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One Piece at a Time: My 1985 Diesel Suburban

I've had several working happy hours in the shop, but tonight we're going out, so I'll stop here.

Remasked the hood, block sanded down to 320, cleaned up each of the 114 louvers to ready them for a finish coat. Using the high tack 3M tape, I ran glaze across the ridge between the original paint and the reworked area, pulling the tape before the glaze started to set up. This should level the surfaces for a final coat of primer.
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Time to sweep up.

David
 
I've had several working happy hours in the shop, but tonight we're going out, so I'll stop here.

Remasked the hood, block sanded down to 320, cleaned up each of the 114 louvers to ready them for a finish coat. Using the high tack 3M tape, I ran glaze across the ridge between the original paint and the reworked area, pulling the tape before the glaze started to set up. This should level the surfaces for a final coat of primer.
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Time to sweep up.

David

Cannot wait to see it painted!
I have ZERO patience for body work.
I love the fact that you have more time put into your hood than I have in my last two squares put together. Lol!
 
Cannot wait to see it painted!
I have ZERO patience for body work.
I love the fact that you have more time put into your hood than I have in my last two squares put together.
Me too! I'm no body man, but have gone way down the rabbit hole on this project. I'm within striking distance of laying down the first coat of satin black.

Also, Coors:
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David
 
A day of details.

Laid down a second coat of primer, blocked the body to 240 and then 320, and sanded the transition flat using 120 then 240 then scotch brite medium and finally 320. It's all very smooth and doesn't grab a fingernail.
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I filled the last few tiny pin holes, so those should be ready to sand in the morning, and then it's on to the first coat of satin black.

David
 
A day of details.

Laid down a second coat of primer, blocked the body to 240 and then 320, and sanded the transition flat using 120 then 240 then scotch brite medium and finally 320. It's all very smooth and doesn't grab a fingernail.
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I filled the last few tiny pin holes, so those should be ready to sand in the morning, and then it's on to the first coat of satin black.

David

Is this done yet? :ears:
 

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