I have now painted the VW bug with 2 coats of advantage black epoxy primer. I then surface sanded the entire car with some 320 grit wet sanding paper. I am now in the process of putting the car together to insure everything functions perfectly before putting the final paint job on.
All of the initial body work is now complete. I am priming the doors, deck lid and hood first. I painted the back side of all the panels before turning them over to do the front side. I then placed the bug in my home made paint booth and started the painting process. I have final sanded, cleaned and masked off the entire vehicle ready for primer.
This second pass on the shaping of the rear fenders is now complete. Basically the entire car is ready for the first primer coatings. All I need to do now is build a paint booth.
Work continues on the VW bug body. I cut a bit more out of the body rails to accommodate the front sway bar mounts. I also got my power steering hose back from being crimped. Getting closer everyday to painting the inside of the big body.