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10-31-2019
Been a while since my last update. I have been making progress, but it's mostly just been sanding so no real visible changes. I've been focusing on getting an air drying system set up so I don't get moisture in my paint. Picked up a desiccant dryer off Craigslist, put a particulate filter after that, and I have a disposable inline dryer at the gun (borrowed Sharpe Titanium T1), and I live in dry Colorado, so I think I'll be okay. Once I got that setup dialed in, I shifted focus back to the car and devoted most of last weekend to making progress.
Wheels on for the first time in six months or more:
Pulled it outside for a little hose action to get residual road mud out of the wheelwells:
This floor hasn't been this empty and clean in a loooooong time:
Installed some lighting I got for free. Commercial lighting but 120v = awesome.
Had the ladder outside and couldn't resist a picture:
The results of the new lighting:
Even more stripped....
Bits and pieces:
Masking begins:
I think I'll pull the hood this weekend and strip it, either with a grinder or aircraft stripper. It just has too many little rock chips and dings to fix, and a lot of the paint has tiny cracks as well. Being that it's a couple acres of hood area that will show any mistakes like a neon sign, I think it's better to just strip it and start "fresh".
I'm also planning to shave my antenna hole and roll my fenders while I'm unpainted. I just know that as soon as I put the car back together, I'll really want to roll my fenders and get rid of that unsightly antenna, so I figure I'll do it now and just forget about it. Buddy of a buddy has a fender roller so I hope I can borrow it for a 12-pack and do that this weekend as well. If I can get plastic hung up in the garage and find suitable fans, I'm hoping to spray at least the SPI epoxy primer next weekend.
