The 51 F7 hood is closer to reuniting with the brace with the newly repaired ends.. Epoxy primer will be under the brace this time around to help prevent the new side patches from rusting again..
Some blocking tips on the F7 hood. We have a nice crease on the inside of the hood from front to back. These scratches show that we would be taking material off the adjacent side if no other steps were taken to stop our sanding block at the center of the crease...
By adding a strip of tape along the center, it gives us a positive stop for the sanding block..
Then switching for the other side....
Which leaves us a nice crease in the middle, and panels nice and flat to either side...
Final blocking on the inside using tape to keep the center line sharp, then brace welded in place and some epoxy touch ups done..
With the touch ups blocked, we're ready for some Epoxy/sealer, some PPG ESSS base, and my first time spraying SPI Universal... WooHoo! love this clear!!
These Ford truck hoods can be a pain to get good paint coverage inside the nose.. So a couple pieces of TIG wire from our rack to the hood brackets hold it up in the air so we can get into the nose with the spray gun..
Some blocking tips on the F7 hood. We have a nice crease on the inside of the hood from front to back. These scratches show that we would be taking material off the adjacent side if no other steps were taken to stop our sanding block at the center of the crease...
By adding a strip of tape along the center, it gives us a positive stop for the sanding block..
Then switching for the other side....
Which leaves us a nice crease in the middle, and panels nice and flat to either side...
Final blocking on the inside using tape to keep the center line sharp, then brace welded in place and some epoxy touch ups done..
With the touch ups blocked, we're ready for some Epoxy/sealer, some PPG ESSS base, and my first time spraying SPI Universal... WooHoo! love this clear!!
These Ford truck hoods can be a pain to get good paint coverage inside the nose.. So a couple pieces of TIG wire from our rack to the hood brackets hold it up in the air so we can get into the nose with the spray gun..
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