Frustrated with inability to do body work!

In all my years of bodywork I’ve never had issues with “well water” unless it had a high sulfur content...then it was just dealing with the smell!!

When using a water hose to wet wet sand take a piece of cheesecloth or pantyhose and wrap the end so it not only filters out the small grit but it also keeps the metal end from scratching the primer or worse...your fresh paint!

Rusty is right...bodywork is a dying art form...most of these youngsters see these car shows and see how a 15 month build is completed in 45 min show. What they don’t realize is the 100’s of hours spent in the prep work!!

First rule of prep work...if you can see it in primer you’ll see it in paint!!!

Contrary to most...the painting is easy...the process leading up to it is not!!!

You want a straight body...you will have to block it till your arms fall off!! I’ve seen original Mopars and others and the originals were never as straight as show cars.

Once you think you have it good enough for paint...get a high build primer, spray a guide coat over it and block it all...Again!! Keep you long board or short board...but don’t use use anything under 8” for the final blocking or you’ll create waves.

Final blocking with 400 will be fine or 600 depending on how close you are to being straight on the final prime.

Either way you’ll seal it before painting to aid in coverage as sealer can be tinted to match closely to your paint. Depending on the color it could be a single, two or 3 stage paint and I’ve had even single stage be difficult to cover depending on the pigments...but Thais is another topic for another time!

Just my 5 cents worth of experience!

Todd