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1967 Ford Mustang Merc Orange
Block-sanded and ready to... 
   
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1967 Ford Mustang Merc Orange
Block-sanded and ready to go, the car was rolled back into the spray booth and masked up again for its color coat. We chose Competition Orange, a '70 Mercury color, hoping it would really jump off our cover. We mixed the color using the tints at the school. The paint is mixed by weight-the formula listed by grams.
1967 Ford Mustang Paint Mix
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1967 Ford Mustang Paint Mix
In the booth, second year student Omar Benitez mixed the paint and laid down a solid coat of orange. After the color cures we are going to mask off some shelby stripes and paint them in Wimbledon White, following that up with three layers of Dupont 2400s Clearcoat.
1967 Ford Mustang Base Coat
PAINT AND SUPPLIES PRICE LIST
DESCRIPTION PN SOURCE PRICE
21-in. flexible sander 31144 Eastwood $71.99
15-in. flexible sander 31143 Eastwood 62.99
6-in. flexible palm sander 31171 Eastwood 13.49
Durablock 6-piece sanding block kit 31160 Eastwood 53.99
Rhynolox 6-in. sanding discs 100-pack 80-grit 31357 Eastwood 25.99
Rhynolox 6-in. sanding discs 100-pack 120-grit 19616 Eastwood 23.39
Indasa 23/4-in. 80-grit paper 27.3-yd. roll 31375 Eastwood 17.99
Indasa 23/4-in. 120-grit paper 27.3-yd. roll 31374 Eastwood 17.99
Rust Encapsulator 1 qt. 16065 Eastwood 29.69
Evercoat Rage Xtreme body filler 1 gal. 31332ZP Eastwood 40.99
Evercoat metal glaze 30-oz. bottle 31279Z Eastwood 31.99
Masking paper 18-in.-wide 475-ft. roll 11275 Eastwood 29.99
Masking tape 1 1/2 in. 4 rolls HY-815112 Top Guns 3.58/roll
Masking tape 3/4 in. 4 rolls AME-PG27-3/4 Top Guns 2.41/roll
V2970S DTM epoxy primer N/A Meza 39.16
2804S urethane sealer 2 qt. N/A Meza 35.00/qt.
APS-22712 primer surfacer 1 gal. N/A Alsa 93.50
Basemaker 1 gal. N/A Meza 48.88
2400S Clear 1 gal. N/A Meza 128.27

DuPont Performance Coatings The Alsa Corp
Vernon
CA
Goodmark Industries, Inc.
625-E Old Norcross Rd.
Lawrenceville
GA  30045
The Eastwood Company
800/345-1178

eastwoodcompany.com
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Los Angeles
CA
Top Guns Auto Paint and supply Inc.
Gardena
CA
Meza Autobody supplies
Los Angeles
CA
Year One
800/932-7663

yearone.com

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