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Well done sir....wanna come to this side of the pond and work on my next one???

QUOTE (CptTripps @ Jul 16 2005, 07:11 AM)

Well done sir....wanna come to this side of the pond and work on my next one???

Sure, will be looking for the next projekt if i ever get this one ready

I am doing now that part that you have done weeks ago.

look:

found a big bondo patch under 4 layers of paint and filler.

decided to keep this.

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and another little project:

the restored headlights. Sandblasted and painted.

!!!

I wish I'd spent more time with the body work...well, I spent a lot of time, but I didn't know what I was doing. Particularly on that patch of bondo you found. that's the one area I REALLY wish I'd done a better job.

Looking great man...

spend nearly the whole day to grind down to bare metal. I think there was abóut 3-4mm Bondo filler and paint on the quarter. don´t know why

As shown in the pics the panel is nice and straight. The car lost some kilo´s today.

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see what i mean?

I am also eliminating the side markers

i am thinking of using por15 as first coat on the quarter panel. then tie coat primer then filler and paint. any sugestions?

As much as I like POR 15 (and I've got it damn near everywhere), I'd be a little leery about using it under my paint job. I'm planning on laying down a coat of epoxy primer:

House of Kolor (copied from their website)

KWIKURE EPOXY PRIMER (KP21)
KP21 is a 2.1 VOC hi-solids catalyzed Epoxy Primer that meets all current air quality regulations. It is designed to be the first primer applied to bare steel, aluminum, fiberglass, magnesium and galvanized surfaces. It's strong adhesion, hi-build, excellent durability, and corrosion resistance make it the logical choice for the base of a long lasting paint job.


For the inside of the wheel wells and floor pan, I think POR is a good choice for it's durability.

QUOTE (Special_K @ Jul 23 2005, 07:59 AM)

As much as I like POR 15 (and I've got it damn near everywhere), I'd be a little leery about using it under my paint job. I'm planning on laying down a coat of epoxy primer: House of Kolor (copied from their website) KWIKURE EPOXY PRIMER (KP21) KP21 is a 2.1 VOC hi-solids catalyzed Epoxy Primer that meets all current air quality regulations. It is designed to be the first primer applied to bare steel, aluminum, fiberglass, magnesium and galvanized surfaces. It's strong adhesion, hi-build, excellent durability, and corrosion resistance make it the logical choice for the base of a long lasting paint job. For the inside of the wheel wells and floor pan, I think POR is a good choice for it's durability.

yes, epoxy base primer was the other thought. Not sure what is better under paint

I'm planning to use House of Kolor products for the paint job on my '73 just because of the results my friend got on his '67 Camero . PPG and other brands are probably just as good, but you wouldn't want to mix and match primers and paints from different companys, i.e. - POR under PPG primer, topcoated with House of Kolor base coat (or that's what I've been told).

You've done such a beautiful job of getting your car solid, you're definitely going to want to have the paint job last as well.

oh my god, grinding, grinding, grinding, sanding etc.
don´t want no more

i have the right rear quarter ready, think so.
Stripped to bare metal. let the painting begin

found a little rust hole. can you see it?

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forgot to fab the little missing piece. Now it realy hard to get it welded in

the part

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its amazing what you can do with some sheet metal and a hammer

welded in, not my best welding, but it should be good enough for that hidden place. Some grinding and it should be fine

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and here the realy nice parts. sandblasted painted reasambled front light. with new reflector

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have a nice weekend

QUOTE (michelko @ Jul 31 2005, 06:49 AM)

nother view its amazing what you can do with some sheet metal and a hammer

"...its amazing what you can do with some sheet metal and a hammer."

So guy´s
i decided for the por 15 way. Grind down the panel to bare metal (exept the great ding), wash it with marin clean, prep it with metal ready, paint some por 15. So far so good. then tie coat primer, then bondo the little scratches and dings, sand all smooth, shoot filler, again sanding/filling, last but not least the blue paint.

This is the plan , let´s see how it works.

the first four steps i did today, see the pics.

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the next ones with the por15 on
the difference in the look is realy amacing
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till now i am realy sattisfied with the result.

can´t wait to go further.

QUOTE (michelko @ Jul 31 2005, 05:44 AM)

found a little rust hole. can you see it?

yes, you have to remove the hard foam filler that's sitting inside the cavity (from underneath) and clean it all out really good and use lots of "Metal Ready" in there.

that's a very common rust spot on those cars. the seam sealer around the foam cracks after a few years of road use and allows water to seep in.
the foam acts like a spunge and keeps the water in there until it has eaten it's way through the metal ...

Andy

QUOTE (SirAndy @ Aug 6 2005, 11:02 AM)

QUOTE (michelko @ Jul 31 2005, 05:44 AM) found a little rust hole. can you see it? yes, you have to remove the hard foam filler that's sitting inside the cavity (from underneath) and clean it all out really good and use lots of "Metal Ready" in there. that's a very common rust spot on those cars. the seam sealer around the foam cracks after a few years of road use and allows water to seep in. the foam acts like a spunge and keeps the water in there until it has eaten it's way through the metal ... Andy

so you (mean I ) can access that foam from the wheel well?



Gruss aus der alten Heimat

QUOTE (michelko @ Aug 6 2005, 12:36 PM)

so you (mean I ) can access that foam from the wheel well? Gruss aus der alten Heimat

yes, from inside the wheel well. you'll see that the cavity is filled with "something" and has seam-sealer around it (might have undercoating over it) ...

once you start "digging" into it, you'll see it's the same yellowish foam they used in so many other places on our little cars.

you have to get it all out and clean it up really well. if it's already rusted through the top, i wouldn't be surprised if it also ate through into the rear trunk and behind the taillights (on the side) ...

Viel Spaß beim Restaurieren!
Andy

Hi everybody, here is some update on the project.

Like sirandy mentioned, i scraped out the foam. Nearly impossible from wheel well. "Fortunately" there was an hole in the fender, so i could use this as a window to access the schitty foam. found some nice rust under it.
Sorry no pic of it.

Metallreadyied the hell out of it and then put some por 15 over.

After that i shot a coat of tie coat primer on it

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next step:

filling the little dings with bondo an sanding it

some more to go , but looks nice again

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Unsolicited Advice: MAKE SURE you get this section PERFECT. I didn't, and I've been mad at myself ever since.

Don't be afraid to go back down to metal again to get it right. I thought "I'm too far at this point to go back" before I painted, and afterwards, I've been kicking myself for NOT going back and fixing it.

Looking great man!