Stripped

Finally found the time to finish the sanding today - by taking this afternoon off work. Another 4hrs today to add to the 4hrs last week, and the body is now almost completely free of paint. Thankfully I didn't have to buy a new filter for the sander to get it usable again, I just had to glue the filter down over the air outlet to stop the dust bypassing the filter.

Like last time there were no major hiccups, although as expected there were a couple of bits inside the horns that the power sander simply couldn't reach; actually in the end I was pleased with how much I was able to do in there. The front of the body was pretty easy to finish, the sides (being curved) were a bit fiddly in places but not too much trouble.

A few pics, the first one is after an hour or so, the front of the body now paint-free but the sides still not done:

Secondly, a "during" shot of doing the end of the body:

A couple of shots of the remaining paint inside the horns, first the upper:

...and secondly the lower horn - somewhat more paint left here due to the tighter nature of the shape of the horn:

Lastly, a picture of the whole body:

I might post a couple more pics at some point in the next few days, especially to highlight the plywood!

Next task will be to sand off those last bits of paint by hand, then sand down the whole body to get rid of the white residue that's left over most of it, which I assume is remnants of whatever primer/sealer/undercoat was used beneath the paint.