This is not an exciting update, but it might be the path to an exciting update.
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I got the air filter situated. Do wish I hadn't dented it in the
process but it's longer than I think it should have been (and it's a tight
squeeze to get it in there). |
Bumper filler panel and vertical grille supports turned up and got
installed. |  |
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Coat of epoxy (Summit branded), then filler, sand, rinse, repeat. |
Coat of epoxy (Summit branded), then filler, sand, rinse, repeat. |  |
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Coat of epoxy (Summit branded), then filler, sand, rinse, repeat. |
Coat of epoxy (Summit branded), then filler, sand, rinse, repeat. |  |
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No useful text available, more of the same. |
Time to move to high-build primer. This is u-Pol'sd System 20 HS
Primer Filler. |  |
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Prime, sand, repeat with this one too. Is nice to see it in a solid
color again though. |
Prime, sand, repeat with this one too. |  |
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Prime, sand, repeat with this one too. |
Guide coat keeps showing me issues. |  |
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Guide coat in progress. |
The glaze is u-Pol's Dolphin Glaze. You're supposed to mix the
hardener in 50:1; that's hard to measure, this is what happens if you don't put enough.
Internet suggested putting a smile on whatever
size blob you make on your pad, that seemed to work better |
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More of the same. |
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 | Well, at least I didn't buy a new hood.
Resolved: next time,
if in doubt, replace the damn panel. |
Another coat of the u-Pol |
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Less issues this time around. |
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 | Again, then move from 220 to 320 to 400 grit. |
Some burn-through to bare metal, here it's to be expected. |
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 | Here on the front of the hood, it is not. |
Pass door, expected. |
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 | High on the pass bed side, with rust starting, not expected. |
Tailgate: not expected. |
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All in all - not too bad, |
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The internet suggested that the burn-through should be coated with an overly
reduced spray of the epoxy, except for this part of the hood, which should
get more u-Pol. |
Epoxy near the door. |  |
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Epoxy on the rear quarter. |
Hood, reprimed in that area. |  |
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The big brown van brought me a present, that I am not ready to use yet. |
Not sanding related: I've figured I had a vacuum leak, I can't get the
idle down where it should be. This is definitely a vacuum leak.
It is, however, apparently not my ONLY vacuum leak. Investigation
after paint. |  |
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Time to cut in door jambs, hood edges, tailgate edges, and the shiny part of
the dash. |
It came out really shiny! |  |
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Here too. |
And on the hood edges. This then prompted another round of 400
grit over the entire car as overspray got *everywhere*. |  |
And that's the status. I got my air drier (from steel camel, as endorsed by Pharraway on youtube), got the 2000/3000/5000/8000 grit sanding disks for the cut and buff, buffing pads to arrive tomorrow or so, and then I just need to build a temporary paint booth to spray this in.