Appreciation post: Saw a flawless black pearl respray on a classic Mustang at the Pigeon Forge car show

The paint was so deep you could practically swim in it, and the body lines were razor sharp with zero orange peel. The owner said the shop spent over 80 hours blocking it before color. What's the most hours you've ever put into blocking a single panel for a show car finish?

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parkerbrown3mo agoMost Upvoted

Honestly, @the_wyatt is right about the chase for perfect paint. Tbh, it makes me think of my neighbor who spent a whole summer just blocking the roof on his old truck. He'd be out there every weekend, and I swear he went through more guide coat powder than I've seen in my life. Never did get it to a car show though.

taylorshah1mo ago

@parkerbrown that neighbor sounds dedicated for real. But I gotta say, I think the blocking part is a little off. You dont block the roof on an old truck unless you're stripping it down to bare metal or fixing a dent. Guide coat powder is for sanding, not blocking. Blocking is the step where you lay down a long sanding block to flatten the primer before paint. Sounds like he was just sanding it a ton with a block, which yeah thats blocking but its more about leveling out the primer than the roof itself. Still, props to him for sticking with it even if he never made it to a show.

the_wyatt3mo ago

Reminds me of how we're all chasing that perfect surface now, even on daily drivers. I see guys wet sanding brand new factory paint to get that glassy look. We've gotten so used to seeing flawless work online that "good enough" just doesn't cut it anymore.

dylan3763mo ago

My old Camry had orange peel you could see from space and I never cared. But after reading what @the_wyatt said, I get it now. Seeing all those perfect reflections online really does mess with your idea of what's okay.