my moms explorer (RUST)

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:34 pm
i decided to take on my biggest challenge yet, the rust on my moms explorer

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it didnt look to bad with the door closed
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when you open the door it looks alot worse (its still nothing compared to whats behind the silver plastic trim
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and behind the plastic was THIS
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after some cutting
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after welding and rust protecting
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stuff that just fell off the truck
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its a start, and remember my friend and i have no auto body education we just did it from what we saw on the internet

more pics soon



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:42 pm
nice start...

I would try and use flap wheels (on a grinder) to try and level off the welds. Then filler/sand/icing/primer

What are you using for cutting the sheet metal? Maybe try and use some tape to cut as straight as possible. It makes it way more easier when reparing panels with sheet metal when everything is square.



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:46 pm
im using a grinder to cut and i did use tape, but because i had to hammer the metal into shape it looks wavy

i still have to level off the welds

and noob question... what is icing?



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:50 pm
Icing is a light filler. I just noticed that you have trims over the area, so maybe you don't need to go overboard with the finished look.

Have you treated the "inside" of the sheet metal you are working with?



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:53 pm
i will use rubberized undercoating

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