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1 Wild R/T said:

How much body work/painting have you done?

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I work as a specialist in a finish shop where we work on fine art sculpture and theres also a few classic cars in the shop currently. I'm in charge of all body work and work on/oversee everything right up until it goes to the painter.

Main thing we do is art work but since we are are a paint and fine finish specialist we get cars as well. I think the cars are mainly friends of the owner/people in the fine art community becuas our focus is really the artwork. We get an occasional bumper job as well. Lots of sculpture will come in from fab shops or the foundry and the peices are in rough shape with many flaws. Thats where the "body work" comes in.

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I use all types of pnuematic tools, sanders primarily, for on average 20 hours a week.

I also resurrected a 1967 vw bug and currently am doing all the body work on my 1964 fury wagon. (build thread coming soon) Check out the thread I did on my cowl repair.

Also my father has been in the auto body industry for 50 years and founded his own body shop in the 80's which is still around. I've learned a lot from him.

Evan Frucht said:

I work as a specialist in a finish shop where we work on fine art sculpture and theres also a few classic cars in the shop currently. I'm in charge of all body work and work on/oversee everything right up until it goes to the painter.

Main thing we do is art work but since we are are a paint and fine finish specialist we get cars as well. I think the cars are mainly friends of the owner/people in the fine art community becuas our focus is really the artwork. We get an occasional bumper job as well. Lots of sculpture will come in from fab shops or the foundry and the peices are in rough shape with many flaws. Thats where the "body work" comes in.

I use all types of pnuematic tools, sanders primarily, for on average 20 hours a week.

I also resurrected a 1967 vw bug and currently am doing all the body work on my 1964 fury wagon. (build thread coming soon) Check out the thread I did on my cowl repair.

My father has been in the auto body industry for 50 years and founded his own body shop in the 80's which is still around. I've learned a lot from him.

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Painted vs primed is two different things, a painted car can have oil mist residue on it with no ill effects.... Primer on the other hand oil is a problem.... Epoxy primers are certainly better but it's still a problem.. My background dates to the 70's & 80's as well, primers in that time frame sucked up oil immediately & it doesn't just wipe off.. It can & will cause problems in the top coat... Newer primers are better but you still need to be careful... And don't for a minute believe it's just silicone based products... Petroleum based products cause problems too...

Again, part of the reason I don't spend much on sanders is cause I don't have any intention of oiling them... They are cheap, paint jobs aren't...

You do what your comfortable with, but I've given my opinion FWIW...

1 Wild R/T said:

Painted vs primed is two different things, a painted car can have oil mist residue on it with no ill effects.... Primer on the other hand oil is a problem.... Epoxy primers are certainly better but it's still a problem.. My background dates to the 70's & 80's as well, primers in that time frame sucked up oil immediately & it doesn't just wipe off.. It can & will cause problems in the top coat... Newer primers are better but you still need to be careful... And don't for a minute believe it's just silicone based products... Petroleum based products cause problems too...

Again, part of the reason I don't spend much on sanders is cause I don't have any intention of oiling them... They are cheap, paint jobs aren't...

You do what your comfortable with, but I've given my opinion FWIW...

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1 Wild R/T said:

Painted vs primed is two different things, a painted car can have oil mist residue on it with no ill effects.... Primer on the other hand oil is a problem.... Epoxy primers are certainly better but it's still a problem.. My background dates to the 70's & 80's as well, primers in that time frame sucked up oil immediately & it doesn't just wipe off.. It can & will cause problems in the top coat... Newer primers are better but you still need to be careful... And don't for a minute believe it's just silicone based products... Petroleum based products cause problems too...

Again, part of the reason I don't spend much on sanders is cause I don't have any intention of oiling them... They are cheap, paint jobs aren't...

You do what your comfortable with, but I've given my opinion FWIW...

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I can see your point and it makes sense but in my limited experience it has never caused a problem.
A cheap DA will work almost as good as a nice for a limited amount of time. We have a few cheapies in the shop too, but I'm just a sucker for nicer tools and so that's what I buy for personal home use and what I prefer to use when at work.

I know it can cause a problem if you use the same air hose for oiled tools that gets used for paint or primer. But just keep a hose specifically for paint and primer. You also dont need much oil, just a neat drop inside the back fitting once per use.