I am hopeing to get all of the old bondo off so I might straighten the door edges and dents out a bit more than the prior owner did. Just the drivers door had a bondo edge along the hinge edge and while smooth on the outside, with the door open you could see the thickness change. So for me to get the curves to match, I'll need to put the fenders back on which also have their fair share of bondo. It seems the doors got caught on the fenders and crunched them pretty bad during opening/closing. One fender had rusted through and was filled with bondo which is visable on the inside. Bondo, plastic body filler, is good for dings and dents, but all sides of it must be sealed to prevent it from soaking water up and causing the paint to bubble. Thus the main reason why I tore the truck down, to clean the parts inside and out! Maybe I can strip the parts down, reassemble the truck, work the body as needed, once a panel is finished, take that one, prime, topcoat, and clear it. Once dry, hang it off to the FAR side for final assembly. Then press on with another panel and continue. As I haven't painted in over 15 or 20 years, any recommendations on primers? I plan to use Duplicolor paint. I heard that Duplicolor sells primer that is already mixed and is ready to strain and shoot? Any, I will keep looking. Thanks.
_________________ I've never been wrong! Once I thought I was, but I was mistaken. Rick Loranger, La 1980 Stepside LUV (Again)
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