O.K. here we go, building a Beger Panel 101. Before I begin, let me apologize for some pics missing, it seems the pics I took at the spray booth did not come out! So what I have are what I started out with and what the finished product looks like.

Here is what I began with,

It is a stock panel ironically from an SS, the panel was in great condition and I picked it up for $42.00 dollars from eBay!

I started by pulling the emblems, all I did here was use a hair dryer and a plastic scraper to gently pull them up and off the panel itself.

To clean the glue off, I used a little lighter fluid on a soft cloth, which fixed that right up!

Next step is preperation, I sanded the panel with some 400 grit sand paper. Make certain you dull out the entire panel when you do this, just knock off all the shine. Once the panel is ready, wash it real good with some TING or if none is available where you are some soap and water will suffice.

The next step is going to be sealing. Wipe the panel down with some wax and grease remover and blow it off thoroughly with the air gun. Mix your sealer up, in my case I used PPG DPLF epoxy primer/sealer. Lay down one mist coat and let that set up for about 5 minutes and then lay one heavier coat and let that dry to the touch for about 20 minutes.

Next step will be mixing up the paint. I chose PPG CONCEPT single stage with a flatening agent. I wanted my panel to have a super flat finish with zero shine so the ratio I used for the material was four parts color, three parts flatening agent and one part hardener. If you want a mild satin sheen, use about 1.5 parts of flatener, if you want an egg shell finish use two parts flatening agent. Lay down one mist coat of color and be certain to let it flash for about 5 minutes. Next lay down one more heavier coat from a distance of 12-15 inches, let that cure for about 5 minutes and then lay down one last coat of color and let that baby sit until it is cured. If you are using a spray booth, bake the panel for 10 minutes twice waiting 10 minutes between baking.

Viola! here it is, all dry and ready to install. What you are looking at are the factory emblems reinstalled along with a set of stainless steel CAMARO inserts and on the far end is a mini Limited Edition emblem that is similar to the one GMMG uses on the 35th Anniversary Supercar convertible.

Bingo bango, all done! This is what Caitlin's fine little ass looks like now! I have to tell you, I really love the way this came out!

All together this took me two days to do this and about $100.00 in materials. The reason for the large cost of material was because I wanted to use quality materials, I could have saved some cash by not using the sealer, but it's always better to be safe than sorry. Enjoy and I hope you all like it!!

Origionally Posted on Z28.com by Rick (The Prototype)

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