Alan B
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| posted on 4/9/03 at 03:40 PM |
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Back on the bodywork again....
Just in case you thought I'd done a runner or something..
http://www.desicodesign.com/meerkat/Bodywork%203.htm
At least it is a lot quicker than the first time around.
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sgraber
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| posted on 5/9/03 at 04:01 AM |
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Wow, That must have killed you to break the body up like that and cover it with fillers... With so much time and effort spent on the first go-round.
Or are you excited to get the new look going?
In either case, I think it's fantastic what you're doing in muggy, hot Florida!
Graber
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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ned
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| posted on 5/9/03 at 08:49 AM |
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Alan,
the rear end from the left hand pic is my preference and if i had to choose the front end, from the right, but from the angle you've given I
think I preferred how it was originally. sorry, but i know you like all feedback whichever way it goes!
keep up the good work.
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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pbura
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| posted on 5/9/03 at 11:48 AM |
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You're really moving along, Alan, congratulations!
Just curious: How do you control your dimensions? Are you sculpting by eye, or have you made templates?
Pete
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Alan B
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| posted on 5/9/03 at 11:56 AM |
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Steve:
Thanks. I'm driven now by the thought of the revised shape.....it really is nowhere near as much work as the first time as many edges, hard
points etc. are already defined.
Ned:
That's the way it goes I guess...I still appreciate the feedback though.....
Pete:
Cheers. The first side is largely by eye, but the second side is copied using a combination of measurements, templates, and doctored (reversed)
photos.
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Noodle
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| posted on 5/9/03 at 12:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by pbura
Just curious: How do you control your dimensions? Pete
A calorie-controlled diet and exercise 
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pbura
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| posted on 5/9/03 at 12:58 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Noodle
quote:
Originally posted by pbura
Just curious: How do you control your dimensions? Pete
A calorie-controlled diet and exercise
Huh, I'll have to try that. So far I've been relying on radical surgery and bulemia!
Pete
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Noodle
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| posted on 5/9/03 at 01:17 PM |
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My neighbour's a bulemic amnesiac. She's fat. 
Neil
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Hugh Paterson
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| posted on 8/9/03 at 07:14 PM |
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New profile
Hi Alan, what r u using to paint the filler with when u have the profile the way u want it?
regards
Shug.
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Alan B
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| posted on 8/9/03 at 07:27 PM |
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There is a paint here called "Kilz".....it is a primer/sealer.
I put about 10 coats on and it is hard enough to sand with wet and dry 1000 grit or finer. Good thing is it dries very quickly too...and is not
expensive.
http://www.masterchem.com/pages/default.aspx?NavID=23
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sgraber
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| posted on 9/9/03 at 02:12 AM |
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Alan, how many hours do you estimate that you have spent on body work and how does that compare to the amount of time you have spent on the rest of
the build? *NOT* including the amount of time you spend bullshitting on the forum with us lackeys!
Graber
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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merkurman
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| posted on 9/9/03 at 02:53 AM |
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are you using kilz or kilz2?
if you are using plain kilz then that shop must be pretty fumey after a weekend of painting it.
nick
1962 fairlane with a 200" six and T5 5spd, shaved trim air ride, t3/t4 turbo and soon to be EFI
-- looking to put a offy tripower intake on soon
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Hugh Paterson
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| posted on 9/9/03 at 10:23 AM |
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Paint buildup
Cheers Alan I like the sound of "cheap"
I normally use 2 pack Hi build, or poly Hi build both anything but cheap, Just thinking of alternatives you see
Regards
Shug.
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Alan B
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| posted on 9/9/03 at 12:11 PM |
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Steve:
Difficult question. Certainly it is more than it need have been with going through this current re-work. Rough estimate for a complete first set of
body panels (if say for instance I was doing it again from scratch...) would be around 500 hours....
My best advice would be to have a very good plan/design/model to work to (like I have now) rather than making it up as you go along and re-working
stuff (like I did at first)
Nick:
It is just plain Kilz. I don't recall excessive fumes, although I wore a fume mask and then opened the doors and walked away afterwards. After
about 30 minutes of good ventilation it seemed clear again. Of course it is something to be aware of and take suitable precautions.
Shug:
Reading the Kilz spec, it says it an Alkyd primer...(whatever that means)....must be something similar in the UK I'd have thought...but yeah,
very cheap less than $10 (6 quid) a gallon IIRC.....
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Hugh Paterson
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| posted on 9/9/03 at 09:53 PM |
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Primer
Alan Mmmmmm, yup we have similar gunk here, must be the heat in your part of the world that makes it go so quick, a typical Alkyd primer here does not
flash off so fast, its also a wee bit more expensive. I use Durabuild primer as well as the Crystal clear gloss that finishes the surface. Its good
stuff but even with a chemical mask and extractors going full tilt boogy you can get Gagaaaa quite fast. Its almost as good as the dope I used to
paint my model aircraft with
This is an American product
I will get the suppliers address for you to do a search for it near u. I would not be surprised to find you can get it for half the price I pay for it
here.
Shug.
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tadltd
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| posted on 9/9/03 at 11:38 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Hugh Paterson
... Its good stuff but even with a chemical mask and extractors going full tilt boogy you can get Gagaaaa quite fast. Its almost as good as the dope I
used to paint my model aircraft with...
So THAT explains it! Or is that just your excuse...?!
Steve.
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Alan B
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| posted on 10/9/03 at 02:07 AM |
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I was going to blame the haggis...
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Hugh Paterson
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| posted on 10/9/03 at 07:40 AM |
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Hedgehogs in Corams?
Har har har, Do your bloody panelling yerself smart ass, Whos the dude trying to be cool in the blue Car 
Anyway beats sniffing butane
Shug.
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Spyderman
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| posted on 10/9/03 at 12:11 PM |
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My personal favourite is Glass fibre polyester resin.
I could sniff that stuff all day. Or at least till I fall over!
Could never get the hang of butane. Kept getting singed eyebrows and nose hair!
Terry
Spyderman
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Alan B
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| posted on 10/9/03 at 12:13 PM |
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Erm....Terry you aren't supposed to.............oh never mind........
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MrFluffy
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| posted on 10/9/03 at 04:49 PM |
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Ill second alan, its a bugger to get the resin out your nose hairs once its gone off
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