Randy's Rag

[chevymaher]

Originally Posted by flash

That is going to be a very nice ride when youre done .

Thank you I sure workin at it.

[chevymaher]

I got work and kids soccer starting. SOOOO I was down there blocking at 5;30 this morning. Because I just wouldn't be happy unless I got my fix in for the day. 4-5 hours I am good. I got it all blocked out. It is straight now except I ain't happy with the hood deal. OMG it was undamaged and factory but I just can't deal with the factory dip. I am redesigning the hood basically making the centerline arc alot more gentle and in turn changing the side radiuses. I going to mess with that untill I am satifyed before moving on now. Car is wet in the pic. I decided to reprime again and I will scuff the shiney primer back down to dull for that. So I leaving the blocked areas dry looking because primer don't care. It is spray on bondo for real.
I will prime a panel at a time this round it is just easier to mask that way. But we still making progress.

[chevymaher]

I been spot priming and sanding and whatnot. I finally am happy with the hood line. We are now done wave chasing and now I got to just get it covered. Anything that came through, Metal, yellow primer. So we are making progress. I ain't rushing it has been this long. Lets not get all bent in the last parts and make a fatal mistake. Fatal being rush now miss something and see it once it is in paint. Best just take it easy now so we are not rushed and judgement is not clouded.

[chevymaher]

I been getting my hours in on the car. I am not slacking. Walk around and look in the light. Find something. Block some more. Find something and mark it because you can't see it when your right over it. Like the horrible wave in the first pic. I am ready to re prime it again see if this time it is ready. It is getting close. Even charlie Anal is looking a long time trying to find things now.

[chevymaher]

I going to prime in the morning if all goes well. doors trunk lid and hood. Then start masking for the rest. I noticed it is easier to keep the primer out of the jamb area that way.
Here is a blast from the past I stumbled onto in photobucket. Years ago when I was blending all this mess together. Hard to check the oil in that one. LOL
And my favorite chevrolet billboard.

[chevymaher]

Just got the other half primered. Now if i can contain myself blocking and not go through anywhere. This should be the last time. We will see. Give it a day to harden then back to sanding a while.

[chevymaher]

I still foolin with this thing. I finished blocking now. I got like 7 pinholes to fix. A few spots that went through to touch up. With luck when I sand them out it dont go through next to it. I got to peel the plastic off the windows and round all the edges. Wet sand with the 2000 pad. It getting close and it looks good.

[chevymaher]

Still interrogating the subject. I think he will crack and give up the goods soon.

[chevymaher]

I still workin on it. I rounded all the edges. I Mixed the primer with reducer and patched the sand through areas. I used a Q Tip to put primer on edges that went to metal.
The police hot lamp treatment in the last post was. When I rounded the edges on the front of the door I was not totally satisfied with the door gap. That is what that was about. I sat there 2 days adjusting it till it is perfectly uniform from top to bottom.
If i can get the sand through patches sanded without creating new issues It is ready to switch from 400 to the 2000 pad. Last step is pull the window plastic and round those edges. Then start cleaning.
Pictures are kinda useless at this point it looks exactly the same in them. But I getting on 4-5 hours a day still. I ain't laying down on the job.

[Ms Grumpy]

How do you find the time ? WOW..