Spraying passenger door with filler primer
As you know the passenger door was in rough shape. I sanded the previous etch primer first. There were a lot of large chips in the paint all over so I sprayed these areas with [...]
Build up edge on rear window and primed
After I put the chrome trim around the back window, I realized there was a low spot on the edge. I built this put by placing a piece of card stock around the edge for [...]
Finishing door panel body work and primed
Since this door panel was so rough, I sanded a lot more of the out paint and body fill with 36 grit sandpaper. All the surface rust was then wire wheel brushed away. I worked [...]
Start of door panel body work
With the rust holes patched, I started putting some layers of body putty on which extended to the front fender ding. While that dried, I removed the door handle and keyhole. The keyhole only has [...]
Patching small rust holes in passenger door with JB weld
Of course the preferred professional way is to cut out rusty thin sheet metal that has holes. I thought of trying something different. I cleaned out the rust, painted the inside with rust oleum rust [...]
Rust work on passenger door + starting fix for fender
I realized there was a high spot in the new front passenger fender that was dented outward. Not sure if it came like that or was a result of me bending the inner flap away [...]
Finish welding passenger quarter panel inside door jam to structural backing plate
From over 10 years ago, I never finished the weld inside the door jam of the passenger quarter panel. There is a thicker backing plate that gives the quarter panel more structural support when the [...]
Lining up trunk lid + cleaning rust
Today was all about the trunk lid. I’m not sure if the new quarter panels didn’t line up perfect but I believe the trunk lid was always sticking up about a 1/4” on the corner. [...]
Completed rear panel repair + primed
I sanded the last layer of body putty spread but still realized 2 spots that were slightly low. Another layer was added and sanded today to finally complete this. I was debating if it I [...]
Body putty filling rear panel
Even though I pulled out the dent quite a bit in the rear panel on the passenger side, the body putty fill was still quite a bit of work. The past few days I put [...]