Now that all the paint was off the horns we got to see what we were working with. Like I said very there were a few minor scuffs and then the obvious grinding marks on each horn from the original casting.
Yes, we decided it would be best to sand all the minor scuffs out of each horn and then fill all the grinding marks from the casting seams. They sanded very well as the horns are all aluminum, some parts were too deep to sand out so they needed to be filled. Overall they should look quite a bit better than new once everything is said and done.
Next we set them up for paint, I thought it would be cooler to give them a little two tone instead of just blasting them red. The inside of the bells are going black along with the mounting pedestal/air manifold. The outside of the bells will be sprayed Ruby Red. Took some extra time to tape them off but I think they'll look awesome in the end.
A few of these first pictures are just the sealer we use, they look like crap during this stage. The last ones look straight wet, for all out looks and shine paint>powder all day long.