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]. | ||
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==Sanding== | ==Sanding== | ||
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*Use a mounted hacksaw blade as a sand paper cutting tool. | *Use a mounted hacksaw blade as a sand paper cutting tool. | ||
*Use pieces of sheet metal to size sand paper. | *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. | *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 | *Use a paper cutter for cutting sand paper. With a magic marker, outline different size sanding blocks on the surface of the paper cutter | ||
| + | *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]. Contour gauges (also known as profile gauges) for body work are available at many automotive supply stores. | ||
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