newbie question on filling and blocking

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bomccorkle

I have a 69 mustang that I have replaced the quarters, door skins, fenders, floors, etc. I have ground all of my welds back down to "remove the bead" and filled several pinholes from the spot method and also filled holes from shaving ornaments and such. My question is, and maybe I'm attacking this all wrong, but I was thinking that I should fill and level all of my low spots first then block sand it out then shoot epoxy primer and then paint (if I don't have to go over and re block after primer) if I have to reblock I assume that I'll have to shoot a sealer over then paint? Sorry this is my first go round and I'm just trying to get it right. Any help would he swell.

Thanks

Bo
 
Hi and welcome!

Most of us that do restoration type work will typically sand or media blast the bare metal and apply epoxy primer before using porous body filler. This has the advantage of sealing the metal against corrosion that can be caused by a nick in the finish letting the body filler absorb moisture like a sponge. Applying epoxy to your welds is a good way to catch stray pinholes in your welds as well, which can either be rewelded if large, or dabbed with epoxy to fill if small.

After that, you start your filler work, which from the sound of it will keep you busy for a bit. There is a lot of good info already on the forums on the subject, use the search function to find related topics.
 
Listen to CRASH, Definitely filler over the epoxy primer-your work will last a lot longer, plan on priming and blocking at least a few times and most likely more if this work is new to you. Post up some pics and do some reading-there is some quality information that gets shared here.
 
Thanks for the help. The work is not so new to me but the painting aspect is. Have been crawling all over these boards trying to soak up some info
 
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