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Originally Posted by Alan's Classic
Since my build is slow and boring at this stage, I thought why not make it informational. Since I'm a bodyman why not share some of my knowledge. Every bodyman has his or her own way of doing things and by no means do I know everything. What I will talk about works for me. Give me some feeback on this. If it's not any help to anyone then I won't do anymore.
These pix are from what I was working on tonight. I only had time to block on one door.
The first pic is an assortment of blocks and air tools. There are numerous blocks on the market. You can get creative in making a block that works best for you. In the pic there is long 3/4" PVC pipe covered with file paper to block the inside long curves. I also made up a 18" wood block (ash) ran it thru a joiner to get a true flat side. I'm using it to block my doors.
Once I prime I dust a light coat of black paint called guide coat to assist in showing low spots as seen in the pic.
If this is helpful, let me know and I will keep posting info like this as I go.
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I like your idea here of sharing what works for you for blocking. Have you used the "Durablock" brand of samding boards? I bought one this year while working on a new bed for my '98 Chevy. I liked it for what I was doing. The neat thing for me was that when using the adheasive backed file paper, you can tape a strip of it down on a slightly curved surface, then apply the Durablock to that and it will hold that slight curve...
Keep the tips and tricks coming...