After a short break, just enough to spend some quality time with my son and still stay within the 7-day window after the epoxy, I am back to spray the High Build primer. Did it go smoothly with no issues? Let's see
Looks great, Elin. Once again, you are ahead of me. As far as they rivets and holes on the driver's A post; if it's like the Spitfire, the bottom holes should attach the body number tag. The to rivets should hold the commission plate.
Fantastic!! As mentioned if you find some spots you can repair them with polyester putty over the sanded high build. I have always block sanded the high build first with a more course grit like 180, then do the wet sanding.
Yes, I think I will go 200, 400 and then 600 wet. I hope I will not need any repairs, because I am afraid I will reach bare metal again. I am not that experienced, so I hope I don't need to mess with repairs over the high build
Like watching Ballet Elin, as with all painting the secret is how good the base is prepared, the rubbing down will be important, it will be good to see the finished car, happy new year to you and your family.
High fill primer came out good, I'm like you when there are little areas not perfect my eyes will go to that verse the whole car and will drive me crazy, so for me I must repair it. My son will say but dad no one will know I did not even notice it, but the problem is I did . This way of doing things makes it a long project and at 64 years old my son wondering if I will live long enough to finish and drive my VW bus. Now I have two 1967 bus projects I'm working on, plus a 64 bus and a 63 beetle waiting for me to start on them.. My son may be right or the problem may be which one do I drive today. In my area I seen people in their 90's still driving, that will be me in a vw.
There is no age for the hobby. You do it because it entertains you so keep up and 64 is not old at all... It is the average age of all my viewers I believe :)
I'm sure David Chef Tush has already told you this but don't be so critical of your process. Those dings you might find some later in the process as well. Just remember that there is at no point in the painting process where you can not fix mistakes...even at the color coat. Those dings you are seeing can prolly be covered even more with spot putty...which is basically primer in a paste form. It will wet sand down fine. The really important stuff you are doing perfect. Doing prep work and cleaning everything with solvent and tack cloth. Using a filter strainer when adding paint to your gun etc. Keeping contaminates away will save you so much in time and headaches
Thanks Jon, I know, but I just hope I don't need to mess with repairs over the already prepped surface, due to my lack of experience. I prefer to fix them as early as possible so if I mess them up I don't ruin hours of work.
I'm visiting friends who have no wifi so I haven't actually been able to get it to play all the way through. When I saw it, it said no views so I hoped I was first
