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DSweinhagen
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Starting on the nose repair...
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Kasten68
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| Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2017 11:32 pm Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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brillant job! 
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DSweinhagen
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| Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 8:23 am Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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| brillant job! |
Thank You!!
The bus is loaded up and off to Pro-Strip Mediablasting in Mesa, Arizona...
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wcfvw69 
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Beautiful metal work. I love watching someone w/skills do it!
I'm curious as to what media the blaster is using on it? Lots of long, flat panels to warp in the wrong blasters hands and wrong media.
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DSweinhagen
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| Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 1:50 pm Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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I've been using Patrick at Pro-Strip for probably 20 years now... He's stripped a lot of buses for me and I've never had a problem. Cars are his specialty and he does a great job. I'm not sure what he's using for media these days, but I'll ask next time. He's not the cheapest guy, but he's never damaged anything. I guess that'd be my advise when stripping a car. Don't use the cheap guy cause I've seen some sandblasters really ruin stuff.
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DSweinhagen
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| Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2017 7:20 am Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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I finished up some nose repair before dropping it off at the blaster. It will need some additional work once reinstalled, so I didn't get too carried away...
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DSweinhagen
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| Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2017 7:27 am Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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The bus is back from the strippers.
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| Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2017 1:48 pm Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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Good job David keep up the good work. Super impressive build thread!
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DSweinhagen
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| Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2017 2:30 pm Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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Thanks guys. Skim, you're project is looking great too!
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DSweinhagen
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| Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2017 2:39 pm Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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Starting bodywork now and getting the metal sealed up. I'm using epoxy and high build primers, keeping the high build below the belt line for now...
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| Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2017 7:40 am Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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Its very commendable that you're sharing filler pictures, we all know every high end paint job has its fair share of filler..but people for some reason think it should be a visual secret or something.
I cant wait to see more progress pics!
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DSweinhagen
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| Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2017 8:39 am Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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Its very commendable that you're sharing filler pictures, we all know every high end paint job has its fair share of filler..but people for some reason think it should be a visual secret or something.
I cant wait to see more progress pics! |
Thanks! Yeah, filler seems to be a taboo subject for some, but it's part of the process and necessary for a nice paint job... At least as far as I know.
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EA57RHD
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| Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2017 2:56 pm Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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Very impressive work Dave, It's looking awesome!
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| Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 6:20 pm Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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Its very commendable that you're sharing filler pictures, we all know every high end paint job has its fair share of filler..but people for some reason think it should be a visual secret or something.
I cant wait to see more progress pics! |
Thanks! Yeah, filler seems to be a taboo subject for some, but it's part of the process and necessary for a nice paint job... At least as far as I know. |
No worries. It's less than they used at the factory.
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wcfvw69
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| Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 6:24 pm Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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| Blue Baron wrote: |
| DSweinhagen wrote: |
| sled wrote: |
Its very commendable that you're sharing filler pictures, we all know every high end paint job has its fair share of filler..but people for some reason think it should be a visual secret or something.
I cant wait to see more progress pics! |
Thanks! Yeah, filler seems to be a taboo subject for some, but it's part of the process and necessary for a nice paint job... At least as far as I know. |
No worries. It's less than they used at the factory.
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I don't believe that was a filler like bondo but rather, a thick, baked on primer coating that was sanded flat.
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DSweinhagen
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:51 am Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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| Very impressive work Dave, It's looking awesome! |
Thanks Eddie!!
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DSweinhagen
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:58 am Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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| Blue Baron wrote: |
| DSweinhagen wrote: |
| sled wrote: |
Its very commendable that you're sharing filler pictures, we all know every high end paint job has its fair share of filler..but people for some reason think it should be a visual secret or something.
I cant wait to see more progress pics! |
Thanks! Yeah, filler seems to be a taboo subject for some, but it's part of the process and necessary for a nice paint job... At least as far as I know. |
No worries. It's less than they used at the factory.
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I don't believe that was a filler like bondo but rather, a thick, baked on primer coating that was sanded flat. |
Yeah, I'm not sure exactly what they all are, but I've counted three and sometimes four different "primers" on original paint buses and it can be thick... Kind of off topic, but when doing original paint repairs it can take a fair amount of filler to build back up to the top surface.
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DSweinhagen
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Bodywork on the roof where the metal work was done. There's a couple areas that need to be addressed around the sunroof opening, but I need to get this bus sealed up as our monsoon season in coming and it's getting humid. So a couple coats of epoxy primer and I'll come back to that...
Note the way the corners were fabricated on the deep skylight...
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 6:24 pm Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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