Archive for August, 2017
Back to paint stripping…
Started stripping/grinding the 8 layers of paint from the trunk area and passenger quarter panel.. Used a combination of aircraft stripper and a grinder with 24-grit and 36-grit discs. After it was down to bare metal, then a red scotchbrite pad to smooth the surface in prep for primer. Overall the metal is in great shape with the exception of the passenger quarter panel as it is rusted in the lower section behind the wheel and there was a considerable amount of body puddy (filler) applied previously to smooth out some sort of previous impact. I will be replacing the lower rear section of the quarter panel with a patch piece that is currently on backorder. That will fix the rust issues on this panel.
Still on the to-do list is stripping the hood and the roof.
