I've got to say, filling/sanding instantly puts me in a bad mood.

My father had me help with sanding in his shop when I was younger and I have grown to hate it. What makes it worse is I suck at it.

Does anyone know a good body guy that does a quality job for a decent price?

If you finish wiring & drywalling my house, I'll finish your body work. I feel the same way about the electrical and drywall work I have ahead of me. I feel like I'm doing about 1 hour work every 8 hours I spend on my house. I'd rather be doing bodywork, at least I'd feel productive.

I struggled for almost 1 year of doing mud work consistently before I was really good. I wasn't doing mud work everyday, but at least a few days each week. It is an art, and something I'm not sure I would ever have gotten good at, if I didn't spend the last 4 years doing bodywork. You can't learn it from a book, or a video either. It is a "feel", literally. "Feeling" my work is how I was taught to get good mud results. I can't tell you how many times I'd call my boss over to check my work because I thought I was done, only to have him point out what was wrong.

Good luck, wish I could help, but I'm going to have to take some time off from working with the Bronco and get my house done. Need to get these old permits closed. Boy I wish I could just work on cars. I'm never going to take on a project like my house again.

Chad

Mmmm - I love the smell of body filler. I had NEVER done bodywork and just jumped in. I really enjoyed that part of my build. JCB - let me know if you need Durablock sanding blocks or air sanders (DA & Long Board) if ya need them.

I love the smell of filler too; reminds me of my dad working on all those old cars.

You are right, I think it's an art that takes a lot of practice. Once I put the hardener in, I'm in a rush. I always want to put on a smooth thin coat, but it ends up thick and messy. So then I spend too much time sanding off the excess. I have two more Broncos to finish in Ohio after this one and I'm probably going to pay a body shop for those.

Chad, you have me beat on the drywall and electrical. Doing drywall is something that I've learned to pay for, much worse than body work. But I bet you are saving a ton of cash doing it yourself.

John

Try Chris at the body and fender shop there in Falcon, he does lots of side work at his house. if you want some more info let me know, and he lives around the Falcon area


Alex

thanks for the tip, sent you a pm. I've never heard of him.