Today I finished up the last of the sanding of my parts. The reason why all the parts had to be sanded was because there was not a sufficient mechanical bond for the next layer of paint. All the parts were sand blasted which gave them a nice tooth for the epoxy primer. But after about 3 days in primer, it needs to be scuffed up again in order to take the next layer of paint. And yes, it's been a bit longer than 3 days since I primed them!
I also cleaned out the garage and straightened things up. I removed as much as I could and then vacuumed, blew out, and wet wash with a good degreaser on the floor. The idea here is to hopefully get it clean so there is minimal debris in the final paint job. It took quite a while.
I had to tear into my compressed air dryer a bit because it's water separator was full. It is supposed to have an auto drain which was not working. I'm still looking into it. Worst case is I can convert it to a manual drain, no big deal.
I also started getting quotes on chrome for the car. This will be a significant expense. Especially considering all the pieces!
And I also started looking at interior prices. Another significant chunk of change.
Next work day I hope to get some actual painting done! Maybe.
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