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Final Painting
I spent the entire day sanding and taping the mirrors, bumpers, spoiler, torsion covers and headlight rings. I'd soaked the rings in thinner to soften the rattle-can paint, and when got my thumb caught in the back when cleaning them up - ow! Nasty little cut - bare-metal stamped steel is sharp - it cut my thumb going in, and it got caught, then cut it again on the way out!
So I got all the bits painted finally, and turned my attenion to color-sanding the car itself. I did the engine lid in #2000, #2500 and the polishing compound, and while it came out nice, I think I need to let the paint cure some more. Instead, I hit the entire car with wet #2000, and the paint still smells fresh underneath. I'll let it fester like that all day tomorrow, and then start sanding again tomorrow night.     
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06-16-2002, 08:12 PM
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I hope you have had a tetinus shot within the last 5 years!
 Nice work Thom! You're definatley the #1 DIY'er in my book. |
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06-16-2002, 08:36 PM
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