brianw
Nov 3rd, 01, 6:13 PM
Been working almost a year on a frame-off restification, almost ready to paint. Some things learned, may be trivial but may help someone....
1. Don't be cheap on putty spreaders, using an old shredded one adds to the work
2. Same with cardboard to mix body putty on, use each side once. You'll get really PO'd if pieces of hard putty get mixed in on that final coat!
3. Spend the money and get self-etching primer and epoxy primer, you won't regret it!
4. Drilling holes and spot welding is THE way to go unless you're really good and can butt weld well.(Can u weld butts too??)SORRY!!
5.Don't try to spray ANY PAINT without a GOOD charcoal (minimum) mask, you wouldn't believe how bad it is to breathe that stuff in, ESPECIALY epoxy based primers!!
6. Last but not least, once you start a resto/rebuild, look at it in sections, doing each repair totaly before moving on to the next. At times I panicked when I looked at the overall ammount to be done, but if I focused on each repair item, I didn't rush it and can say I did it the best I could before moving on. There are a lot of projects out there that got the scatter gun approach and every repair is partialy done. DON'T move on to the next area until you are totaly happy with the one you're working on now!!
Just my .02 worth, some lessons learned the HARD WAY!!!!!!
1. Don't be cheap on putty spreaders, using an old shredded one adds to the work
2. Same with cardboard to mix body putty on, use each side once. You'll get really PO'd if pieces of hard putty get mixed in on that final coat!
3. Spend the money and get self-etching primer and epoxy primer, you won't regret it!
4. Drilling holes and spot welding is THE way to go unless you're really good and can butt weld well.(Can u weld butts too??)SORRY!!
5.Don't try to spray ANY PAINT without a GOOD charcoal (minimum) mask, you wouldn't believe how bad it is to breathe that stuff in, ESPECIALY epoxy based primers!!
6. Last but not least, once you start a resto/rebuild, look at it in sections, doing each repair totaly before moving on to the next. At times I panicked when I looked at the overall ammount to be done, but if I focused on each repair item, I didn't rush it and can say I did it the best I could before moving on. There are a lot of projects out there that got the scatter gun approach and every repair is partialy done. DON'T move on to the next area until you are totaly happy with the one you're working on now!!
Just my .02 worth, some lessons learned the HARD WAY!!!!!!