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Originally Posted by REDROCKER652002
Great thread, I am thinking of giving a try to my son's 69. I have a junk hood that will be my practice piece. So, if I am just going to try and get the piece prepped and ready, what do I need? How to I go about it? I have a garage that will be my "shop". The hood will be sitting in the garage as I don't think I will be able to strip it and work the body all in one day, so how do I keep the rust from setting in while I deal with the other issues? This is some great info, as I was told in another thread that a smaller compressor would be ok. I am following this one for sure. RR
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For the practice hood, you'll need to strip it to bare metal. You can either have a sandblaster do it or you can buy a DA sander and sandpaper and strip it yourself. I would just strip the outside if it's for practice and it might be cheaper to have it blasted than to buy the tools to do it yourself and blasting is the perfect surface prep for primer. From there, you can start the process of epoxy primer, filler work, primer/surfacer and sanding, followed by base/clear or single stage. You should be able to get small quantities of those products at your local auto body supply shop. If it's something you're serious about, I would go to the Southern Polyurethanes forum and website and start learning.