Body and exterior tips
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*When painting up to a rubber gasket (like a windshield), place a length of rubber vacuum line or clothesline under the gasket. When the paint is dry, pull the line out. | *When painting up to a rubber gasket (like a windshield), place a length of rubber vacuum line or clothesline under the gasket. When the paint is dry, pull the line out. | ||
*When taping off a two-tone, use specific taping and and painting guidelines. For more information, see Brian Martin's article on the Hotrodders Bulletin Board: [http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/tip-day-15-a-71220.html Taping off a Two Tone]. | *When taping off a two-tone, use specific taping and and painting guidelines. For more information, see Brian Martin's article on the Hotrodders Bulletin Board: [http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/tip-day-15-a-71220.html Taping off a Two Tone]. | ||
| + | *Before applying clearcoat, re-mask windows and other body parts with fresh paper (taping over the existing paper is fine). This will prevent dust from previous coats from contaminating the clearcoat. | ||
| + | *If possible, removing a part is often a better alternative to masking it. | ||
==Body filler -- '''click the [edit] link on the right to edit ==>'''== | ==Body filler -- '''click the [edit] link on the right to edit ==>'''== | ||
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