This one's especially for 3 guys, John Goodman, Sid Gyde and Bill Reilly.
John's going through the same process, Sid was being driven nuts by it and Bill might want to try.
Body work is a pain!!!!. Not for normal people.
The bigger the problem, the bigger the hammer.
I tried all the pneumatic and electric tools in my "arsenal" and the surface just seemed to be getting worse.
Been around a while and this cover had me beat. I had to resort to bondo and the block with not much
improvement and panic set in.
I was thinking that I'd lost my mojo, am getting old and found every excuse under the sun not to resort
to the physical side. After all, the power tools are there to make life easier right?. Not in this case.
Too many compound curves. I pulled out the big stick AKA long sanding block.
This block has an interesting story behind it. I made it from wood off a Harley Davidson shipping crate.
I was recuperating from that dog bite and the left arm wasn't much use but I eventually got it finished.
I think it helped with the rehab. A buddy comes around and asks where I bought the tool so I told him
the story. He says "This is Oregon Pine" and they make expensive furniture from it here in South Africa.
Goes to show what lousy wood we have locally. Our pine warps out in the sunshine before you can use it.
I got into the engine cover with the big stick and I know when I put spray filler on it, it will be exactly the way
I envisioned it. I'm poked and used muscles I'd forgotten about. The traps, delts and triceps are on fire and
I need oxygen. No short cut on this one unfortunately. Manual Labor. This part is only 25% of the body and
I've only got the one side close. If it wasn't for the forum I'd have bailed!!!!!. I don't want you guys
thinking I'm a pussy.
Funny how stuff works. I keep telling visitors the body work is a no brainer!!!!!!. LIAR!. Well at least I have
something to whine about for the foreseeable future.