A 1974 Duster - My 2nd one, 41 years later!
With the roof covered in primer I continued down the passenger side sail panel and onto the 1/4 panel. My idea is to remove the lousy gold NAPA shelf paint and leave the factory paint. The 1/4 panel was full of filler, and when I got it stripped it really is a big ripply mess. While I can fill, and I can take out minor dents, I am not a sculpting expert by any means. So the question is: Do I fill and shape or do I weld in a new 1/4 panel. I am thinking one solid day and a brand new complete 1/4 panel could be welded in place with little to no filler required. Looking for you guys guidance here. Thanks guys.
Alex
IMG_2114 by Alexl5280, on Flickr
IMG_2115 by Alexl5280, on Flickr
Not really knowing what the correct approach is I covered the bare panel in Corroseal while I decide what to do. When the panel is black you can really see how bad it is. 2nd pic I enhanced the exposure so you can see how uneven it really is.
IMG_2116 by Alexl5280, on Flickr
IMG_2116 by Alexl5280, on Flickr
With the roof covered in primer I continued down the passenger side sail panel and onto the 1/4 panel. My idea is to remove the lousy gold NAPA shelf paint and leave the factory paint. The 1/4 panel was full of filler, and when I got it stripped it really is a big ripply mess. While I can fill, and I can take out minor dents, I am not a sculpting expert by any means. So the question is: Do I fill and shape or do I weld in a new 1/4 panel. I am thinking one solid day and a brand new complete 1/4 panel could be welded in place with little to no filler required. Looking for you guys guidance here. Thanks guys.
Alex
IMG_2114 by Alexl5280, on FlickrIMG_2115 by Alexl5280, on FlickrNot really knowing what the correct approach is I covered the bare panel in Corroseal while I decide what to do. When the panel is black you can really see how bad it is. 2nd pic I enhanced the exposure so you can see how uneven it really is.
IMG_2116 by Alexl5280, on FlickrIMG_2116 by Alexl5280, on Flickr