Did some bodywork this weekend!

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Did some bodywork this weekend!

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My S-10 had two bubbly paint/rust spots on the drivers side door and cab corner. I had a nice dry weekend so I fixed them.

I peeled the lose paint off and wire brushed it.
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Sanded it down with a power sander and taped it off, ready for primer.
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Primer is on.
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Painted! :mrgreen:
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Looks like good work. I'd probably not be able to get anything near that good on any of the cars I have.

My Blazer and Malibu are barely worth painting, the mechanical gubbins notwithstanding.
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tankinbeans - Thanks! It was my first time doing anything like that, so I was really glad it turned out as good as it did.
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Cripes, that was your first time? That's nuts!

I'm awful at that stuff.
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theholycow wrote:Cripes, that was your first time? That's nuts!

I'm awful at that stuff.
I should ask if he'll come over and touch up a few paint chips in my hood. I can pay him all the cookies he wants.
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tankinbeans wrote:
theholycow wrote:Cripes, that was your first time? That's nuts!

I'm awful at that stuff.
I should ask if he'll come over and touch up a few paint chips in my hood. I can pay him all the cookies he wants.
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Great job, man! I'm not doing the repaint on my current project, but all the metal work is mine alone. Props, bro.
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