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drewcrane · Post by **drewcrane** » Sat Jun 15, 13 1:14 am

db wrote:Looks nice in bare metal....

I'll get me coat

Kinda naughty..or at this point I am bare mental

drewcrane · Post by **drewcrane** » Mon Jun 17, 13 8:51 pm

Now the never ending task of block sanding, back 15 years ago we just used epoxy primer for a base and then use a filler/sanding primer to get rid of low spots.

Now they have Evercoat Polyester putty , basically thick primer that comes in a tube, add creme hardener and spread it like creamy peanut butter,great stuff,lay down some guide coat,it cuts easy.

and the roof had over 50 hail dents ,got rid of em all with some late night sanding, and the valence was bad too but it cleaned up right nice

Matt74 · Post by **Matt74** » Mon Jun 17, 13 9:50 pm

I am loving this thread!

It's making me want a Cuda though!!!

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Mon Jun 17, 13 9:56 pm

been busy Drew

looking good

drewcrane · Post by **drewcrane** » Sat Jun 22, 13 9:55 pm

Ok I have had some forced days off due to lack of work so I have been block sanding like crazy temps around 32 c but I have shade and the fragrance of roses keeps me going, and 3 fans so lots of water ....

I have one last part that is now blocked out, and now the car will be prepped for a coat of epoxy primer

drewcrane · Post by **drewcrane** » Sat Jun 22, 13 9:57 pm

Block sanding is torture...

drewcrane · Post by **drewcrane** » Sat Jun 22, 13 9:58 pm

A bit more torture

as you can see from the reveal in the pix, the panels are far from straight , and will need more work, I dont want to load it up with a bunch of plastic .

I can get results with the fill primer and will also use a less expensive gloss black,

paint the whole car and look for flaws in the gloss , repair those and then put a good coat of paint on it after that

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Sat Jun 22, 13 10:14 pm

Snow camo Cuda !!
Different !!
Looking good Drew. And all that hard work will pay off.
Awesome car

drewcrane · Post by **drewcrane** » Sat Jun 22, 13 10:48 pm

Mossy68 wrote:Snow camo Cuda !!
Different !!
Looking good Drew. And all that hard work will pay off.
Awesome car

Yea ready for desert storm...

Matt74 · Post by **Matt74** » Sun Jun 23, 13 1:57 am

Great work Drew!

drewcrane · Post by **drewcrane** » Sun Jun 23, 13 4:14 am

Mopar Matt wrote:Great work Drew!

Thanks much appreciated

I have seen alot of cars and know alot of body men and there are alot of ways to skin a cat , one of my mates works in a body shop and has access to supplies at a jobber rate he used the metal glaze as a guide coat, he spread it out and as soon as he sanded ,and saw ANY metal he stopped and added metal glaze and he kept building until he got his own surface.he has about 500 bucks alone in just metal glaze, but his car is razor sharp not one flaw what so ever it is a triple black 70 Chevelle .

I CANT see putting that much filler on a car, in the sun it will eventually shrink,or in a humid enviro. it will swell,( he only drives it to and from shows ),I plan on driving and using the car and on my chally I did the same thing ,minimal body filler and use filler primer to get it straight, again alot of ways to skin a cat I choose this method.

And I have gotten the front and real valences dont with epoxy primer and waited 2 hours and coated it with sand able primer (feather fill),so now I need a break I have been on this for the whole week and will take a day off

Me

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Sun Jun 23, 13 12:23 pm

drewcrane wrote:paint the whole car and look for flaws in the gloss , repair those and then put a good coat of paint on it after that

That would be my chosen option too.

drewcrane wrote: And I have gotten the front and real valences dont with epoxy primer and waited 2 hours and coated it with sand able primer (feather fill),so now I need a break I have been on this for the whole week and will take a day off
Me

Looking great & all that hard effort is paying off. Keep up the good work & thanks for the progress updates

db · Post by db » Sun Jun 23, 13 4:25 pm

See, I'd NEVER have that much patience.
I think I'll be keeping Gibbs in business for a good while yet...

Great work Drew

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Sun Jun 23, 13 4:43 pm

Superb work, Drewe!

sublimemike · Post by **sublimemike** » Sun Jun 23, 13 6:17 pm

Great to learn the bodyshop secrets - keep posting. Hailstones eh - Colorado. My friend in the Black forest makes his living out of those mega hailstones - he's got a roofing company.