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Re: Paint Prep Questions #104918 01/03/2003 2:37 AM
Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 428 McComb, Mississippi B bigbassmann Shop Shark
bigbassmann Shop Shark B Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 428 McComb, Mississippi	I have never gone finer than about 320 for my final sanding, but there may be others who say that 400 would be better. What you are trying for is a consistently smooth finsh. Any flaws in the sanding process will show after the paint is applied. Ralph Davis 1970 Chevy C10 Webshots My Stovebolt Gallery page Old trucks never die, they just find a new home.

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Paint Prep Questions	stevejumpr	12/30/2002 11:03 PM
Re: Paint Prep Questions	Joe H	12/31/2002 12:54 AM
Re: Paint Prep Questions	stevejumpr	01/02/2003 4:30 PM
Re: Paint Prep Questions	bigbassmann	01/03/2003 2:37 AM
Re: Paint Prep Questions	Joe H	01/03/2003 5:41 AM
Re: Paint Prep Questions	stevejumpr	01/06/2003 2:47 PM

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