I have finally started work on the body of my Bug. I primed part of the hood. In order to do this, I had to grind down the rust. the fellow who had it before me had ground it down and then not painted it over, so it was pitted. After grinding, I rubbed it down with lacquer thinner to degrease it I then proceeded to paint it with the new high pressure spray gun (see previous blog). I had to be careful not to paint over the rust spots I hadn't ground down, so I covered them with newspaper (see bottom photo) . It turned out very nice.
I have finally started work on the body of my Bug. I primed part of the hood. In order to do this, I had to grind down the rust. the fellow who had it before me had ground it down and then not painted it over, so it was pitted. After grinding, I rubbed it down with lacquer thinner to degrease it I then proceeded to paint it with the new high pressure spray gun (see previous blog). I had to be careful not to paint over the rust spots I hadn't ground down, so I covered them with newspaper (see bottom photo) . It turned out very nice.
