PRIMER

As luck would have it I was laid off again in April 2006. I went up to NH to work on the car and was able to get it in primer. As my painting skills aren't up to the level that my dad's are he graciously "shot" the primer for me. Which entailed 3 coats of primer...sanding...checking...filling...3 coats more...sanding...etc. And there was a ton of metal prep before any painting was done. I didn't want to bore you with ALL the details.

You find all the flaws once you get into paint. But now was the time to fix them.

At the end of this trip the body tub and doors were in primer and I really did feel like big progress was being made. When you are able to see your progress in front of you it makes a big difference. By this I mean I did spend weeks wire brushing and cleaning up all matter of parts and nuts and bolts...then packed them away until they were needed. When I left for home there wasn't anything to look at but a bunch of tote storage bins. Being able to see the chassis in 2004 and the body tub in primer in 2005 were big steps.