Paint - How Many Coats of Each?


Kingman

GT Owner
Mark II Lifetime
Aug 11, 2006
4,072
Surf City, USA
I'm watching the new detailing show on Velocity (they're doing the '67 Ford GT40 MK III at the Petersen) and started thinking about our rides. Does any body know the following;

How many base coats?
How many clear coats?
How was it applied?
Was there any color sanding done at the factory?

Thank you in advance gentlemen.
 

FENZO

GT Owner
Mark II Lifetime
Jul 7, 2008
1,518
Lafayette, CO
I may be dreaming, but I believe someone (Shelby?) has measured GTs paint thicknesses and found them to be highly variable as a result of the manual application.
 

RALPHIE

GT Owner
Mar 1, 2007
7,278
I seem to recall -

I'm watching the new detailing show on Velocity (they're doing the '67 Ford GT40 MK III at the Petersen) and started thinking about our rides. Does any body know the following;

How many base coats? 6
How many clear coats? 2
How was it applied? spray
Was there any color sanding done at the factory? yes

Thank you in advance gentlemen.
 

Kingman

GT Owner
Mark II Lifetime
Aug 11, 2006
4,072
Surf City, USA
Thank you
 

MJSFRX

GT Owner
Mark II Lifetime
Jul 26, 2010
814
Carlsbad, CA
Ralphie to the rescue. Thanks for the info
 

canibl

GT Owner
Nov 22, 2005
445
Sacramento, Cali
I believe I heard on a Ford GT documentary that white cars had an extra base coat applied (7) because of the light color...