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1Year older than my car!! Shawn & Lisa Albertin details@vwtype3.org details@superior.net 65Variant(The EggCrate) 67Fastback(Piglet) 88Fox(Mabel) GrandVoyager(wifes vehicle) 2 DuneBuggies -----Original Message----- From: Bill Niles <beel@avicom.net> To: type3@vwtype3.org <type3@vwtype3.org> Date: Monday, March 22, 1999 4:28 PM Subject: Re: [T3] Body Work Cont. >>>I only wish that I had learned some of this useful stuff when I was your >age instead of waiting until I was...well, never mind. > >Come on...don't be bashful. >Which came first? you or your car? > >Bill (a year younger than my notch) Niles > >---------- >> From: Phil Dillard <dillard@suu.edu> >> To: ycleped@hotmail.com; type3@vwtype3.org >> Subject: Re: [T3] Body Work Cont. >> Date: Monday, March 22, 1999 11:57 AM >> >> >> >From Travis: >> >> >I'm starting to warm up to the idea of getting all of the painting >supplies and >doing the painting my self, >> >> Since I am one of the guilty parties in fomenting the autobody work >awareness, let me make a couple of observations (which will be amplified or >contradicted by those more knowledgable than I). >> >> >getting the dents out still scares me >> >> Travis, this is the crux, the essence, the sine qua non of doing a paint >job. You MUST do complete, quality body work or else your paint job will >be wasted. There is no substitute for, no way out of doing, the body prep >work which usually involves sanding, sanding, sanding, hammering out dents >of magnitude (or using a filler oH Qòmall ones), sanding, priming, >resanding, repriming, ad naseum. There can be no rushing the job, only >patient work followed by close inspection by eye (from different angles in >different light) and hand (develop a "feel" for running your hand over a >surface). Any visual or tactile irregularity means "not yet." Work on it >some more. Then some more. >> >> Read (no, don't just read, STUDY) some books from the library on this >topic. >> >> Don't be afraid to try (but it's wonderful policy to do a friend's >vehicle first, because there will be mistakes made on the first attempt). >> >> Get help and advice from folks who have done jobs correctly. >> >> The body prep work is of the utmost importance. If you say that the dent >isn't quite right, but the filler will cover it, or the primer still is >rough but the paint will hide it.... well, you will be disappointed with >the final results. >> >> Body work is tedious and demands an stubborness to stay with it until >things are right. Some people get bored (when I was your age--that was >back when the earth's crust had just started to cool-- I had a friend who >did most of the body work, became tired of the project, and painted the car >with a straw broom! The result was...how shall I say?...unique.). >> >> If I had to choose between doing the body work and the painting, I would >opt for the first and pay some professional who has the tools and the >experience to do the latter. But... a car body is not ready to paint until >it is ready to paint...if that makes sense to you. If you are fortunate, >your professional painter will give you some guidance about the suitability >of your prep work. >> >> I admire your spunk. Your age should be of little impediment to your >success. I only wish that I had learned some of this useful stuff when I >was your age instead of waiting until I was...well, never mind. >> >> Please do not undertake body work/painting lightly without a total >commitment to learning and careful work. But, on the other hand, don't be >afr¤Op¨rying it if you have the fire in your belly. >> >> What I have learned about this subject was all self-taught, but there are >more efficient ways to go about learning. (I would suggest you get a >girlfriend who is a professional painter!) >> >> Best wishes to you. Keep us informed if it comes out well...otherwise, >you have never heard of... >> >> Phil >> dillard@suu.edu >> >> >> a 16 year old kid with absolutely no experience in this area). >> >> Travis >> Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe >> >