someone before I had any paint applied.
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I bought a black bra for mine before going to Colorado last year. I got it a Mid-America. It is OK, but not great. It will hide the scrape. It is the mini that covers the bumper but not the headlights.
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dwright said: I bought a black bra for mine before going to Colorado last year. I got it a Mid-America. It is OK, but not great. It will hide the scrape. It is the mini that covers the bumper but not the headlights.
It's Gilbert tb2k82ce
who has a picture of a CE with a black Bra on his signature. I'll send him an email if I don't get a response from him soon. It's a mini and I thinkEcklers has it for $89God Bless, rick
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dwright said:
I am surprised they said it was lacquer. I know GM used it in St. Louis, but I thought they switched to acrylic in BG.
I would check with someone before I had any paint applied.
Dwight,
You were right! At your recommendation I did a little more research and here is what I found to share with the group about the paint:
(Corvette Restoration Guide/1968-1982. Richard Prince, MBI Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-7603-0657-5)
"All 1978-80 cars were painted with acrylic lacquer. All 1981s assembled in the old St. Louis, Missouri, Corvette factory were also painted with acrylic lacquer. During production of the 1981 models, Corvette assembly was moved to a new factory in Bowling Green, Kentucky. All 1981s assembled in Bowling Green, as well as all 1982s, were painted with an acrylic enamel base coat/clear coat system."
VINs for 1981 were:
1G1AY8764BS400001-1G1AY8764BS431611 (St. Louis) - Acrylic Lacquer
1G1AY8764B5100001-1G1AY8764B5108995 (Bowling Green) - acrylic enamel base coat/clear coat system
VINs for 1981 were:
1G1AY8764BS400001-1G1AY8764BS431611 (St. Louis) - Acrylic Lacquer
1G1AY8764B5100001-1G1AY8764B5108995 (Bowling Green) - acrylic enamel base coat/clear coat system
So the painter and I are going to Denver in the morning to pick it up and trailer it back (still has the second set of tires on it from pre-1987) cause we don't want to take a chance on those tires even though they have great tread but the sides are showing cracking. He'll be able to give me an estimate when he sees it.
God Bless, rick
'75 Steel Blue Stingray Coupe
'75 Hot Red L82 Stingray Convertible
ceastham1 said: good plan on the trailer - definately do not frive on those tires !
good luck !
good luck !
It's home safe and sound (see pic). The tires are so are very hard riding around town. Good Year stopped the Eagle IIs, so I'll have to put on BF Goodrich white letter to give it that old look.
God Bless, rick
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Good looking car. Did you ever get anything back from Steve on the rear window hinges? By the way the black bra came with my car so I have no idea on who made it or the cost. It is gone now waiting to start to get the car ready for painting. I will paint the fader strips on the side and hood. I have a painter in town that has done at least three that I have seen he gets better each time.
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dwright said:
I am surprised they said it was lacquer. I know GM used it in St. Louis, but I thought they switched to acrylic in BG.
I would check with someone before I had any paint applied.
Some "early" 82's were built in St Louis. They were painted with the lacquer.
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