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[dazdawn2007]

we its getting near the time for body prep....

wat is the best way to tackle this. ie what sort of sander and git paper etc

thanks

[Phil - Nottingham]

Not an straight answer - it depends what you want to do and what the state of the body is and work done to it!

A sander is only part of the process and may not be even necessary
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[Uncle Joe]

Theres to many variables to give you a good answer. Personally, I always go down to bare metal, but I know others dont.

I suppose that a lot depends on the quality you want from the finished job, and the amount of work you want to put in.

[ukdave2002]

There is a good book by Lindsay Porter on bodywork prep.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bodywork-Repair-Manual-Step-step/dp/1859606571

[Uncle Joe]

There is this link as well.

http://www.autobody101.com/

Which should provide some comments!

[Rick]

I suppose it also depends on who will be doing the final paintwork? if that is going to be done by a professional outfit, then they'll no doubt have a standard that they'd want the car prep'd to. That might in turn affect how you go about prep'ing it.

Or are you going to have a go at the final paint yourself?

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[Uncle Joe]

True enough Rick, but even if someone else is doing the paintwork, its good to have a bit of knowledge beforehand.

UK's suggestion of a book is probably better than my link. Its always nicer to have a book in front of you instead of a monitor...