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ALOT OF WORK WENT INTO GETTING THIS 68 CAMARO READY FOR PAINT. FIRST OFF I MEDIA BLASTED THE WHOLE THING DOWN TO METAL WITH ALUMINUM OXIDE. THATS WHEN I FOUND ALL OF THE RUST AND BONDO. THE DRIVERS DOOR HAD ABOUT AN INCH OR MORE OF BONDO ON IT. THE LOWER REAR QUARTER PANELS WERE RUSTED OUT, PLUS ALOT OF DENTS DINGS AND RUST HOLES. I DIDN'T MESS AROUND WITH THE BAD PANELS I WENT RIGHT TO WELD IN PATCH PANELS FOR THE QUARTERS AND A COMPLETE DOOR SKIN FOR THE DRIVERS DOOR. THE REST OF THE CAR GOT A BIT OF HAMMER AND DOLLY ACTION , ALSO A BIT OF OLD SCHOOL LEAD FLOATING. ONCE ALL THE BODY WORK WAS DONE I SEALED IT UP WITH A COUPLE COATS OF EPOXY GREY PRIMER. FROM THERE I ADDED A FEW COATS OF A HIGH BUILD PRIMER SURFACER. WITH THE HELP OF A GUIDE COAT I BLOCK SANDED AND ALTERNATED TO MORE PRIMER AND BLOCK SANDING TILL SHE WAS SMOOTH. FROM THERE I SEALED HER UP WITH A WHITE EPOXY SEALER AND WET SANDED TO A SMOOTH FINISH FOR THE PAINT. OK HERE GOES - I STARTED WITH MY BASE COAT METALIC GREY - I THEN LINED OUT THE BLACK STRIPES BY HAND THEN ADDED THE METALIC BLACK - I WET SANDED THE WHOLE CAR TO LEVEL OUT THE BUILD UP OF THE STRIPES - HELPS THE CLEAR COAT STAY SMOOTH AND LEVEL OVER THE EDGES OF THE STRIPES. FROM HERE I WENT TO A POLYURETHANE CLEAR COAT - I ADDED THE FIRST COAT WITH A SAPHIRE BLUE PEARL MIXED IN - THEN 4 MORE COATS OF JUST CLEAR COAT. A FEW HOURS LATER AFTER CURING THE PAINT JOB WITH 4000 WATT SHORT WAVE CURE TEC LAMPS I STARTED ON THE WET SAND AND BUFF. ONCE SHE WAS ASSEMBLED WITH ALL THE TRIM AND LIGHTS SHE WENT HOME TO HER PROUD PARENTS...
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SEMI COLON R ACING
