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Originally Posted by IC2

Roger - that chassis really looks nice (even if it isn't powder coat). My primer gun is a Finishline 3, with a nice Sharpe in between that ended up surplus (Mike - have you tried it yet?)

Nope, not yet. I hope to in September / October.
Roger, the frame is lookin' awesome!

Originally Posted by 34_40

Nope, not yet. I hope to in September / October.
Roger, the frame is lookin' awesome!

34_40 - Thanks! It looks better tonight - I overcame my fears and wet sanded it with 1500, then hit it with a variable speed buffer, white foam pad w/white compound, then blue foam pad with the blue finishing compound. The paint was only about 24 hours old, so the polishing process went quick. I'll post a couple of shots when I have it back on wheels with the engine in place.

Dave,
I understand the WD40 issue, but my comment was that I did not do a thorough job of cleaning the frame and parts, knowing that I had soaked them with WD40 nine months ago - a necessary step given my work environment, and a very common situation with OEM parts. IDIDIT points out that their bare columns are sprayed with WD40 to prevent corrosion prior to painting, and that the buyer needs to properly clean the column before painting. I should have soaked the frame with thinner several times, flipping it over to coat all sides, and let it drip. Next time....

My "spray area" is a segregated 10x30 area in a 30x60 barn, and to physically remove every product from the barn that may have bad stuff in it for paint is not pracitcal. What is practical for me is to remember all of this stuff for next time, and to take extra measures to clean, clean, clean before thinking about spraying. There is nothing in my spray area but the products associated with the paint process.

Bob,
That Camry sounds like it had "Ming" or a similar product on the paint. Ming finish was very popular in the midwest back in the 70's - some polymer coating that chemically bound to the paint. I heard that body shops had no choice but to paint panels on Ming cars, first stripping them to bare metal and no blending across panel breaks.