Thread: My New Glass Model A

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Well after all this work I've been doing I don't think I can call it all steel anymore. It all looked so good until I started really running my hand across it and started to feel how wavey it actually was. I'm gettin' it pretty straight, I figure if I do a really good prep that will help out with my less than stellar painting skills . It's actually quite thin for the most part but I've been trying to hide some waves. I block it down as far as I can before the metal starts to show through too much, but here's the part where you guys can tell me if I'm using too much (remember my metalworking skills are probably lacking somewhat as well ). I guess it's a little late to ask for advise now.

Sean

The old tin is just plain tough to hammer flat.... Some will say they'd do it without filler, but I'm sure not one of them!!!! I have no problem with using a thin coat to smooth things out.....

Quality filler worked correctly and sealed properly will last a long, long time. Your's looks good so far, just keep on blocking!!!!!

Every car I have ever seen painted requires a skim coat. It's the only way to make it perfect.

Lookin real nice Sean. And I know exactly what you mean. I'm taking a body work holiday! Though I am getting ready to do some hole filing on the firewall!

Originally Posted by hotrodtrux

Every car I have ever seen painted requires a skim coat. It's the only way to make it perfect.

Is that the underside???

I would be afraid to put that outside on the driveway let a lone drive it on a road somewhere.

Tell me it is for show only.

Those old A-bone bodies weren't flat on the day they were made anyhow. It would take a wizard with metalwork to make it perfect for paint - and I never could afford Marcel, Luc and Marc.

The work so far looks just about right to me. It looks like my '30 A-bone did at about the same stage.

Nice color! And impressive body work.

Originally Posted by 41willys

Is that the underside???

I would be afraid to put that outside on the driveway let a lone drive it on a road somewhere.

Tell me it is for show only.

Me too. The guy that owns it drives it.Nicest guy you could ever meet.

Sean some nice work your doing . Like said above it is a necessity to get it all smooth . Remember block ,prime coat , guide coat then block some more . You will have it looking like glass when you are done .

Thanks for the words guys. I've been blocking it for days trying to get it down so there is no excess. I'm starting to go back over it with some Evercoat glaze to fill in the pin holes and scratch marks. I try to skim the whole panel and then sand it all away until all thats left is the edges and a few small areas where it was slightly low. I use the guidecoat for the final 180 grit sand.
I'm actually going with a blood red satin finish so I figure I have to get out as many imperfections as I can. I started out with a bunch of different blocks and then I picked up some of those K-blocks, it sure has improved my results on some of the complex curved panels. I ended up going back over everything I did before. I got the Firm and Flex 9" and 16" as well as a 5":

http://www.tcpglobal.com/kustomshop/kskblock.aspx

Sean