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heavy_chevy29 · 08-22-2005, 06:44 PM

well i dont really want to credit to tye bodyshop that i used to work at for my own work. they don't do the quality work that i do. that one of the reasons i left. i dont want my name on crap work. the shop i work at now does so-so work. its not bad but its not great. but im probably going to be leaving there shortly to be a mechanic.

i have an update on the hood. as usual everything has to fight me. i tried sanding out that run alittle more and ended up sanding through the paint. thats not that big of a deal. i can just reshoot the hood in about an hour. no biggy. but i started looking at the rest of the hood and noticed some cracks that were in the gelcoat came back. i dont know how this could have happened. i sanded the cracks out of the gelcoat then i feather filled it(sprayable body filler), then i blocked the feather fill, then i primed it, then i blocked the prime, then i primer it again and blocked again, and then did that one more time. then i final blocked it for paint and painted it. so i dont know if i should just sand it smooth and repaint it, but the cracks will most likely come back. im really starting to get sick of this ****ing car.

08-22-2005, 06:44 PM	#11
heavy_chevy29 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: boonton Posts: 639 iTrader: (1)	well i dont really want to credit to tye bodyshop that i used to work at for my own work. they don't do the quality work that i do. that one of the reasons i left. i dont want my name on crap work. the shop i work at now does so-so work. its not bad but its not great. but im probably going to be leaving there shortly to be a mechanic. i have an update on the hood. as usual everything has to fight me. i tried sanding out that run alittle more and ended up sanding through the paint. thats not that big of a deal. i can just reshoot the hood in about an hour. no biggy. but i started looking at the rest of the hood and noticed some cracks that were in the gelcoat came back. i dont know how this could have happened. i sanded the cracks out of the gelcoat then i feather filled it(sprayable body filler), then i blocked the feather fill, then i primed it, then i blocked the prime, then i primer it again and blocked again, and then did that one more time. then i final blocked it for paint and painted it. so i dont know if i should just sand it smooth and repaint it, but the cracks will most likely come back. im really starting to get sick of this ****ing car.