Frustrated with inability to do body work!

rod7515 said
I painted the interior sides of the doors and the under the hood area of the front fenders today. Also added in the door hinges and bolts. Then cleaned up an ash tray and glove box door with clearcoat while i was doing it. I didnt want to double up on the post so I posted all the pics in my "1966 Dodge Dart" thread in the members restoration section.
Tsully, Your comment, "Contrary to most...the painting is easy...the process leading up to it is not!!!" This is so true. And I hate the process leading up to it more then any other work I have ever done on a car! I cant believe how long it takes to tape up and then it doesnt matter how much I clean there is always some dirt that finds its way into the job! Its good we can buff em out!
Thanks again for everyones help so far. I hope to get the doors and fenders back on the car in the next week or so after I get the car back out to the shed when the snow melts later this week! Once they are on and the real body alignment and body work starts I will have many more questions for you all!
Thanks Again
Rod

I understand the trash issue in the paint! I’ve painted cars in a $100,000.00 booths when I worked at Porsche and Mercedes dealership and I’ve painted in a garage that I could barely see once the fog started rolling. The one thing I learned from both...trash comes from either off of you or your equipment. I’ve used jumper cables to aid in grounding the car to “demagnetize” the car, chains and so forth. The thing is I wasn’t doing...was grounding myself before prepping the car...you know that static you create while taping it, degreasing and then with the tack rag. Alot of times trash comes off the paper while painting especially on base coats, newspaper is great for cleaning windows but not for masking cars. The overspray will build up and fly off on the next coat or worse in the clear. Anyway, just take steps to make sure you, the car and your equipment ( gun, hose, booth) are clean. You’ll still experience some issues but every little bit adds up to a better job.

Keeps us up to date and the car is looking great!!!