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Old 10-21-06, 08:12 AM   #40 (permalink)
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Re: Jonathans RCR 40 Build

As far as body prep the panel alignment on this car was incredible. Misalignments were so small that almost no filler was needed for panel alignment. There are a few places where the body gets a little wavy. If you go to my web pages you can see shots of the car with body filler on it. That is a good guide to where my body had waves. The toughest part was getting the back of the spider to match the door and rear clip. This part seems to have gotten a twist to it after it is pulled from the mold.

As far as special tools nothing fancy is required, its just lots of sanding. I only use DA sanders and air files early on. Once I have the gel coat scuffed I go to long boards. I only use the power tools on the primer if I have a lot of orange peel to knock down. The AFS boards are really nice when you are blocking out the car.
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