85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett"

[N2TRUX]

WOW! This firewall was never intended to take so long. My original plan was to scuff it and shoot fresh color above the seam. Below the seam there was a lot of factory undercoating and seam sealer. I thought I would remove the bulky seam sealer and freshen up the undercoating.

Chris didnt like the look as previously mentioned, and cleaned up most of the grunge. That will look much better in the end, but it required epoxy primer to seal the old paint from the new in an area thats very hard to work.

Unfortunately the DP 90 didnt flow as smoothly as I had hoped and the orange peel needed to be wet sanded. No big deal on a flat surface. Time consuming as heck on a surface thats not flat, has dings and dimples with wires and cables everywhere.

I wont cry over self inflicted wounds, but it kicked my butt last night. Whats sad is at this point it wouldn't have taken much more to slick the firewall entirely. Like it or not, a smooth bag of marbles it will have to be. Sealer coat and color go on tonight no matter what.