Matthew Taylor's Journal

11-30-14
We passed Jerry's inspection at this point - with some corrective action ("looks good, just get right here, and over here, and here, and here...." ). The next step was cleaning up what was left - time to put the DA sander and the shop air to the test. The smell of fresh paint getting hot filled the garage, as the compressor got a break in. Some of the dents proved to be so deep, I had to dig out the angle grinder to get down into the pockets. Jerry showed us why we were DA noobs a few times, but, we started to get the hang of it - as we finished. That's how most of this project went - we got really good at a particular step - as we finished that step. But, we were both learning, and Jerry kept us out of the ditch. To us, and our untrained eyes, the car looked incredible down to the metal. There was NO RUST anywhere. Jerry had said, we can fix anything, but NO RUST! So, that's what we had. I was thrilled. Jerry mentioned "allot of body work". Hmm, wonder what "allot" means...