Nice work so far!!! The hours spent keep getting longer as you go on, so don't get burnt out! Putting it all back together is another chore!

After this brown guide coats are you going to spray one last primer coat and block it out? I think that will provde a good final sand and straightness.

I saw in one of the pics the sanding block you were using... 5" or so. I'd recommend a longer block (8" or longer) for all the large surfaces. The criss cross pattern will make it straight as can be. A small sanding block can leave a wavy body more easily.

Yes - Painting outside in Spring is much better. I did mine in Fall, and while the temps were great the bugs were still around !!

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1987 300TD 147,000 miles- Palomino leather interior, 1995 facelift and body cladding, E350 wheels, Rebuilt suspension and sport springs, rebuilt turbo, New Monarch injection pump and injectors....and the list goes on and on...

Thanks for the tips - I have been using my longer Eastwood true flat block as well!

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

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