Here's a pic of my turtledeck rear quarter standing on end, looking up from underneath. The whole top section of both quarters is swiss cheese! Note all the deep pitting also. $$ are pretty much non-existant at this point so replacement quarters are out of the question. My plan to repair these is to run fibergl*** mat underneath and a skim coat of mud on top, basically sandwiching the rotted metal in between. Would that be best or should I just go with fibergl*** across the top? I'm not much of a bodyman so any help is greatly appreciated! BTW, this ain't gonna be no show car!
I never refer to something done that needs to be removed and done again a "repair". in this day and age there is no reason to do this sort of ****. there are books and how to videos out there by the dozens on every aspect of vintage auto restoration, not to mention a ****load of people here on the HAMB to answer any question you may have on how to do things right. your repair will eventually fail. the only question is how long will it take. post some more pics of the damaged area... it doesn't look like that difficult of a repair to me.
I fully expected to be berated for asking that question! I doubt I'll be taking this car to the grave with me but I'd still like to do a somewhat proper repair. As you can see I've already patched many areas on this quarter. The rest of the car is in just as bad a shape. Frankly, I'm tired of doing metal work. I'd like to get started on the frame and suspension! The whole top section is swiss cheese and the underside is so pitted it's almost through anyway.
the right way is to do the metal work... that said if this panel was sandblasted, inside and out, reinforced plastic filler put on both sides of this panel would hold up for long time. don't use fibergl*** it does not stick to metal as well as filler. i have been surprised many times when stripping a car for restoration when come across an old repair like this that i did not think was there.
if your tired of doing bodywork take a break from it and do something else on the car if you dont know how to do something read or watch a video or talk to someone on here that does and do it when you take a break and want to start again. dont do a half *** repair that your not be happy with later it would **** to get it driving and painted and a big patch of bondo fall out
Take a breath . Go fishing . Come back later on this . Fixing a 30 s car takes time You already did some correct patches . Those are not too difficult . Make them in 3 parts , if needed , because of the compound curves. Each one help to practice , and practicing makes things easier . You will make the other fender in half time you did the first .
Exactly. Great advice. I had very little sheet metal experience when I started on my car, but after making quite a few panels (and f##kups), I learned a bit more each time. You will get more confidence too, the more you do. A half ***ed repair takes twice as long to fix further down the track.
hey there evintho..I agree that this can work if you use 'gorilla snot' reinforced body filler....and paint it both sides.It wouldn't be very strong in the unfortunate event of it gettin hit tho!! an alternative if you have the time might be to source some donor panel sections from another model car? If you get real stuck PM me...i have a buck here for makin a 27 roadster body cheers and good luck PB
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