This update has a lot of filling/sanding/feeling which takes a lot of time but doesn't really make for exciting photographs. Sorry about that.
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I closed the 20 December
update mentioning that I'd gone to Summit and picked up a rocker.
This is that rocker |
If you needed a refresher, this is the rusted part of the old one. | |
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and the other end |
The rest of the area looked fine. | |
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(except for this pile of rust and dirt and rust-foam I pulled out of it) |
Cut the new rocker up to get the nice curve I needed. | |
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You can see that I painted the inside of this area while it was open.
Bonus: Yes, the jack is stored under the car. |
First tacks. | |
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More tacks. |
Lots of tacks. | |
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Some grinding |
More tacks, more grinding. | |
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Ground. |
One more rust area to take care of. | |
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I have found that the stud welder studs make outstanding holders for small
patches. |
Used the stud welder to raise the depression here on the sail panel,
too. Doesn't have to be perfect, just has to be better than it was;
and it is. | |
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Mixed up some All-Metal for these spots to go under the epoxy primer. |
Ahead of the door too... | |
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.. and behind. |
Tried to sand it and it just smeared. | |
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Smear, smear.
Means I can't trust any of it. |
36 grit fiber discs work pretty good for taking uncured all-metal off. | |
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Cleaned it out of this seam... |
... all of the tonneau cover snap holes... | |
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... the gate-dent... |
... and all the tonneau cover snap holes on this side | |
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Left the initial filler on the seam since it actually hardened. |
Did clean out this seam too. | |
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After all that sanding, the interior had a quarter-inch thick layer of dust. |
Next step: epoxy primer. The gas water heater is in the garage, so at SWMBO's request, I did this in sections so as to avoid creating an explosion. Apparently I was successful.
Two wet coats with half an hour between them.
First section was hood/fenders/driver's door. | |
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You can really see that I've got my work cut out for me on the hood. |
Second section was roof and quarters, and pass door. Lots of dust
in the primer. | |
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Does look nice shiny though. |
Then filler is applied over the epoxy primer. That's Evercoat Rage
Ultra, not All-Metal. Reckon I'm done with that one. | |
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So many spots that need filler. |
All the spots. | |
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And, of course, as soon as I start sanding the filler, there goes the
primer. |
I actually have to move the toolbox behind the car to get access to the
tailgate. It's not in very good shape. | |
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More filling/sanding/filling/sanding. |
Got the major problem area of the hood handled. | |
I had expected this to be the last day of forward progress for a while - it's becoming winter today; 11:59p yesterday it was 70F out, tonight it's supposed to get down to 21F. That's not the issue though: I ran out of filler. I don't have a LOT of things that still need work but it's non-zero. I expect updates to slow (at least from a bodywork perspective) since it's too cold for things to harden. I'd have preferred to get the body in primer again but I needed one more warm day. Also vacation ends and I need to go do day job again.