Fridge Resto-Mods...
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Just a thought, but I'd be careful with that insulation, it could be asbestos. Very cool project though.
My brother stopped by after work tomorrow and we (mostly he) worked on the Kelvinator for a couple hours.
Body work is done. I cleaned the booth, masked and staged everything. My brother was going to stop by on his way home from work Friday and shoot the primer. Never showed - never called. That's really nothing new. I had to go out of town yesterday (Saturday) but when I checked the booth this morning I got all excited because I saw fresh primer...
...but that was pretty short lived. Not sure hat happened but for some reason the job was only half done.
I guess maybe I'll find out what happened when/if I finally hear him. Divas
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...but that was pretty short lived. Not sure hat happened but for some reason the job was only half done.
I guess maybe I'll find out what happened when/if I finally hear him. Divas
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DRIVEN said:I guess maybe I'll find out what happened when/if I finally hear him. Divas
I never would've believed it if I hadn't seen it first hand, how grown men in a repair shop could create soooooo much drama :lol: Looks good so far.
Okay, here's what went down with the primer. He had a small amount left in the bottom of a can and decided to use it. It wasn't enough to cover everything but did cover all the actual bodywork. Since we were going to use a sealer coat between primer and base the unprimed sections weren't really a concern. So, I was given instructions to sand it one more time to feather everything in and knock the peel off of the primer. My brother came over Wednesday night and shot the sealer, then the silver/gold, taped it off, and shot the first 2 coats of black base. We went in the booth to look it over before he laid down a wet 3rd base coat and saw some horrible scratches popping through. Not sure how, but it looks like I got something in the paper when I was sanding. It didn't really show up until that point. We put on the brakes and decided it's time to back up a couple steps. Here's how it looks right now:
I'll go out later today and sand it down a little and then we'll rebase it and continue from there. I know it's just a beer fridge but I'd still like it to look nice. I just know if I don't at least try to fix the scratches they'll drive me crazy every time I look at it. If I fail...at least I tried. We'll see how it comes out.
I'll go out later today and sand it down a little and then we'll rebase it and continue from there. I know it's just a beer fridge but I'd still like it to look nice. I just know if I don't at least try to fix the scratches they'll drive me crazy every time I look at it. If I fail...at least I tried. We'll see how it comes out.
Same thing happened to me when I painted my Regal a month or so ago. Didn't know I had scratches until the color went on.DRIVEN said:
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