C6 Corvette Final Prep for Paint + First Time Using Plasma Cutter!

[@chrisbrandt2793]

Adams gotta be hella proud, going from a car you walked by and didn’t notice to a full tear down to epic build!

[@riddlemethis01]

Hey Collete, I have to say it, I think this series of videos is by far one of my favorites. I really love watching the transformation of the Vette and I can't wait to see you ripping it when it's done.

[@r3sp3ct4all4]

Thankyou for putting in the hours on the builds, on the edits and more posts. Loving seeing the extra bits of the builds, pups, daily life etc...

[@ColleteDavis]

Of course! Thank youuuu for hangin out 🙏

[@AbcdEfgh-pe2ml]

Props on the great work on the build along with the consistant uploads!!!

[@ColleteDavis]

Thank youuuuu 🙏

[@celiturbo]

Shiny rubbery silicone probably wont take paint and will likely make the area around it unpaintable without fish eyeing. If it says paintable on the container it is not silicone. Silicone of any sort is generally never allowed in a body or paint shop, someone spraying tire shine once will ruin paint jobs for the next month as it gets into any dust that is around and some of that microscopic dust makes it onto whatever is being painted causing a fish eye rather than just being absorbed into the paint. Booth filters, even hepa filters wont take it out of the air well enough not to cause problems with paint. This would have been best done with panel bond or windshield adhesive, or any urethane sealer would work but wouldn't do as well with heat or possible fire. Its probably not a huge deal for the firewall on a drift car but for anyone that wants something to look good the warning is there.

[@25alanmtz]

Wouldn't Sean sealer work as well?

[@celiturbo]

@@25alanmtz Seam sealers are usually a urethane product.

[@mikesimmons9102]

Your killing it’s going to be awesome when it’s done

[@melissarump7281]

Don’t apologize for posting prep videos one after another, I think it’s actually really interesting and I’m sure that’s the same for a lot of other people too!! I’m super excited for you and excited to see how everything turns out in the end🥰💜💛🤙🏼

[@Crispy1320]

Watching you and Taylor Ray building drift Corvettes at the same time and seeing all the differences is really cool he just did the block off plates on his last week hopefully get to see you both in klutch kickers

[@ColleteDavis]

Corvettes are taking off in drifting 👏🏁

[@BogDustForBreakfast]

I love how your always happy to get your hands dirty and learn new skills . It’s great to watch you progress. Nice one Colette

[@joek9061]

Replace that smoke alarm battery! Took me a minute to realize it was in the video and not my house… Awesome build too!

[@ajohnson1066]

Dont feel bad this process is really cool to watch and im here for it, I even replay them

[@shiftonephoto]

Definitely like seeing more videos of what's going on, and having you get on a little bit of a schedule; that's awesome!

[@Aarie73]

Just a tip, paint doesn’t adhere to silicone.

[@pip5461]

Proud of you, you've done a great job preparing the engine area...

[@thomascampbell6517]

Yeah silicon is going to make painting fun

[@beardymcbeardington4178]

It says right on the tube non-paintable.

[@thomascampbell6517]

That an silicon cause fish eyes in paint. I use to work in body shop an armor all people use to clean car dash’s use cause all kinds problems.

[@theangrymarmot8336]

Another tip for the plasma cutter - you can cut your templates ~ 1/8th or so small and use them as the guide to cut around. Especially useful for complex shapes - and it won't burn or fire up the cardboard. Also - for the panels, if you don't want to rivet them in and use silicone, pick up a tube of 3M panelbond. It will seal and hold them without the need for rivets.

[@katalystva]

Between this and Taylor's vette videos, I'm in heaven! Thanks for the amazing content, lady!

[@patmoss9578]

Great work,only thing you will have issues with the silicone as paint will not adhere to it. As a painter myself i would recommend to remove it and use Seam Sealer instead. Curing time is as fast as that silicone. Hope you didn't paint it yet !!

[@villelipponen923]

Can't wait to see this finished, it's going to be the best looking car this season.

[@theeturnone]

im super glad you decided to seal up the fire wall. . it makes the car SOO much safer if there is an actual fire. . even a small hole could make a flame throwr ino the cabin, so great tdea for safety peace, eturn

[@erichenderson8425]

A really handy tip to make silicone look good is to wear a glove and put some ispro alcohol and the silicone will not stick allowing you to smooth it out nice and neat fuss free!

[@markscheurich2196]

I’m hoping paint sticks to the silicone properly, a lot of times it doesn’t, especially pure silicone…

[@Smackvttv]

There’s a Hypertherm power max 30 air. That comes with a built in air compressor super nice one

[@wilgarcia1]

All that work is going to pay off big time 😻😻😻

[@ColleteDavis]

Comin together!

[@att0987654321]

Glad you took those doors off I was cringing waiting for them to get damaged, enjoying the build best one to date 👌🏻👍🏻🇦🇺

[@MrAidanfleming]

Personally think you’ve done this backwards! You’ve done an awesome paint job then strip it all down and do interior lol

[@RichXHD]

loving the progress and pace of the covette build!!

[@jeffhoffman3429]

Amazing progress!

[@aplelab4708]

the vette is looking so good 😍 keep it up collete

[@ColleteDavis]

Thank youuuuu 🙏

[@flexnix]

Now I want a plasma cutter.

[@ColleteDavis]

SAME

[@Sauerbrew777]

You been killing it on the uploads! I can't wait to see the Corvette's new heart from Texas Speed!!!!

[@davidlindsey6514]

Loving the Corvette build and the consistent content. You're crushing it!

[@mark8lifestyle322]

Collette what about using Panel Bond or maybe Seam Sealer over the rivets?

[@laurenschenck5355]

So excited to see it on race TRACK!!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@garykusnierz2108]

i thought i liked taking things apart ! your the best Collete hope you have a great year ! 💕

[@rjnation5042]

Really like that you want to learn & try everything, your a boss superstar, Rj in Oz

[@ChildrenOfWhistler]

Loving the frequent uploads

[@tt-rs1457]

Morning Collete, it is always a pleasure to watch your videos. I dont getting hold of the fact, that you "rollcage"d it first, than painted it and now you gutted it out. With pressurewashing the corvette, the corrosion will take over more and more. This wasn evitable, whenyou did that in another order, though

[@JaredR1996]

Awesome job with the work done to this car so far Collette. Keep it up

[@scottsharp6226]

Don't be sorry it's nice to see how much work there is when it comes to painting

[@somedudesdad3905]

Always awesome to see u and ur brotha together. Great progress, cool seeing u try ur hand at new trades. Keep doin u

[@Adam_SRT..717]

The paint is amazing 🤩 Keep going

[@minxbade]

Excellent work.

[@brightonlund]

The Colvette as it were

[@robertvorster8933]

Great work Collete. For clean up, look at getting a dry ice cleaner. They do a solid job of cleaning pretty much any metal surface.

[@tazdevil5032]

Thank you for the content Collete, much appreciated. You work so hard and show us your complete dedication. If I had half your work ethics I would be done with a 16th of my projects. CHEERS!

[@HazedHoonigan]

build is looking great!. im a little worried about the silicone on the blockoff plates though. paint doesnt stick to silicone, so even if you manage to get paint on there, i fear it will pull up with time.

[@fma1468]

When are shipping the 350z and rx8 back to FL?

[@shortvidz9576]

Hey Mami love your content

[@d2ygn]

I like this build! Keep it going!

[@buckcarothers7717]

What can u say collete is every car guy dream girl 🔥 💯

[@globaltripping3654]

Loving the content keep it coming

[@ColleteDavis]

🙏🙏🙏

[@commandotr6086]

Love the Corvette Vids✌

[@joshparks269]

Love seeing the progress!!! I also think it’s time to throw a battery in the smoke detector to get rid of that beeping in the background! 😁❤️

[@afaguatae]

Anny plans on rear mounted radiator?

[@ColleteDavis]

No plan for it now; but we’ll see if front mount works good enough for the new engine . Will probably do a cell in the rear tho

[@dashobie]

Is there anything you can't do beautiful.

[@mattyobrada1040]

When stripped down this far. Or before rebuild. Maybe chassis section injection. Prevention against inner rust, will preserve car. Great work, as always. Cavity wax.

[@tonyconstantino7177]

Pro tip next time you smooth out silicone like that take a cup of warm soapy water and dip your finger and it won’t stick your finger and will leave nice finish

[@i-_-am-_-g1467]

How come you had half of the holes fibreglassed but the other half riveted?

[@ajohnson1066]

Bro I have the same chirping smoke detectors in my house. I keep taking off my headphones and listening to see which one it was.... Then I realized it was in the video 😂

[@dekabwerks]

“I don’t know if this will make it into the video” 😂

[@Jackm117]

Dry ice makes that sound dampening come off super easy

[@donkoltz1]

No shit? That's awesome.

[@Jackm117]

@@donkoltz1 yeah, you let the dry ice harden it up and smack it with a hammer and it just crumbles up.

[@donkoltz1]

@@Jackm117 That makes sense, I was thinking there was some kind of chemical reaction but freezing it makes infinitely more sense lol

[@gopherchucksgamingnstuff2263]

I built signs when I was your age. I loved my plasma cutter. Mind the slag kid, it will burn right through a shoe. No foolin.

[@alankowalski8781]

I’m surprised you didn’t use seem sealer

[@logandonovanpillay3939]

You should convert it to a right hand drive vet it will be epic .

[@laurenschenck5355]

Happy Friday Collette!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@IAmMrTrumpet]

Should’ve had Taylor Ray cut out 2 sets, he just did the firewall blockoffs on his too haha

[@pocketradzys]

I like how the beats you use arent the same generic copyright free stuff that I hear on other videos

[@ColleteDavis]

I try and mix it up 👏

[@pocketradzys]

@@ColleteDavis Listen at 13:02, the drill syncs with the beat & sounds like some cool record scratching. #unintentionaldopeness

[@theeturnone]

cricket is awesome

[@Kyleknowsathing]

Are you going to cut the original dash mount on the tunnel off? or do you need it to mount the future dash?

[@mycool8980]

Only prob I have with the vette, is the 3 rotor. It's pretty much done n ready to rip right?

[@ColleteDavis]

Nah, needs wiring gone over

[@jimmerriman6920]

What is the best practice for painting cars? Outside to inside, or inside to outside? hmmm, intuitively, it seems like inside to outside make the most sense... But what does every body else think?

[@laurenschenck5355]

SO PUMPED LET’S GO!!!

[@mickholden8615]

Great job

[@Aleks_Mechanics]

Notification squad!🔥🔥🔥

[@gabbybridgetndanieldunne443]

Look at you go using the lightning scissors

[@burr-leeTV]

Lookin Good .

[@andrewhobbs1526]

Paint gonna stick to all that excess silicone?

[@c6kid]

“It’s liquid metal” Chris: “is it hot?”

[@GayJedii]

HAHAHHAHAHA THE GEARS ARE SLOWWWWW MAMMA

[@roinealenius]

Change battery on the smoke detector in your shop :) (blipp)

[@TheRedLon]

corvette infinity tail lights

[@buckd1ch]

This girl is better on the tools than ill ever be 😂. Amazing viewing.

[@BarbWaltersMusic]

hearing the fire alarm go off reminded me of Xbox 360 lobbies

[@ColleteDavis]

😬😬

[@andrewngauONYOUTUBETVLIVEfun]

gg claen up all insder block holl

[@aplelab4708]

nice vid

[@projectbumblejeep4190]

While it's always good to add a new skill to your personal tool box, you could have used the carboard templates and just fiber glassed right over the cardboard on both sides. As you are only making block offs, you really don't need the strength of the steel. Also noticed that most of the other block offs where translucent, means Sean didn't put any steel plates in them. God bless and stay well. OK, so steel block-offs instead of fiber glass. That works too.

[@ddevil4980]

When you've seen a cut off wheel explode into someone's face. To the point where they have to spend 8 hours in surgery get pieces removed from left eye socket and left sinus cavity. You tend to respect them more but also fear them more. When I see someone using one without a face shield it freaks me out.

[@TheCSHeckler]

Great work on the Vette Collette, I love your cooperative approach to the build. Ive been wanting to say for a while that you and Chris work well together. You have the only Auto Vlog that regularly has a gay man on board, unless theyre hiding,in others and while its not a personal issue for me its makes your vids a real human space' and Chris is quite a character. I have two suggestions which you can take or leave. First, I'd love to see you driving your Veloster or the TT at the Firm every couple of weeks, getting track fit for all the racing I hope to see you doing. Show your sponsors that you're commited and ready. Second, I enjoyed your episodes on painting helmets. So if uou were to have a couple of days doing Art and Design project every couple o weeks it would add tyo your repityoire I may have a different style to yours (not too much) but I can see that you know what you like and are brave enough to take risks. Perhaps you could design and paint a series of affordable race helmetys wit Collette Davis designs. I know you love fashion but theT shirt game is so oversubscribed that suppliers cant meet demand. Their are problematic ethical issues with all quick fashion (think child labour) and helmets might be a safer bet. Keep it up team.

[@jaydenboodoo2020]

Hi collete

[@wouterveidhuis8653]

Maybe this was already answered but why did she first paint the car and then cut all the panels off?

[@ColleteDavis]

Timing and deadlines w multiple parties involved

[@010720]

Why did you do this so backwards ? You should have stripped the car fully then painted the interior , cage , jams, engine bay etc, then installed the body panels and painted the exterior , the paint does look good it just really bugs me the fade doesn’t line up along the fenders and hood and the rear quarters and hatch cover pieces

[@Dartoras]

she just did it the greek way it work every time for me tho

[@ColleteDavis]

Timing with different peoples schedules - all works at the end of the day, lol

[@xxkoadyxx]

Change your fire alarm batteries 😂 chirping away lmao. Otherwise 👌aha

[@dough5626]

Collette's note to self; Buy Plasma cutter.

[@gopherchucksgamingnstuff2263]

Damn that smoke detector! I walked around my house again looking for it.

[@ColleteDavis]

😂😂😂 my bad!

[@colinchandler6516]

hello collete

[@willthornsbury2913]

I think we need an all female crew on this journey Collette. Keep the men out of it.

[@entercar68]

Pleaaase change the smoke detector's battery xD Nice video tho

[@blackcanyongarage]

Please replace the batteries in the smoke alarm

[@rx3savannagtrx3savannagt18]

Rotary swap the corvette like rob 😜

[@ryanrock6434]

Looks great tho

[@tomrichards9300]

Was dodging that nice