Finally at the paint stage

Last week the GS455 made its way to a friends body shop. Hope to have her done in a month. Started working on it last Thursday. Few hours on Friday and just about 8 hours today. Next week hopefully a couple of hours each day. Will be painting it the original color burnished saddle.

 

good luck with it dean.:TU:

 

Thanks John, then I can get on with the other project (70 GSX, QQ, Stage1). Hope that doesn't take as many years as this one.

 

I like your color choice. I have seen a couple of them painted the burnished saddle. VERY SHARP

Looking forward to a pic

 

Thanks Chuck,

Working a couple hours a day, taking our time to get a nice paint job. I had a 70 Buick GS when I was younger, it was a burnished saddle. I've always loved that color also. I'll try to keep pictures coming as I progress.

 

Looking good, can't wait till I'm that close to paint!

 

Harold be patient, and do it right. Last week was going through receipts and discovered I started this project about Nov. 2003. Took a few years off which slowed the project quite a bit. Now I can't wait, but if I don't finish it this year, definitely next.

 

I'm pretty patient, that's what worries me!. The Camaro hasn't seen daylight since '84, and I put two Skylarks in front of it! But I hear you, I try to learn as I go and we'll get there!
What color interior goes with your paint?

 

Interior code 176 - Saddle, mine was pretty hashed out, so bought new interior from Legendary.

 

Wife's interior is sandlewood I think...Any pics of this Burnished Saddle?

 

Not yet, still at my buddys body shop. Tomorrow I get to go buy paint. I'll try to post pictures as I can.

 

Well after a few months I have a paint job! Its been a few years in the waiting. Hope to get it togather by late fall or next summer.

 

Dam, that looks good! I wonder how good that color would match up with sandlewood interior?...
Dean any chance you could send those pics to hwprouty@aol.com? I'd like to run that color by the wife, see what she thinks.

 

Thanks for the comment Harold, I think I have a pic of my interior that is a tan or light tan. I'll try to post that tonight.

 

Great! if you do send 'em to my e-mail...I can't figure out how to print them from here?!

 

Love your choice of color! Mine looked like that a few months ago..starting to come together.

 

Thanks, I love the color too! The guy that painted it was trying to talk me out of it until I brought a sample to the shop. Then he liked it. Instead of putting in fine metal I put in coarse(some people call it sparkle) metal. His youngest son kept asking if I was going to have it painted pxxp brown, but later said he really liked the color.

 

This is a pic of the recovered seats with Legendary seat coverings.

 

Looks good! I'm just worried the sandlewood interior wouldn't look good. Please send those pics to hwprouty@aol.com so I can print 'em and hang 'em on the car to get a visual!
The '70 is a dark green and she's leaning toward a respray but I'm looking...
Dean not trying to hijack your paintjob!

 

Good for you. Metallic Burnished Saddle is a Rich Gorgeous color. People are just used to seeing faded out 40 year old lacquer paint is all. Tired of all the idiots poop comments.