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Thanks for the kind words everyone.
Low Elco...I do use Durablocks. I have a lot of different blocks that I use. I use a lot of oddball stuff that is laying around as well. Paintsticks, rubber hose, DA paper cardboard centers, etc. Just about anything that works for a given area. I try to get all my blocking done in the dry sand stage. When I re-prime, I just spray 1-2 thin coats, to fill the majority of my 120 scratches. If you pile on a bunch more primer, you NEED to re-block it wet to get it flat again. (more work) I usually knock my final prime down with some 320 wet, with a black Meguires semi-soft sanding pad, the go over that with a soft pad and some 500 or 600 depending on what color it is going to be.
Meathead... For the quality that I like to put out, a nice rust free body will take in the neighborhood of 300 hrs to do. Rust will add to it. Do some quick math, and you will see it is expensive!
It took 4 1/2 months, from the day I started this project, to the last pics posted. I usually have 3 or 4 big projects, going at all times, with some smaller stuff thrown in between. I didn't start the thread untill WAY into the build. So it's not going as fast as it may seem!