ksechler Posted December 26, 2015 Author Share #13 Posted December 26, 2015 Good progress. Are you gonna shoot another coat of primer before finish paint?Yes, several. The body work is far from finished. I've done the "gross" filling. I still have a lot of detail work to do. Too many imperfections to list. The goal in this phase was to get everything about right and under an etching primer. I have a grey high build primer that will go on before the color coat. I'm sure there are still some low spots and a lot of scratches and other minor blemishes to fix. I'm not completely satisfied with the panel alignment either. I can live without a perfect 5mm gap, but some panels are still higher or lower than their neighbors. That I want to fix. I'll tell you all this sanding is breaking my back. I woke up this morning and my left hip is sore as hell because I spent too long sitting on the floor working on the flares. I've made a couple of milestones, though. No more rust repairs - they're done. No more paint stripping - it's done. Finishing the flares is the next goal and then perfecting the front valence and bumper fit. After that I don't know. I might jam it out at that point. The motor's being built so I'm trying to get a home ready for it. Still so much to do... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patcon Posted December 26, 2015 Share #14 Posted December 26, 2015 Still, great progress. I need to spend some time in the shop myself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksechler Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share #15 Posted January 3, 2016 I'm still woking on the fender flares. I have to admit the holidays and a bit of car apathy slowed me down some. I have fiberglassed the front flares and am doing the final bit of blending. I'm struggling a little getting a good line where the flare meets the body. If anyone can suggest some good techniques I'd be grateful. I want a good consistent radius both where the flare meets the body and around the wheel that is free of high and low spots, but I haven't found a good blocking method yet. I don't like my round durablock very much and because it rigid it can't create a consistent radius on a round flare. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonzi Lon Posted January 4, 2016 Share #16 Posted January 4, 2016 I've used a piece of garden hose up to a plastic soda bottle with the lid on to retain the air and shape. Bonzi Lon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksechler Posted January 4, 2016 Author Share #17 Posted January 4, 2016 10 hours ago, Bonzi Lon said: I've used a piece of garden hose up to a plastic soda bottle with the lid on to retain the air and shape. Bonzi Lon Thanks. I like the garden hose idea. Should be about the right size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksechler Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share #18 Posted January 21, 2016 I've been away for a little while...well I've still been lurking. I'm making progress on the fender flares. A lot of filling sanding, filling, sanding, etc. I think I finally have the shape about how I want it. There's still some detail work but this was more or less what I was after... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksechler Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share #19 Posted January 21, 2016 I also took a break and painted the front calipers. Here are some pics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patcon Posted January 21, 2016 Share #20 Posted January 21, 2016 Looks good as always Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksechler Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share #21 Posted January 22, 2016 1 hour ago, Patcon said: Looks good as always Thanks for the reply. I was starting to feel like I was talking to myself. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheee! Posted January 22, 2016 Share #22 Posted January 22, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patcon Posted January 22, 2016 Share #23 Posted January 22, 2016 I do that a lot. The conversation is always interesting and intelligent and I win all the arguments. What's the down side? Oh yeah, that... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossiz Posted January 22, 2016 Share #24 Posted January 22, 2016 is that por15 engine block paint? i used that on my L28 rebuild and was very happy with it - hadn't thought about using it elsewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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