- Sat Jan 09, 2010 4:05 am
#167067
hey everyone. this is my first post on here. i bought this car for 800 bucks fro, a salvage yard and i have redone the whole body... i have many plans for it but here is what i have done now.
THE CAR HAD RUST REALLY BAD ALL OVER
CORE SUPPORT WAS PUSHED WAY BACK
I BOUGHT A USED QUARTER AND DRILLED IT OFF AND WELDED THE NEW ONE ON
STRIPPED THE OLD PAINT OFF AND SEALED IT
I PULLED THE DENTS AND FIXED THEM
STARTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE RUST. THERE WASNT ALOT SO I CUT IT OUT AND SHAPED METAL AND WELDED IT IN
I USED PAINT STRIPPER ON THE DOORS... THERE WAS ABOUT 4 PREVIOUS COATS OF PAINT ON THEM SO I STRIPPED THEM DOWN AND FIXED THE DENTS
I SEALED THE CAR AND GOT THE QUARTERS PRIMED AND JAMES PRIMED, READY TO BLOCK
GOT IT BLOCKED AND READY TO BE PRIMED ONE LAST TIME
I BOUGHT A NEW HOOD, FIXED THE CORE SUPPORT AND FIXED THE FENDERS
READY FOR PAINT
AFTER 4 COATS OF BASE AND 4 COATS OF CLEAR...
WET SANDED WITH 2000 to get the little dirt specs out... then i sanded it all with 2500
STARTED BUFFING
PUT THE FRONT BUMPER BACK ON BUT AS YOU CAN SEE IT DOESNT LINE UP VERY GOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BECAUSE THE CORE SUPPORT IS SCREWED UP STILL
OH YA I ALSO PAINTED THE JAMS... JUST DIDNT SHOW IT. ANYWAYS LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK
THE CAR HAD RUST REALLY BAD ALL OVER
CORE SUPPORT WAS PUSHED WAY BACK
I BOUGHT A USED QUARTER AND DRILLED IT OFF AND WELDED THE NEW ONE ON
STRIPPED THE OLD PAINT OFF AND SEALED IT
I PULLED THE DENTS AND FIXED THEM
STARTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE RUST. THERE WASNT ALOT SO I CUT IT OUT AND SHAPED METAL AND WELDED IT IN
I USED PAINT STRIPPER ON THE DOORS... THERE WAS ABOUT 4 PREVIOUS COATS OF PAINT ON THEM SO I STRIPPED THEM DOWN AND FIXED THE DENTS
I SEALED THE CAR AND GOT THE QUARTERS PRIMED AND JAMES PRIMED, READY TO BLOCK
GOT IT BLOCKED AND READY TO BE PRIMED ONE LAST TIME
I BOUGHT A NEW HOOD, FIXED THE CORE SUPPORT AND FIXED THE FENDERS
READY FOR PAINT
AFTER 4 COATS OF BASE AND 4 COATS OF CLEAR...
WET SANDED WITH 2000 to get the little dirt specs out... then i sanded it all with 2500
STARTED BUFFING
PUT THE FRONT BUMPER BACK ON BUT AS YOU CAN SEE IT DOESNT LINE UP VERY GOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BECAUSE THE CORE SUPPORT IS SCREWED UP STILL
OH YA I ALSO PAINTED THE JAMS... JUST DIDNT SHOW IT. ANYWAYS LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK
Last edited by PASSWORD EG HATCH on Sat Jan 09, 2010 5:15 am, edited 1 time in total.