Woke up at 9:00AM and spent a lot of time priming and filling in. Doing not bad, and around 2:30 I finally had it SUPER smooth. Couldn't even notice the 3 dings/scratches I had to fill. Thought I was doing super good and picture of the smoothness:
SO SMOOTH. man. I was so proud. So I lay down the paint and decide to go enjoy my sunny afternoon.
Come back. Guess what? Primer was only on there for 1-2 hours and didn't air out good enough, so it started cracking the paint outside.
I hate body work. So much. So now I gotta sand it back down and prime it and let it air out more before I paint. Lost my super smoothness. Really disappointing. I sanded it down and gonna let it air out overnight and spray a coat of paint on it before I leave tomorrow morning for work.
Found out a few important lessons.
1. Body work sucks
2. When things are "smooth", it doesn't necessarily mean the rest will go smooth.
3. Let paint dry properly and air out before trying a different kind of spray paint on it.
WEAK. Oh well.
Having to go back and do it again is a pretty universal frustration. I know nothing about body work, but I know about having to do over again because of impatience. You have my sympathy.
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Anytime I ever have to repeat something, I'm ready to commit murder. So yeah, I hear ya.
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