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	Moving ahead, the body panels are reinstalled to the coach. This dog leg was rusted through and refabricated.
	Metal finishing is shown here. Next the outer body will be blasted again to assure clean metal. A critical step since the metal has been contaminated simply from handling it during body construction. Properly done, blasting is a great way to prepare for epoxy primer.
	Epoxy primer is applied to the body. Remember, the insides of these panels have already been treated. Epoxy is an expensive primer but the best product to serve as a moisture barrier and adhesion promoter.
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