1409 Bodywork & Paint

Ron Avery · Dec 3, 2021

What a cool Lancia this is turning into. The amount of prep, is staggering. Your Scorpion is going to be far beyond, what as available new.

lanciahf · Dec 3, 2021

I’m kind of scared to touch it when I do get it back.

Ron Avery · Dec 3, 2021

Don't be, It is your car. You spent a lot of money and effort on it. Drive and enjoy it, it will be better than new.

lanciahf · Dec 3, 2021

Thanks, when the paint job is finished, it’s going next to the upholstery shop to get the Inside pillars trimmed and glass installed.

lanciahf · Dec 30, 2021

December Update
Work performed 12/2/21-12/28/21:
Sand ‘Slick Sand’ primer/filler, scuff edges, details, engine bay, trunk, windshield frame, ¼’s, fenders, door jambs, roof, rear panels, radiator support. Blow off, clean off inside & out. Mask off insides, rockers, wheel wells, roof, jambs. Wipe down & etch prime underside of roof overhang and any break through areas. Apply 2-3 coats of 2k urethane primer exterior of body, guide coat. Sand all primer 320/ 500 wet. Sand buttresses 320/500. Etch prime break throughs and areas in need. Re sand as needed. Unmask door jambs and sand primer edges. Mask off buttresses upper parts and apply epoxy sealer to undersides, followed by basecoat & polyurethane clear coat. Unmask and wet sand paint edges. Mask off undersides, seal, basecoat and clear coat to exterior of buttresses. Mask off and cover car, prep door jambs for paint. Apply gray sealer, basecoat & polyurethane clear. Unmask

+41 Hours

Sanding the Slick Sand spray filler

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Sanding and scuffing the primer in front trunk

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Sanding the fenders, jambs, windshield frame

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Sanding & scuffing in the roof

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Masking off for primer

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Applying the 2k urethane primer

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Primed

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Guide coating the primer

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Sanding the primer 320

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Fine tuning in the body lines

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Priming/ sanding the rear roof overhang and window surround

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Re-priming some areas

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Sanding the primer, flying buttresses

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Wet sanding

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Ready for paint

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Masking off the outsides

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Ready for cut in

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Sealer, then basecoat

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Polyurethane clear coat

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Unmasked and wet sanding the edges

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Prepping the door jambs for paint

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Masking car to paint the jambs

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Masking off the undersides of buttresses

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Gray epoxy sealer

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Red basecoat

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Polyurethane clear coat

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Unmasking

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BEEK · Dec 30, 2021

Very nice. I wish I was that close to paint on my scorpion. One day !

Ron Avery · Dec 30, 2021

Great job, love the color

kmead · Dec 30, 2021

RED!
This will be an amazing car.

lanciahf · Jan 21, 2022

January 2022 Update
Work performed 12/30/21-1/20/22:
Mask off front trunk, engine bay, clean insides. Mask & seam seal radiator support/ seam. Apply epoxy sealer/ red basecoat/ polyurethane clear. Unmask. Mask engine bay rear crossbar, tail panel & roof jambs. Sand areas, apply epoxy sealer, base & clear. Unmask. Clean off door jamb to rocker, fender quarters, and sand edges. Mask off rocker panels, apply sealer/ Tex-coat gravel guard/ black basecoat & 2 coats polyurethane clear coat, satin. Unmask.

+42 hours

Masking off the front trunk, jamb & radiator support

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Cleaning up and prepping engine bay

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Masking engine bay

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Covering the car and ready to paint inside

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Before painting, the radiator support /upper tie bar seam would be seam sealed

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Masking for seam sealer

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Urethane seam sealer

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Grey epoxy sealer

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‘Vivid Red’ basecoat

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Applying polyurethane clear coat

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Unmasked.

Note the rear engine bay upper rear jamb wasn’t painted, since I’d been climbing over it while painting

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Next is to cut in the rear engine bay top piece, tail light panel and the roof opening jambs. Masking

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Sanding, prepping

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Epoxy sealer

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Red basecoat

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Clear coating

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Unmasking

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Next step, paint the rocker panels. Sanding and cleaning them up

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Black epoxy sealer

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Putting on the Tex-coat gravel guard

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Applying black basecoat

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The PPG clear coat matting agent doesn’t list a mix ratio for satin black, only for flat, eggshell or semi-gloss.

Since satin black is considered flatter than semi-gloss and glossier than eggshell, I just custom mixed it, satin

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lanciahf · Feb 19, 2022

Plus 46 Hours
Work performed 1/24/22-2/17/22:
Clean and paint parts of undersides/ bare areas/flaking rough areas with POR-15.
Wet sand rear window surround panels, clean and scuff ¼ glass surrounds, moldings.
Mask off around back window panels to go satin black. Glue and repair right rear ¼ glass plastic bezel. Sand, scuff clean & prep 10 loose plastic pieces, moldings, bezels. Apply black epoxy sealer to insides, flip and seal exterior of pieces, black basecoat, semi-gloss polyurethane clearcoat. Store painted parts. Wet sand exterior of doors, edges, clean off and wet sand upper exterior sashes & fuel door pocket, clean, mask and apply sealer, red basecoat & polyurethane clear. Unmask car & doors. Clean & chase all threads in doors, jambs & hinges. Install door hinges, shims, doors, striker & latches, adjust fit. Clean left side sail panel vent pocket, mask, etch prime and paint satin black. Clean up temporary trunk and engine bay weather-strip & wind lace and fit in place. Clean & chase threads for engine lid and hood mounting, hinges. Fit hinges to lid. Flip & wet sand exterior and rib details, 320/ 600. Clean off & install lid & adjust fit. Wet sand hood exterior and edges 320/ 600. Clean off and install hood & adjust fit. Sand remaining parts of car/ primer /paint edges, final wet block all 600, wipe down & cover car.

Car is slated to go to paint soon

The underside beyond the rockers had some bare metal

The underside of the right front frame rail, extension also needed some cleaning up and bare metal

Applying POR-15 on the frame rail undersides

Left front frame rail, extension undersides, before painting

Painted w/ POR-15

Under the rear body panel, a bit crusty

Painted w/ POR-15

Sanding and prepping 10 loose plastic pieces

Masking the rear window surround and areas to be painted satin black

1 of the quarter glass plastic bezels had a crack, which was repaired

Prepping the headlight doors, fender extensions and molding undersides

Black epoxy sealer

Black sealer back sides of plastic parts

Sealer on the exterior

Black basecoat

Applying the custom mixed satin 2k polyurethane clearcoat

Unmasked

Before reinstalling the doors, the window sashes would be painted, the doors wet sanded

Wet sanding 600

Doors cleaned off

Masking the exterior to paint the upper sashes

Masking to paint in the fuel fill pocket

Grey sealer

Red basecoat

Polyurethane clear coat

Sashes and inner sill cut in

Fuel door pocket cut in

Installing the door hinges

Fitting the door

And the door latches

Adjusting the fit

Driver’s door hinges, striker, latches & door fit & adjusted

The sail panel side vent had some bare metal inside

The area was cleaned, masked & etch primed

And some satin black

Fitting the hood hinges & the temporary trunk weatherstrip

Installing the engine lid hinges

Wet sanding the engine lid exterior primer 320/ 600

Cleaned off & ready to install

Lid back in place & adjusted

Before reinstalling the hood, it needed final wet sanding

Hood cleaned off, installed & adjusted

Wet sanding all the edges and final sanding the fenders & quarters

A temporary lightweight, padded prop rod was made to hold lid & hood open when needed

All cleaned off and ready to go to the paint shop

It may be a couple weeks before they’re ready for it at the paint shop, so its all covered up for now.
Meanwhile I’ll continue painting the remaining 6 items that go satin black. Bumpers

And the header, roof pieces and tail panel

Ron Avery · Feb 19, 2022

Again, wow what long and detailed process. It will be much better than new. It is like going back in time and ordering, one to your specifications.

lanciahf · Mar 4, 2022

Feb 2022 Update, getting close!

Work performed 2/21/22-3/2/22:
Wipe down roof panels, bumpers, header & tail panels inside & out. Wet sand parts 320/ 600. Sand out blemishes, pinholes, air pockets & cracks. Repair crack on front roof panel with panel bonding adhesive/ body filler, primer. Epoxy prime parts inside & out. Prep, mask & paint 6 body panels, black acrylic basecoat, 2 coats satin polyurethane clear coat. Store parts.

Underside of the main roof panel

Found a hairline crack at the front edge, middle of the panel

V-ing out the crack on both sides in order to repair

Following the crack to both ends and sanding around it

Applying panel bonding adhesive

Wet sanding the front bumper

Wet sanding the edges & cleaning inside

Wet sanded 320/ 600, cleaned off

In the corner of the lower scoop of front bumper, a problem area was noticed, edge flaking and pinholes

The area was sanded until the lifting areas were feathered

Re-primed

Rear bumper before wet sanding

Wet sanding 320/600

Another problem area along top edge of rear bumper. Gel coat air pockets?

The area was sanded and feathered out

Re-primed

Sanding the panel bonding adhesive, roof underside/ edge

Primer

Rear bumper cleaned off & ready for paint

Wet sanding rear roof panel

Header panel

Scuffing the tail panel inside

Scuffing and sanding the details, tail panel ext.

Cleaned off & ready for paint

Cleaning up the insides

Black epoxy sealer, insides/ edges rear bumper, tail & header panels

Parts flipped over & cleaned off, setting up for paint

Black epoxy sealer

Black basecoat

Applying the satin, polyurethane clear coat

Insides of the front bumper & roof panels

Black sealer

Flipped over, prepping for paint

Sealer

Black basecoat

Applying the satin, polyurethane clear

Ron Avery · Mar 4, 2022

Just amazing work

motoTrooper · Mar 4, 2022

This amount of prep and care is mind blowing

NigelProdrive · Mar 5, 2022

I am so jealous. My last remaining Scorpion had been done awhile now and it’s boring no longer having a project. Wish there was digital photography back when restored mine.

Looks great. Do you have new lower rubber clips for the 77 buttress glass?

lanciahf · Mar 5, 2022

NigelProdrive said:
I am so jealous. My last remaining Scorpion had been done awhile now and it’s boring no longer having a project. Wish there was digital photography back when restored mine.

Looks great. Do you have new lower rubber clips for the 77 buttress glass?

Glass is not going back, holes Have been filled. Going for the Maserati Merak look

NigelProdrive · Mar 5, 2022

Good call. That’s where I was going.

lanciahf · Jun 22, 2022

Car has been painted. Next order is to take it to the upholstery shop. He is backed up so it will be coming home for a bit. I guess I can start adding parts back on. Wiring harness, coolant tubes etc

lanciahf · Jun 22, 2022

More pictures

NigelProdrive · Jun 22, 2022

lanciahf said:
Next order is to take it to the upholstery shop. He is backed up so it will be coming home for a bit.

"Everyone wants it done fast and cheap.' - Sue on Gas Monkey Garage

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