Mike's 60 Suburban build

[Modges'66]

Man! Looking really good!...Now is when the real work begins! A good paint-job is easy when EVERYTHING is prepped correctly/perfectly!!!

[mikesacs]

Tried some rust prevention ideas on the new front fender. I cut a copper tab to fit under the support. It is sloped to divert the dirt entering from the top. Seam sealer was used to fill the gap at the front edge of the support that faces the tire. I left the two weep holes at the bottom of the support open. Then coated everything with 3M undercoating.

[gostranger]

nice work!
I drilled a hole at the very bottom under the lowest mounting bolt to let any water or dirt drain out and keep it from rusting out

[mikesacs]

I've been sanding a lot lately!

[mikesacs]

It doesn't look much different, but it is. My basic primer process so far is grey epoxy primer, then tan high build primer sanding with 120, high build and 180, high build and 320. Then I go over everything lightly with 400 or maroon scuff pad depending on if it's flat or hard to sand. If I sand through to metal then I spray grey epoxy first. If I was an experience body man, I probably would have used fewer layers of high build. It is amazing to see the body get better every time. I have many of the parts completely sanded. The hoods, hatch, and body are on the last sanding (I hope).

It's nice to use the two colors. As soon as the tan looks transparent I stop.

[Eagletucky]

Question: Why are you prepping two different hoods?

[mikesacs]

I bartered for a second hood thinking it was in better shape than the one I had. It turned out to be similarly rusted and dented. Each took 5-6 metal sections to be replaced. I decided to use it as my auto body practice hood and try each step out on it first. It's come to the point that I'll just put the best one on my burb.

On an interesting note, I did find that the two hoods are slightly different. One is a 60 and the other a 61. It might be due to the year or a different manufacturing plant. The angle of the slope down to the middle flat section is steep on one and more rounded on the other.

[mikesacs]

I sealed my drip rails with Eastwood's 2K self leveling seam sealer. You do need to use it pretty fast so it doesn't harden in the mixing tube. It worked really well in all the flat areas. It took 2 tubes to do the entire drip rail. I used a thicker seam sealer first in the rear corners where the drip rail has a steep incline. A little wax and grease remover on paper towels was used to clean any mistakes as I progressed.

The burb is now in the paint boot and I hope to spray the interior this weekend.

[mikesacs]

The inside and outside are now painted. The interior colors are the very close matches to the original metallic silver and metallic charcoal. I did a clear gloss finish over everything and then went back with a flat clear over the dash. I still have 2 more loads to paint in the booth. I hope to have that done this week.

[gostranger]

wow looks great!!!

[The_Hub]

I love that body line paint. I just read through your whole build. Seems like you've got it together. I'd love to get the same two tone set up on my '60 but with a flat original yellow and white up top. I'll be checking back in on this one for sure.

[mikesacs]

Originally Posted by The_Hub

I love that body line paint. I just read through your whole build. Seems like you've got it together. I'd love to get the same two tone set up on my '60 but with a flat original yellow and white up top. I'll be checking back in on this one for sure.

I want it to look somewhat original, but I didn't like the 1960 two tone paint line. This paint line was done later than 1960. It looks much better.

I have the doors, tailgate and hatch along with a bunch of small parts in the booth now. I hope to paint them tonight.

[piratexpress1369a]

Looks awesome

[mikesacs]

another load in the paint booth. One more load to go!

[notsolo]

Burb is looking Great, Paint turned out awesome.. did you find some gray seat belts, or are you going with a different color?

[mikesacs]

Originally Posted by notsolo

Burb is looking Great, Paint turned out awesome.. did you find some gray seat belts, or are you going with a different color?

I found a business online that will replace the webbing in my seatbelts. I think I'll go with charcoal webbing and then spray the plastic base with charcoal vinyl spray paint. I need to contact the company and make sure they will do it.

[rwade]

What is the green paint color code and name? Love it

Wade

[mikesacs]

Originally Posted by rwade

What is the green paint color code and name? Love it

Wade

The paint is Nason spectramaster. They don't have names except the white , but the codes are:
Green GS069, white 546840 (India Ivory), silver metallic 658282, charcoal metallic 344708.

I think the green looks like olive in the bright light and avocado in indirect light.

[rwade]

Is that made by PPG paint? I appreciate the info. It's gonna be awesome when your done.

Wade

[Classic v6 GMC's]

Paint looks great!!

[mikesacs]

Originally Posted by rwade

Is that made by PPG paint? I appreciate the info. It's gonna be awesome when your done.

Wade

I think Nason is the economy paint line from DuPont.

[mikesacs]

I painted the last load in the paint booth and started on interior assembly. I did find a piece of the steering column that I forgot to paint.

[kchampagne]

Originally Posted by mikesacs

The paint is Nason spectramaster. They don't have names except the white , but the codes are:
Green GS069, white 546840 (India Ivory), silver metallic 658282, charcoal metallic 344708.

I think the green looks like olive in the bright light and avocado in indirect light.

Awesome job!! I love that green and ivory combo!!! I was thinking about a dark blue and ivory for my burb, but your colors having me rethinking my plan.

[mikesacs]

I've been bolting everything back together. I still have all the glass to do and my high beams are not working. A relay went out, but it could be caused by a pinched wire.

All my door window felt is on back order. If I don't hear anything by tomorrow, I'll cancel my order and try another company.

I did buy the felt and gaskets for the side slide window. I looked at them again and decided to postpone rebuilding them. I've been postponing other projects for 6 months and decided not to spend 1-2 weekends rebuilding the sliders now. I'll just bolt them back in and plan a rebuild when I do the headliner in the future. The bottom rail is rusted out and it looks like I'll need to replace it with new metal.

I have an appointment with a glass shop to install the other 4 pieces of glass this Thursday.

[Classic v6 GMC's]

Looks great!!!