First I would like to thank all of you for the words of encouragement but they seem to be falling on deaf ears right now. I am so close to being finished but it's one problem after another. Yesterday I started sanding on some of the runs in the clear. I got seven of them out just fine but when I was finishing that area, I sander thru the clear and the paint on a edge right at the fenderwell. It's only a spot about a 1/4" but it will need fixed none the less. Today I sanded out a run that was on the fuel door and wouldn't you know it, I sanded thru on the door also. GRRRRR. The worst part of this is, the spots I sanded thru on, were not even where the runs were. I got those runs out with no problems in those areas. There are still a bunch of runs to sand but I am getting frustrated fast. I thought I was so close to being done! I fix one problem but create another in the process.

Knowing that I would have some areas to fix, I went and bought this today...


It's not some real expensive air brush but it should do what I need it to do. I have never used one before so I will play around with it a bit before attempting to use it on the car.

quote Originally posted by labbe001: Wow!!! increadible work...this thread has been such an inspiration to myself and i'm sure many others.... quick question, the area on the front portion of the rear decklid (the area closest to the back windshield that slopes down...in you photo, it is the area with some red paint still on it) how did you go about sanding that to where it would be straight? also, the "stream lines" on the lid where you cannot get a DA sander, how did you sand those as well? did you use a block and if so, what size? or did you do it by hand? thanks and i can't wait to see the end result of your car

Thanks and to answer your question on those areas, I used this..


It was bought at Finishmasters (same place I bought the paint). It is a very dense type of foam? It worked very well on areas like those where you just can't use the DA Sander. Sanding with just your hand will leave the area uneven as your fingers will create pressure points. This pad alows you to sand ,by hand, without your fingers creating pressure points. It is flexable and contours to those type of areas nicely. It's also nice cause the same sanding disks I used for the DA, fit right onto the pad.

[This message has been edited by JimmyS (edited 08-08-2009).]

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