Body and exterior tips
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**Tape nuts and bolts into their holes, or tape them to their part. | **Tape nuts and bolts into their holes, or tape them to their part. | ||
*Make paper templates for easy cutting and drilling. For more information and photos, see Brian Martin's article posted on the Hotrodders Bulletin Board: [http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/tip-day-13-a-71092.html Basics of Basics: Templates for Accurate Cutting and Drilling]. | *Make paper templates for easy cutting and drilling. For more information and photos, see Brian Martin's article posted on the Hotrodders Bulletin Board: [http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/tip-day-13-a-71092.html Basics of Basics: Templates for Accurate Cutting and Drilling]. | ||
| − | * | + | *Make use of modern sanding tools that more easily match contours, such as the [http://www.allchem.it/news.html Body Shaper 461], or the [http://guide-rite.com/ Guide-Rite Contour Sander] |
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| + | ==Sanding== | ||
| + | *For a smaller sanding block, place a sanding block in a vice and cut it with a hacksaw. | ||
| + | *To cut down on waste, buy sandpaper in rolls, rather than sheets. | ||
| + | *Put a piece of 180 grit sand paper on a flat surface, and use it to true your sanding block. | ||
| + | *For sanding concave areas, use a piece of rubber hose as a sanding block. | ||
| + | *Use a mounted hacksaw blade as a sand paper cutting tool. | ||
| + | *Use pieces of sheet metal to size sand paper | ||
| + | ##If you have access to a stomp shear, or something to cut sheet metal straightly, shear a piece of sheet metal in the size of a piece of sand paper | ||
| + | ##To cut sand paper, simply lay the sheet metal on top of the sand paper, and tear off the part of the paper not under the sheet metal. | ||
| + | ##Drill in the sheet metal piece for hanging on the wall, and paint with a little bright paint so it's easier to keep track of. | ||
| + | *To make a sanding block for an angle, place body filler in a bag and press it into the angle to make a mold. | ||
| + | *Use a paper cutter for cutting sand paper. With a magic marker, outline different size sanding blocks on the surface of the paper cutter | ||
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| + | *Use a marked paper cutter for cutting sand paper. | ||
| + | *Use newer contouring tools for sanding and applying filler to contoured body panel shapes. | ||
| + | *Use directional sanding to eliminate previous scratch marks. | ||
| + | *Always fold sand paper grit-side to grit-side first. | ||
| + | *Use a different sanding block for each grit of sand paper. | ||
| + | *To sand under rubber, lift it up by forcing a cord or coated wire under it. | ||
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| + | ==Body filler== | ||
| + | *Cut filler spreaders to the desired size. | ||
| + | *For body lines and peaks on hoods or doors, use a contour gauge to make a custom plastic filler spreader. | ||
| + | ##Place the contour gauge on an undamaged area to get the contour. | ||
| + | ##Trace the contour onto a plastic body filler spreader. | ||
| + | ##Trim out the shape on the spreader. | ||
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===Storage=== | ===Storage=== | ||
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http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/tip-day-30-a-74674.html | http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/tip-day-30-a-74674.html | ||
http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/tip-day-24-a-72997.html | http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/tip-day-24-a-72997.html | ||
| + | *[http://www.roddingroundtable.com/tech/articles/sanding2.html Body Working Tips], Carl Brunson, RoddingRoundtable.com | ||
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