Looks great if you want a better shine on the wheels do sanding. 80 grit, 200, 400, 600 (wet 600, wet 1200/1500 then wet 2000) then clean with blue mag polish then polish with a sisal wheel and white polish compound. Just did mine and they look amazing
It makes me sad to see nice cars being painted so WRONG. I am a professional painter, and I just restored my 1989 IROC-Z. It had been previously painted by someone who hadn't taken anything apart. It sure makes it a nightmare for the next guy who wants to do it the right way. So hows the paint look on the backsides of those mirrors? :( That's how MAACO does it.
Yes I know, the thing is my first IROC was an 85 back in the 80's, and when I painted this one, I did it how I knew. Later I learned the difference and I already spoke to a place that prints decals about getting them made, can't wait to get it right year wise.
@@rtwriter4159 I honestly didn't know until I watched you putting them on (awesome to see your son helping) and I kept thinking "Why don't those look right?" Then I had to research it. No biggie, dude. It's a badass car regardless!
Very nice job, but why would you paint the car before changing the door hinge pins. Not knocking your work it’s a very nice job, I restoring an 86 IROC Z and theres a lot I’m learning from the video’s.
My IROC-Z stripes and door lettering were coming off. I checked with GM years ago and I almost fell out over the price. Each section had it's own price (very expensive). Let's just say I had to remove them all. Even the door lettering.
It doesn't look like all of the prep work was done other than the removal of the hood louvres, ie: removal of trim, handles, emblems or ground effects. . .
True, it was done this way because I didn't know better. If I'm ever able to redo the paint job, I'll make sure to do it correctly. Thanks for noticing and viewing.
@@rtwriter4159 where? The address n phone and name of the shop that painted the IROC Z28. I'm in SA TX. I'm doing a Father daughter project with a couple of cars. 87 IROC Z28 and a 1984 Corvette
I didn't know better. I thought that was normal. In retrospect, if I could do it again, I would have done it differently. Next time, if I'm ever fortunate enough to do it again, you can bet the bumpers, windshield, mirrors, hood, doors and t-top frames are coming off.
I enjoyed this video but want to give you a couple of helpful hints. Try and stop using filler words like "umm" and lip smacking sounds. Thanks for the content.
This NOT how you paint a third gen camaro. He didn't tank anything apart. Good luck when pulling the tape off the light pockets and not pulling the clear with it. But for a cheap paint job, its Ok.
If you went to all this effort why didn't you do it right? Remove the mirrors, moldings, window sweeps, ground effects, spoiler, bumpers and paint separately then reassemble. Your paint job actually looks really good, but it shows where you cut corners by not disassembling the car first.
I was going to mention that i saw some paint on the decals etc. I have an 87 Iroc that i had painted with its original color Fire Red and the tech took everything off the car including all the rubber, emblems, decals etc. I replaced all of them with new items and the car looks almost show room quality. It was featured in a 2011 Chevy calendar. To get to your point the paint looks great but the tech should have removed everything from the car. Unless it was a matter of money or the owner didn't think it was important.
