yeah I really need to find a good way to get those out.
My primer black really hid body issues since it was such a flat finish, but I'm doing a slight gloss this time around so it will keep me honest.
Those creases really stand out with a gloss.
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yeah I really need to find a good way to get those out.
My primer black really hid body issues since it was such a flat finish, but I'm doing a slight gloss this time around so it will keep me honest.
Those creases really stand out with a gloss.
I'm going to say hammer and dolly work with a shrinking wheel perhaps? Robert (MP&C) on here could give you the best advice and tell you how to get that out in no time. He's the man when it comes to metal work and fab.
Reviving this thread with a few new questions:
So I've replaced my gas tank and re-done the body work I'm trying to improve and I just put Urethane primer on this weekend. It has a pretty textured surface that I am going to sand before top coating to try and get a better finish than I did last time. Since my truck has such a curvy body style I was thinking of using those foam sanding blocks that are fairly rigid but give some flex.
I thought that may be good because the fenders have so much contour a block would be tough. Any suggestions in that area would help since I've never really done the sanding before. My last paint was just black epoxy primer so it looked good without anything, but this time I'm doing a urethane top coat.
That leads me to the next question. The paint can instructions say "allow 10 minute flash between coats"??????????
This is ultra confusing for me because it takes practically 45 minutes to do one full coat on the vehicle, or at least 30 at best. I just don't understand what that means because although I am certainly an amateur painter I know there's no way anybody could do that job in 10 minutes regardless of experience, so how does a 10 minute "flash" even apply to painting a car?
Does this mean I should just take a 10 minute break after finishing before starting the next coat or just continue because I already missed the 10 minute window?
between coats. i wait 30 min or more but i do not use urethane primer. i use epoxy and slicksand polyester .
When I was sanding my 53 I never did find anything real great to work with the curves. The best thing I had on hand that worked was a body filler applicator with the sand paper wrapped around that. It seemed to flex enough to follow the curve. I have the blocks that I think your talking about, they didn't work well on the fenders and corners, they were too stiff. I think the 10 minute thing is the minimum about of time between coats.