Recent content by 340swinger4spd

Actually I moved I am now in Beldenville WI I forgot to update my info.

Hi guys, a few years ago some of you followed my mini restoration on my high school car. Well its time to let go to a new owner. Here are the highlights. 1970 Swinger 340 3-speed bucket seat car with build sheet. The engine is numbers match the tranny was removed and a 4 speed was put in. I...

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It was a really fun weekend..

Before I shoot I have always used wax/grease remover. The acetone was not normally used. But since I needed to remove the primer I was surprised how easily acetone cut it. That's a good idea though. I will use that when I paint my Challenger.

My original hood had some frame damaged do to a stuck hood hinge. So I found another hood. I just need to finish up the scoops.

I buffed the lenses and bought a new bezel from Classic Industries..

New dp-50 base and activator. Everything else was the same.

Round 3 went flawlessly... Everything cured in the correct time.

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I'm not wiping it off all the time. But when I have to start over, I want smooth bare metal. That way I have less blocking to do. I suspect that the epoxy (used as a sealer) did not cure right. It was sticky under the single stage. If that is true, that would explain why the single stage did...

Round 3... New printer base and activator. And just to be sure triple checked the ratios....

What about wiping the primer off with acetone and a rag? It wiped squeaky clean instantly. Is that normal? I mean I know acetone would cut the primer but I didn't think it would dissolve the primer so quickly.

Brand new can of activator. But that was what I was thinking.

I knew it was sandless primer but didn't know it would gum up sandpaper. Thanx for the info.