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Paint is so integral after fixing everything else that it deserved its own chapter. After all almost all the steps are uniform, and shouldn't be repeated ad nausium in the separate chapters of the Body section.

1 Ready for high build primer	2 Appkying DBS3055 Acrylic Urethane Surfacer	3 Applying DPS3055 02	4 Applying DPS3055 03	5 Applying DPS3055 04
6 Applying DPS3055 05	7 High build primer completed ready for block sanding 01	8 High build primer completed ready for block sanding 02	9 High build primer completed ready for block sanding 03	10 High build primer completed ready for block sanding 04
11 High build primer completed ready for block sanding 05	12 Block Sanding the high build primer 01	13 Block Sanding the high build primer 02	14 Block Sanding the high build primer 03	15 Final Minor fill prior to pimer sealer
16 Fill on door prior to sealer	17 Passivating the rust and metal 01	18 Passivating the rust and metal 02	19 Car ready for Primer Surfacer	20 DPS3055 Primer Surfacer prep 01
21 Engine bay taped up and ready for DPS3055	22 DPS3055 Primer Surfacer prep 02	23 DPS3055 Primer Surfacer prep 03	24 Primer Surfacer in the engine bay 01	25 Primer Surfacer in the engine bay 02
26 Primer Surfacer on rear dieck 2	27 Rolled back into the shop 01	28 A visiter shows up but he didn't need any paint	29 Hand block sanding the primer surfacer with 400 wet grit 01	30 Hand block sanding the primer surfacer with 400 wet grit 02
31 Hand block sanding the primer surfacer with 400 wet grit 03	32 Hand block sanding the engine bay	33 Spotted another defect 01	34 Spotted another defect 02	35 Shooting Primer Sealer 01
36 Shooting Primer Sealer 03	37 Shooting Primer Sealer 04	38 Bonnet and doors shot with primer sealer	39 Shot with Primer Sealer DPS3025	40 After the application of primer sealer
41 Back taping for blending Concept with Deltron 01	42 Back taping for blending Concept with Deltron 02	43 Back taping for blending Concept with Deltron 03	44 Masking paper along taped edge	45 Ready for single stage Concept on sills 01
46 Ready for single stage Concept on sills 02	47 Concept in Engine Bay 02	48 Concept in Engine Bay 01	49 Concept on door edges01	50 Concept on door edges02
51 Concept on inside of bonnet	52 Concept on rear shelf	53 After backtaping for blending on Door Sills 01	54 After backtaping for blending on Door Sills 02	55 All hard to work areas have single stage Concept
56 Door in place	57 door in place from inside 01	58 Door in place from inside 02	59 Dusting on a light coat of body color 01	60 Dusting on a light coat of body color 02
61 Dusting on a light coat of body color 03	62 Dusting on body color in first pass on bonnet	63 Adding more body color 01	64 Adding more body color 02	65 Adding more body color 03
66 Boot lid in body color	67 First and second coats of clear 01	68 First and second coats of clear 02	69 First and second coats of clear 03	70 First and second coats of clear 04
71 First and second coats of clear 05	72 Reflow the body color too many bugs outside	73 Mysterious wrinkles 01	74 Mysterious wrinkles 02	75 Sanding and repriming to remove wrinkles
76 Touch up Base and new clear coat without bugs	77 Masking removed 01	78 Masking removed 02	79 Razoring out runs	80 Went through clear sanding the clear with 600, 1000, 1200, 1500 paper recleared this spot
81 Clear sanded, Trizec 3000 is next	82 Bonnet clear sanded, then trizec 3000, rubbing compound, swirl remover	83 Sanding out minor defect while buffing 02	84 Using small buffing pad on the rubbing compound 02	85 Larger buffing wheel on the swirl remover 02
86 Diane inspecting	87 The trunk is really just sitting there	88 Transporting Maggie home after paint 02	89 Home in the garage Note the paint is chameleon like in picking up surrounding color 01	90 Hand touch of valance fasteners
91 Insufficient clear and color on leading edge of bonnet	92 Prepping for touchups	93 Clear on leading edge of bonnet	94 Filler cracked at weld using stranded material to repair	95 Smoothing repair area
96 Color touch up on door	97 Clear on door a bit light. Reclear

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