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Had a major mishap yesterday while finalizing the body work, the primer orange peeled like crazy, is that possible?

anyway, she's gone for a DOT 3 swim.

Nick

The best way to solve the orange peel problem, Just wet sand it, The Duplicolor Filler primer I always use does that, I simply just wetsand the entire body with an 1800 grit sanding cloth, Mine came in the LMG polishing set, I have used it for over 6 years now, It will also feather out your body work perfect, Thats the method I use all the time.Alot of times all I need to do is just go over the car with the cloth using the rubber sanding block that came with the kit, And I always let my primer gas out for atleast 2-3 days , After the final coat. Then go over the entire car with the 1800 grit and 2400 cloths in my polishing kit. The smoother the primer is, The smoother the paint will be, Final prep is key to applying a smooth paint job, This is for your future reference when you get ready to paint the car, To help with filling in those vents on the door, First mix up some Superglue and baking soda, or baby powder , apply a thin coat only in the recessed areas, Almost to the point of it sticking up beyond the area, Sand it down after dry,Usually about 5 minutes or so, Then apply a light skim coat of your filler putty. Sand to the basic shape, Prime, The sand again, build up the primer in that area only. Then taking a finer grit sanding stick, blend the bodylines back into the area you sanded , I always tape off the area around before I do any mods on Bodys, I just work those areas , Then blend in the body work into the rest after the first couple coats of primer I apply only to the areas being modified. After I'm pleased with the results of my body work, Then I prime the entire car, Wet sanding between every coat.
  • 2 weeks later...
Posted (edited)

A bit of an update, finished the body work and did the white. Made proper air cleaner decal and finished it, finished the floor pan

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Edited by Nick Winter
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little more done, gotta do a bit of touch up, BMF and paint a few things. It's not perfect, but I'm happy. Finished the dash as well.

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Nick

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That looks very Nice, Now Nick, Thats a Unibody car, That black on the rear portion of the Chassis needs to be red where you have the black, That was only on the 'K'Frame on the Chassis, And a few other parts ,The rest should be painted with the overspray on it, No black like you have picked out on the rear, Oh and that hood turned out great, As did the rest of your body mods, I am VERY impressed with how your skills are progressing. Very cool looking car. :mellow:

  • 4 weeks later...
Posted

Any updates?

Not Really. haven't had much of a want to build nor the time it requires, did manage to start and finish a build between yesterday and today at work.

Nick

  • 2 weeks later...
Posted

Thanks guys, I feel bad about the photo quality, but, I keep telling myself I'm gonna buy a new camera and it never happens, I will eventually though.

Nick

  • 3 months later...
Posted

I lived in Phoenix when that movie was filmed. It's wild how some of the areas that they raced through were almost completely undeveloped then, but are unrecognizable now. The chase through the state fair grounds was really cool, because that place looks exactly the same today.

-MJS

Posted

Nick,

Nice build but one thing i'd wanted to point out the subframe on youre build is supposed to be primer gray with the body color overspray on it. The only pieces that supposed to be black is: K-member, upper control arms & suspension. Other than that keep up the great work.

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