when way down south.Obviously, had I the luxury of a junk yard with these cars in it I would have opted for another door. So, progress is as per pics.Cut out the rust and insert a panel .Soon going to cut my panel from my cardboard template.I have bent the steel rim to form a 1/3 " approx. ledge for the panel to sit on .Will have to rough up the panel and add bondo but hopefully not too much. In order to avoid the continuation of the problem ,my guess is replace door /window rubbers,add fisholene to inside panels and ensure drain holes are free. Never attempted this before and it`s time consuming . Got any hints ,send em on .I am all eyes n ears .
Not able to offer a lot of advice, but I did work in a body shop at one time. That experience tells me take it slow. Take all the time needed to get a panel that will sit in the area in such a manner that looks like it belonged there.
Fiberglass (bondo) should be used sparingly, only to seal the seams and smooth the surface, not to shape it.
"Fisholene?" That must be a kiwi term for undercoating?
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Not able to offer a lot of advice, but I did work in a body shop at one time. That experience tells me take it slow. Take all the time needed to get a panel that will sit in the area in such a manner that looks like it belonged there.
Fiberglass (bondo) should be used sparingly, only to seal the seams and smooth the surface, not to shape it.
"Fisholene?" That must be a kiwi term for undercoating?
You know , just the reassuring hand- on- the -shoulder (as above) does the trick !! Not that I am unadventurous --As you say Dave," take your time " I have --see pics --cut rust and inserted some galv, panels.Do not own and neither can use properly a mig so am off with my door to the shop for a 10 min weld so I can remove the rivets .Will bondo surface once I have roughed the surface mike
Nice work shaping the panel. We would say "nothing ventured, nothing gained". You have saved a bunch of money even if someone else needs to do the welding.
Nice work shaping the panel. We would say "nothing ventured, nothing gained". You have saved a bunch of money even if someone else needs to do the welding.
Thanks tbird.That took me nearly a day just to get there . But I enjoy it really because if you aren`t learning , you are stagnating .!! I can see how this sort of stuff would be expensive.95 % labour.The chap has welded it and didn`t charge me .I left $20 on the counter with the receptionist to buy him a lottery ticket or beer.He is a real nice, honest guy who welded some collectors for me that I formed .4>2>1 system so he had 3 collectors each side .He also welded some stubs onto the exhaust flanges for me .All up $50 .That is cheap I thought . That ofcourse is another story.
Boy, you are making real progress! It is also obvious that you are a quick learner. It is looking good!
When does the "fisholene" go on?
David, The fisholene is a deodorised oil ,fortunately which doesn`t go in until all the clear/base has been complete. It is used as a rust protectant inside the door.( As a friend of mine said when I questioned its efficacy ." well you dfon`t see rust on fish !!" We have here a sheep oil (lanolin ) in a rattle can . Good for the hands as you probably know.It sets quite thick when applied .I may use that yet because I know the product. 12 mths ago ,maybe more ,I had my crank ground and didn`t want it to rust .I sprayed the lanolin on the crank and it has set like a waxy layer .looks very good .
I presumed "fisholene" is some type of undercoating/rust preventive material. I just find it interesting that even though we speak the same language, we sure do have different terms and different products.
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I presumed "fisholene" is some type of undercoating/rust preventive material. I just find it interesting that even though we speak the same language, we sure do have different terms and different products.
David you are right.The aussies n kiwis have some terms that confuse most others until explained.I have no doubt that communities in the USA have the same.I know the London ****neys have some great expressions purposely designed hundred or so years back to fool their bosses / landlords/ the law ? To us it is intelligible if a few phrases are thrown together in a sentence. eg apple n pears = stairs ,plates of meat = feet , north n south = mouth.This " language"still exists and (modern)phrases added to it today are called Mockney. So, if you have absorbed that into your loaf of bread(head) you are half way there. cheers mike
