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A damaged rear driver side quarter
panel was replaced from another car, rather than re-sculpted in plastic body filler.
The original spot welds on both panels were drilled out. |
| A metallic based body compound was
mixed and used to fill the b-pillar seam, then scraped smooth and sanded after drying. |
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Seam sealer was used in the stock
locations in the trunk and inner fender well. |
| The replacement panel's edges were
matched to the body, clamped and welded. The weld spots are sanded flush and primed. |
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After the drive train and front frame rails are
removed, the underside is cleaned down to the factory paint to check for rust spots. |
| Straight front frame rails are selected from a parts
car, and prepared for sandblasting. |
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The doors, interior, dash and glass has been removed. |
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Cracks in the driver and passenger side A pillars were
discovered after the interior panels were removed. The door opening is measured and
the crack is welded shut. |
| Upper and lower control arms are sandblasted in
preparation for treatment with Por15. |
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You
make the sanding and painting part seem so simple. Here is what is
going to have to happen before I paint the car. I have finished the
first round of block sanding. It always show you areas that need more
attention. I have already fixed those. I also fixed the passenger side
door. At this point, I am going to re-prime the body and the passenger
side door. After block sanding the body again and the door. I have to
be satisfied the body is absolutely perfect. At that point, I will
have to rebuild the door hinges and put new pins and bushings in them.
Then I will hang and adjust the door. At that point, the body and the
door should be ready to wet sand with a 9" block. Before I do the
wet sanding, I will finish the driver door and the trunk lid and bring
them up to the same point as the rest of the car. Once the doors are
hung and adjusted, I will wet sand the entire car with a 9" wet
block. At that time, the car will be perfect and ready for paint. I
will then seal the car. Then we are ready for paint. It will get 4
coats of black urethane paint and I will paint the car with the doors
open so I can get the door jambs too. From that point, things should
progress a lot quicker than they have. The prep work is 95% of the
paint job. |
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