Patch panel - what next?

[67SniperHockey]

An elusive dual pentastar car!!

I know - I was under the impression they were only on the passenger side.....!

 

[67SniperHockey]

Making progress - slowly but surely!

 

[67SniperHockey]

Time to weld pin holes and low areas, grind, then some evercoat Everglass short strand, then rage ultra, then some dolphin glaze and onto primer!

 

[icetech]

Getting ready to do this on my car, kinda freaked out by it Doing all the spots people can't see first to get practice in

 

[barbee6043]

I'd seal that first with a good epoxy primer and then a fibrglass reinforced filler or just a quality filler,

 

[icetech]

I'd seal that first with a good epoxy primer and then a fibrglass reinforced filler or just a quality filler,

Primer before filler? i thought the filler went on the metal itself? (trying to figure out the proper process is all..)

 

[barbee6043]

Primer before filler? i thought the filler went on the metal itself? (trying to figure out the proper process is all..)

THere are till some body guys that put the filler directly to CLEAN metal. Since epoxy sticsk to anything and is also great sealer, I venture to say, most modern guys will appy the epoxy primr, and filler over that. Remember filler tend to absorb moistirem it the nature of it.

 

[icetech]

THere are till some body guys that put the filler directly to CLEAN metal. Since epoxy sticsk to anything and is also great sealer, I venture to say, most modern guys will appy the epoxy primr, and filler over that. Remember filler tend to absorb moistirem it the nature of it.

thank you

 

[toolmanmike]

This isn't a how to thread but more to show what was done. Looking good so far. A little rust repair Body shop story.

Time to weld pin holes and low areas, grind, then some evercoat Everglass short strand, then rage ultra, then some dolphin glaze and onto primer!

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[icetech]

This isn't a how to thread but more to show what was done. Looking good so far. A little rust repair Body shop story.


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Pinholes are the devil! i swear everytime i'm like "I'm done!" i shine a light and find 3 more... i am the worst

 

[A4GTX]

Pinholes are the devil! i swear everytime i'm like "I'm done!" i shine a light and find 3 more... i am the worst

Be patient and get them all! We’ve been there.

 

[barbee6043]

A lot of this metal rusts from the inside. You can DA the outside where there are pin holes and I will bet the inside metal has rusted very thin!!

 

[67SniperHockey]

A lot of this metal rusts from the inside. You can DA the outside where there are pin holes and I will bet the inside metal has rusted very thin!!

I treated the inside before I welded the new panel on

 

[67SniperHockey]

Still got some pin holes to fill with the Rage and Dolphin Glaze. Sand, sand, and sand again but getting better each time.

 

[Bobby Goolsby]

Making a little progress!

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What gauge of metal did you use to make the patches?

 

[barbee6043]

What gauge of metal did you use to make the patches?

I say 18 ga is oem, many patches are thinnaybe because of chinas taiwans metric tape!!???? LOL