Another build thread? Yep, my track-style T

[J. Robinson]

OK, boys and girls, as promised here are some details of the transformation from primered to painted. TUESDAY - The first step was to put the car up on jackstands and remove everything that was in the way; wheels, bumpers, side nerfs, taillights, windshield & stanchions, hood, hood sides, nose, interior panels, and seats. I didn't remove the dash cluster completely, but I took it loose and spaced it back with blocks so I could paint behind it. I wiped the whole body down with wax & grease remover and examined the body looking for pinholes, sand scratches and other flaws that might require some kind of filler, marking the flaws with a pencil. WEDNESDAY - I used old-fashioned lacquer-based glazing putty to fill the flaws. Then I sanded the whole car by hand. Yes, I have a D/A and a "jitterbug" sander, but I chose to do this final sanding by hand so I could further examine for flaws. When I was satisfied I sprayed the inside of the hood and hood sides white. THURSDAY - I masked everything that wasn't supposed to get painted. Since I was painting the body on the car, I had to wrap the undercarraige; it was a time-consuming ordeal. Finally, I wiped everything down with wax & grease remover again and sprayed on a coat of primer-sealer. I followed 30 minutes later with the white basecoat and then the pearl.