Sunday, September 25, 2022

Sealer primer and then wet sanding...

 Last week we finally got the car into sealer primer. It was 82 degrees outside, and the inflatable paint booth once again acted like a greenhouse bringing the temperature up well over 100 degrees inside.

Spraying the roof, even with a 3-step ladder was a challenge to reach the middle and as a result there is a fair amount of overspray that needs to be cleaned up. So far it is cleaning up nicely, but it is a lot of work. I did the tailgate first as a test, and that actually went really well, so my hope is the rest of the vertical surfaces will go relatively easily.

Paint has already been purchased, so if I can get everything set in the next couple of weeks, color and clear will be applied. The factory Trafalgar Aqua Poly for the lower part of the car, and Polar White for the roof, windshield pillars, and the insides of the window frames. I'm thinking this was done because of the white interior so you didn't see green from inside the vehicle while everything else inside was white.

Really hoping to get color and clear on before winter so I can start reassembly. There are a lot of parts that need to go back on this vehicle!