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Sealer is usually non sanding, or sand where u want without the obligation of sanding the entire area. The epoxy primer I use doubles as a primer and sealer. Depending if u mix reducer with it.

 

I could of sprayed multiple coats let it dry then completely sanded it. But it's the inside of a trunk lid. And has been completely sanded and ready for paint already.

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Going through the phases with doors and fenders and making sure everything lines up once painted.

 

These panels were sitting around the shop last year, I didn't have the time to do the filler work and welding, so I metal etched them and metal loc primed them.

Was surprised how much metal loc I needed to take off to do filler work and make straight

 

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Once everything was roughed. We rebuilt the upper hinges. and installed all the panels on the left side. We ended up doing an additional amount of hammer and dolly work so the door / fender lines match up, and the door / door lines match.

 

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So on to the right side, I've been jumping from project to project, never gets boring

 

if anyone want to help come on up or down, im a good teacher.

 

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Doesn't look like much but each panel off and on and off and on, Shits lined up ready to get in to final sanding :)

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New request, fender mirrors. Chris probably told me but I couldn't remember after 3 years ;)

 

End of March is this car 3 year anniversary, fucking A. looking to be done. Yes if you want me to paint your car you have to be patient.

 

Just to give you all an idea of how much time it takes. Just making sure the right side of the car is good and fitment is good is a 6-8 hour job. I leave out some of the boring stuff.

 

We all like premature ejaculation

 

2nd blocking

the black over spray stuff is called gidecoat, tell you if there are high and low spots, that need addressing.

 

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Think I will keep these Bluebird rusty fenders forever, as they come in handy for mirror placement

 

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Primed, one more step in the finishing direction. You notice most of the work needed was were I had to make things line up with a body hammer

 

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Yup ................I thought the same thing, why keep the rusty old fender , a thin strip of aluminum the same shape as the top of the fender with the holes in it would work for both sides, just flip it over.

Wasn't going to say anything , might be rude ...................way to go Janksun.

He is called the Keeper for a reason.....

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Templates are good

 

this dog leg has been bugging me a lot, so I decided to do it right. Most people would not of even noticed, but I do and have had the car long enough to just do it.

 

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Little bit of heat and portopower and done, but the factory style flare is fucked and does not match the other side.

 

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out with the old in with the used

 

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More progress :) 

 

had a hood ready to go and did the alignment process, with the loving cowl. and realized it got media blasted to aggressively. WARPED. found a hood we chemically stripped. set it up and made it fit with some hood hinge mods.

 

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More to come, got carried away with work and put my phone away. this is a good thing

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Fenders done and ready for final sanding.

 

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cant see it but the bottom portion of the mirror is being forced out, not good

 

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However 68 do no have the fender mirror indentation in the front frame rail wtf

 

68 frame rail

 

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1971 510 frame rail

 

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the last part to this 68 puzzle the hood

 

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On with more sanding, do you all see a pattern here?

 

I was using Metal Loc by Sem, but it sands like a fucking rock. and sprays like sand. So I changed it up. This product sprays amazing sticks to everything, and sands like baby powder.

 

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that my friends is a high spot, next to a low spot

 

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So we use this big black block, cuts away the material I don't need to help level the roof flat

 

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always amazing work 

I am curious if the indent for the fender mirrors in the later models was also or possibly created as a crumple zone to give the car a weaker spot to fold in a crash 

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