My Berger Panel

[1994lt1]

So the other day I saw a picture of a Camaro with a Berger panel with Camaro filled in with Bondo. Then in the middle of the panel he had a first generation Z/28 emblem. I loved this look so much that I went to the junk yard and got a spare panel the next day. Today I sanded it down, filled in the Camaro with bondo, and primed it. Here is my progress this far
http://i39.tinypic.com/2zeed8h.jpg

Question 1: I am going to paint it gloss black. Any paint suggestions?

Question 2: Does anyone have a spare Z/28 emblem I can buy from you?
Sorry for the quality its a cell pic. I will paint it tomorrow hopefully. 8-)

[sweetbmxrider]

ask ar0ck and teds89iroc. they did this:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e33/alexQTP/pictures010.jpg

its a sick mod for sure!

[Teds89IROC]

So the other day I saw a picture of a Camaro with a Berger panel with Camaro filled in with Bondo. Then in the middle of the panel he had a first generation Z/28 emblem. I loved this look so much that I went to the junk yard and got a spare panel the next day. Today I sanded it down, filled in the Camaro with bondo, and primed it. Here is my progress this far
http://i39.tinypic.com/2zeed8h.jpg

Question 1: I am going to paint it gloss black. Any paint suggestions?

Question 2: Does anyone have a spare Z/28 emblem I can buy from you?
Sorry for the quality its a cell pic. I will paint it tomorrow hopefully. 8-)


Looks good so far! Thats exactly what I did when I made Alex's panel. I sprayed it with semi-gloss instead of gloss though. I'll upload pics later tonight when I get back home.

[emolineaux]

i was just thinking of doing that when i was driving to work today

[1994lt1]

I am waiting on the Z/28 emblem. I need to wet sand the black I layed down and spray again. Other than that I am really happy with how it is turning out. Its so hard to get inspiration to do anything lately seeing as its -4 degrees...

[Teds89IROC]

Here is what it looked like before I started:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/TeddyHELLO/random/P6060001.jpg

Stripped down, filled in letters, drilled holes for the retro badge, and primed:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/TeddyHELLO/random/P7040003.jpg

Another final shot when we put it on his car:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/TeddyHELLO/random/pictures009copy.jpg

[1994lt1]

That looks really good. Im just freaking out about the gloss black. I need it to be as perfect as possible. So Im taking my time.

[sweetbmxrider]

i did mine gloss black. didn't do anything else though like fill the letters. no emblems. i like it alot.

[1994lt1]

Hey sweetbmxrider what kind of paint did you end up using?

[sweetbmxrider]

body shop did it for me :D

[1994lt1]

Ok so I am having a little trouble with the paint. I though I could get away with a Duplicolor gloss black spray but that didnt work out too well. I got fish eyes all over the place. So now I am sanding it all back down and redoing it... I am not sure which direction to go from here, and I cant afford to have a body shop do it. Any advice on paints?

[FIcamaroRE92]

Make shure the surface temp of the panel isint below the amount prescribed in the directions on the bottle. Dont know If it really matters, but it did when I painted my headlight pockets.

[sweetbmxrider]

my guess would be there are contaminants on the surface or moisture.

[Teds89IROC]

fish eyes are caused by oils on the surface...most likely hand prints. You need to wipe down the panel with a wax and grease remover on a rag (paper towel) and a dry rag (paper towel) right before you spray it. Temperature does affect how the paint lays too.

[ta350]

Temp affects the drying time, just let it sit over night with this cold weather. Wax and Grease remover is available at any hardware store. Wipe it down with one cloth and then wipe it off with another let it evaporate off, then spray your paint in nice even coats, give it a min or two in between coats so it gets tacky.

[maroman88]

i usually was it with dish soap and water before i spray...

[1994lt1]

So I got my Z/28 badge yesterday. I drilled the holes and mounted it and it looks great. I was going to upload a picture but my school blocks every site known to man (including this one). I am thinking for the paint dilema, maybe I will get semi-gloss paint and finish it off with a layer of clear. The semi-gloss will be easier to lay and less likely to show imperfections and then the clear will bring the shine. What do you guys think?
*Edit I got it to work
http://a.imagehost.org/0404/b_panel.jpg

[FIcamaroRE92]

So I got my Z/28 badge yesterday. I drilled the holes and mounted it and it looks great. I was going to upload a picture but my school blocks every site known to man (including this one). I am thinking for the paint dilema, maybe I will get semi-gloss paint and finish it off with a layer of clear. The semi-gloss will be easier to lay and less likely to show imperfections and then the clear will bring the shine. What do you guys think?
*Edit I got it to work
http://a.imagehost.org/0404/b_panel.jpg

Got what to work?

And what color is your car?

[sweetbmxrider]

did you fill your hatch lock hole :-?

i think semi gloss then cleared should look good. wet sand the semi gloss before laying the clear. let it cure for i don't know how long then use some product to shine it up!

it would be cool if you made the emblem pivot to cover the hole or had some sort of cover for it.

[Knipps]

did you fill your hatch lock hole :-?

i think semi gloss then cleared should look good. wet sand the semi gloss before laying the clear. let it cure for i don't know how long then use some product to shine it up!

it would be cool if you made the emblem pivot to cover the hole or had some sort of cover for it.

Interesting idea but keyfob ftw.

[1994lt1]

My car is Polo green for the record. Yes I did Bondo my key hole. It looks really clean and if worse comes to worse I can drill the hole out (but I dont think I'll need to). I sprayed it with some semi gloss and I am pretty happy thus far. Heres some pics
http://i43.tinypic.com/15drv4g.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/w0p57b.jpg

[Knipps]

Looks good, what kind of clear do you plan on using?

[1994lt1]

I believe its a clear from Duplicolor. I am going to wet sand it tomorrow and see where that lands me (whether or not I need another coat). And I will go from there..

[Teds89IROC]

looks good!

[ar0ck]

Going to have to change mine now.

[1994lt1]

Well not exactly I changed mine... I am minus a key hole so youre still original.

[Kojak]

Going to have to change mine now.

:cbrrmike:

[sweetbmxrider]

it does look clean. definitely wet sand though with like 2000 grit. should be real smooth and look great. got a better camera for the install pics? :D

[1994lt1]

Yeah I have a better camera I just wanted to get some quick shots of it. Where could I find 2000 grit? I have only seen 800 at Autozone, but then again it's Autozone... Thanks for the compliments guys.

[BonzoHansen]

Yeah I have a better camera I just wanted to get some quick shots of it. Where could I find 2000 grit? I have only seen 800 at Autozone, but then again it's Autozone... Thanks for the compliments guys.

A paint supply store, napa, maybe even pep boys. maybe even home depot.

[FIcamaroRE92]

Looks sick.

[sweetbmxrider]

yeah i got it from napa

[90FormulaWS6]

ive gotten 2000grit from advanced

[1994lt1]

Well the panel is done! I sanded it down with 800 grit (rubbed together to decrease grit) and sprayed it with some more black. After that I sprayed it with a couple coats of clear and let it dry. I am very pleased with how it turned out. I will post some pictures later on.

[1994lt1]

Ok guys here they are. Its hard to get a good judge on the gloss because of the lighting. Due to past requests I used a decent camera this time also.

http://i40.tinypic.com/33ach9d.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/2wpqubt.jpg
Tomorrow I think I will try to get the Camaro cleaned up and install this. I cant wait :mrgreen:

[FIcamaroRE92]

Dude that looks SICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[97slpss]

dude that looks awsome....im workin on mine nowww

[sweetbmxrider]

:nod: nice job man! looks reallll gooood! get some vht nightshade and hit up the tail lights :wink:

[FIcamaroRE92]

dude that looks awsome....im workin on mine nowww

yours would look cool with the SS in the middle.

[emolineaux]

im going to do this to mine but idk what badging im going to use. i might go with the old school camaro by chevrolet but idk yet mainly because im going to have ss wheels and wing and an ultra z hood

[madness410]

wow that looks very nice

[maroman88]

dammmm that came out awesome, way better then mine was, but u invested alot more time lol i have no patiance for painting

[1994lt1]

Hey thanks a lot guys. This took a lot of time and effort. I did end up repainting it a couple of times but I am finally happy with it. Today I will see how it looks on the Maro

[BonzoHansen]

Looks great. The tail panels on those cars look nice in black like that. The emblem is a nice nod back to the old days too.

[Teds89IROC]

that came out really good, nice job!

[97slpss]

i think im going to use a red ss emblem from a trailblazer ss

[1994lt1]

Ok so here are some pictures I took early this morning. Sure its not perfect but I love it!

http://i44.tinypic.com/219v4aw.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/2hz5l5x.jpg

[FIcamaroRE92]

lookin good, too bad I cant do that kind of stuff to my car, but if I ever get a 4th gen thats the first thing I'm doing!!!!!!!!!!

[jraney]

[QUOTE= Sure its not perfect but I love it!]

It looks great. The last sentence of your last post says it all!!

Great job!

[maroman88]

looks sweet

[miketa95]

If I had a camaro I'd do that too. looks sick.

[sweetbmxrider]

ya came out great fer sure

[onew1ckedz]

looks sick!! i wanna do that to mine now

[SuperSweet]

looks awesome man