Man, you put that guide coat down in a flash, it looked superhuman. I will be following your techniques to the letter.

love the way you show the entire process Jon.  Very helpful videos brother!  much appriciated.

Looking great, Jon. You make it look so quick and easy, I'm actually motivated again to get all over my old Nova! Seriously, thanks for making these videos sir.

Thanks for the video. Im sure a sanding video wasn't the most fun to make, but it was super helpful!
I haven't done body work since i was a kid, and dad was always there to keep us straight on what and how he wanted it done.  Your videos really help to take some of the intimidating factors away and show this "average Joe" he can do it.

Nice tips on where to use the different blocks, and the process. The details help a lot. Thanks for sharing.

Going to be another great paint job! The stage that sucks the most (blocking  / sanding) makes the biggest difference.

Sitting on my back porch watching a video of someone sanding was not on my bingo card but in my defense I had surgery not long ago so in between step exercises it helps 👍

Your bodywork looks great, thank you for the education, appreciate it!

This was a great video for the experienced and novice out here who are looking to get the best results possible from prepping car or truck for paint. Even if you don’t plan to do the paintwork at home, sending it to a shop when it is ready for the color coats definitely cuts your shop labor costs down. Nice work Jon!👍

Thank you Jon for letting us know the tools and techniques you use to get such great results.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge on body work. I have seen your cars in person and they are outstanding. I am taking these videos real serious, so brushing up my style of doing it

Looks like you had done a pretty good job back in the day.  Gonna be an awesome machine!

Excellent work!

another helpful video, thanks for sharing

Another great tutorial.


Have a great holiday!.

When you mentioned painting it black, I was unaware that you were referring to a guide coat, ha ha. In all seriousness, this is an excellent video and it will be very beneficial for anyone block sanding.

Excellent job John !

That car is going to be Arrow-Straight! That Firebird is going to be old school, put a 12" ruler up to it, see the whole reflection! That, and with body panels that look like they were billets cut out on a CNC machine! Weeks of sanding = Years of enjoyment! Great Work!

I see you are on track -------- A great start -------- pretty flat without any really low spots --------- You should ------ "GUIDE" ------ right over the car -------- I got a glimpse of your ------- INSPIRATION ------- for winning that trophy next year ------- a mocked up three-foot trophy you made from cardboard and painted gold --------- watching this video ------ I saw you glancing over to take a quick look -------- That's alright --------- when we want to reach those long distance goals ------ we've got to have something ------- that drives us to our destiny ------- to be the ----- Best Looking  car at next year's event -------- If the rest of the car sands out as easy as the front fender ------- you've got it made -------- you've got it made no matter ------- How much ------- work you've got to put into it -------- Don't Stop now -------- just because the video ended --------- Carry On! --------- How you have a Good Labor Day Weekend -------- Rodney
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I used to use compressed air through a blow gun to clean clogged sand paper.