It seemed like unending sheet metal adjustments to fix the warpage I got from blasting the hood and the trunk, but I think I’m there now. I was really careful looking for any signs of warpage when I blasted the body, and never had any issues. Months later, I blasted what I needed to on the hood and trunk (the reinforcing framework underneath, louvers, etc). I used different media, and that must have made a difference. Ugh. All good learning, although painful.
I had the big surfaces dialed in pretty well a week or so ago in black epoxy, and then I started studying all the louvers in the hood. They were all straight, but not flat with the rest of the hood. I sanded them back to bare metal and started working on “adjusting” their shape. I ended up making a flat tip for my air hammer that fit the louvers correctly and ran the air hammer along all the louvers from underneath with a dolly on too to line them up the way I wanted. I had about 5 PSI going to the air hammer. That was pretty successful.
Sunday morning I sprayed white epoxy, and then 2 coats of 2k Monday morning. As my luck goes, a few spots will need a little more.
I’ll have to figure out a good way to sand down inside the louvers, but the tops are looking great.
The doors are a little goofy and could have used 3 or 4 coats of 2k. I’m probably spraying it too light, but I don’t want any issues from spraying too heavy.
More 2K in the morning.