Project update:

Apr 14, 2025, 5:31 AM

After finishing the high build primer on the main body of the car and cleaning my spray gun I turned to close up shop and saw this:

Those parts are the exterior A pillar trim, the lower headlight trim and the fuel door. I'd missed them when shooting the body. They are mounted on a rack/stand I built to hang the LR replacement door which came off a green w126 body (83 MB sedan).

I guestimated 200 ml of paint would be sufficient to put four coats of HB primer on those parts. They needed it because the A-pillar trim and lower headlight trim had small nicks which rusted. The dings weren't severe but removing all the factory paint and sanding out the rust was a true trauma to the surfaces.

Here's a shot of the trim which goes below the headlights:

This stage of that trim shows they've been sanded, rust abated, and shot with two coats of 2K epoxy primer then sanded for HB primer. You can see the small fingertip sized places where the gravel struck them.

So I mixed 200 ml of HB paint by weight. It's impossible to mix by volume at that quantity and get an accurate mix. The manufacturer says it's a 4:1 ratio with 4 parts paint to 1 part activator.

Here's the math:

I did this writeup for you guize. I do this stuff without paper on a calculator now since doing this for several months.

It's pretty straight forward but don't hesitate to question the theory. I took that gallon of HB paint poured it in an empty bucket on a scale at Finishmasters, G'vegas, SC and used the weight to calculate how many grams in a milliliter of paint. Same with the activator so the basis of this is accurate. Strangely enough, it turned out to be the same as the calculations which I did using the weight of a gallon of paint. I got those off their website, I think.

Finishmasters is very kind to entertain such nonsense though I suspect the manager and a couple of the painters turned salesmen got it.

Here's the paint after tare of the cup:

Here's the activator after tare of the paint and cup:

Strange, knowing that I'd shoot these photos made me very aware of the accuracy. I usually miss the mix by at least a tenth of a gram. Fixing a mis matched batch is quite easy when you understand the basic math involved. Yes, I've fixed more than a few and wasted a significant volume of paint.

Here's the cup after shooting 4 heavy coats:

All the primer is done. I'm sanding today, Lord willing. First 320 grit, if that gets rid of the orange peel. I'll drop down to 240 grit if it doesn't then back to 320 for the next pass. After the 320 then 400 and then 600.

The concept is to sand down the orange peel then remove the scratches made by sanding down the orange peel. After ridding the world of orange peel I'll be chasing scratches made by previous sanding.

God have mercy on my soul!

Your's too.

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I get called out on my passion for being kind and considerate. I've never worked in an industry or had adult aquatances that believe someone can keep the want of making sure nuture and love are shown everyday no matter what situations transpire. It takes people sometimes years to believe that I'm just this way.
I wasn't always this way. In my mid 20s I called out for christ to put peace in my heart and let me love and show love the way I want. I was very displeased with myself and I was delivered from pathological azzholeness. God is good. I am careful what I ask God for because it is always given to me. Just not the way I think it was going to happen but it happened the way it had to happen for me to change. I praise the lord for this change and all others.
Now about ur #### issues regarding the Benz.
I'm scared it won't be completed because we have lost close loved ones and I could go first or you could or all of us could at the same time. If the first happens then I'm going to teach myself everything you have studied to do what you do with the Benz. I know it might take a couple years but it will love on. And yes, it will outlast me and wife. If this comes to pass, which something will, then ur dnl will be in some serious mourning and it will take a while before looking at anything that you put ur heart into doesn't destroy her mentally and emotionally. Your dnl, and u know this, has the most innocent and kindest soul anyone living has seen walk this earth. Dnl of 88 is legit the best lady to have ever graced my presence and you and wife of 88 saw her the the first time I did and both of you made the comment that she would be my wife one day. About 6 years later dnl became my wife. It's been 22 years of just marriage now and she hasn't changed one bit.

I definitely got my passion for doing the right thing from you and will honor you after your gone and lord willing u do finish the car but if he calls u hone I will finish the project exactly how u wanted it finished. Count on that.

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I'm very confused

CT88's grundle routine: Wax Brazilian, depilatory cream, tweeze any remainders,

Right, except for...

OK, y'all deserve an explanation so here goes...

Hey now. U gotta understand something too

So what you're saying is

I think it's more on the lines of will in the sense of Christ's will for us.

No, but my DNL who holds his reigns will assign him to maintain the car.

Sho be. Sho be.

I think this will help you.

That's actually a cool breeze find obed!

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88 said u was an ahole and not to converse with u

1988 isn't wrong, and tell him

That's horribly inaccurate!

Ur not an a hole. Ur the whole A!

Lmao! It really does. That's truth Obed.

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