Old timer chewed me out for sanding bare metal wrong back in 2015

He said I was leaving too deep of scratches with 80 grit before primer. Made me redo a quarter panel on a '72 Chevelle. Took an extra 2 hours on that job but man the finish came out way flatter. Have you ever had someone older call you out on something you thought was working fine?

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shanegibson29d ago

My buddy got called out by an old painter at a shop he worked at for using too much hardener in his clear. Guy made him strip a whole BMW 3 series trunk lid and start over. He was pissed at the time but admits now it was way less likely to crack later.

the_phoenix29d agoMost Upvoted

Well I'll be. I used to think the old timers were just being picky about stuff like that. But after seeing a few jobs where the clear coat went brittle and started spiderwebbing a few years down the road, I changed my tune completely. @shanegibson your buddy got a tough lesson but that trunk lid is probably still looking good today. It's the little differences in mixing that either make a paint job last or turn into a headache later.