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Technical => Exteriors and Interiors => Topic started by: andrew_oc42 on March 26, 2012, 08:13:54 PM

Title: began the body work today!
Post by: andrew_oc42 on March 26, 2012, 08:13:54 PM: so today it was a nice day so i was finally able to get out in the sun and fibreglass some body! i think i found about 4kg of bog in the passengerside bonet panel.. underlying that a layer of lovely rust! that said cut her all out and glassed her up, waiting on it to cure sucks.. shall be all good by the morning i hope for it's sand down / hopeful final blemish removal.. first time with glass.. it's quite nice to work with.

i'll post some pics soon if you guys could please give me some feedback as to how i've done?

thanks guys, andy!
Title: Re: began the body work today!
Post by: andrew_oc42 on March 26, 2012, 08:19:00 PM: here are the before and afters! i'm pretty happy with it considering it's my first ever proper panel work :)

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/531942_10150633533546993_645896992_9503953_1276741345_n.jpg (http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/531942_10150633533546993_645896992_9503953_1276741345_n.jpg)
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/526307_10150633533316993_645896992_9503951_1541811009_n.jpg (http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/526307_10150633533316993_645896992_9503951_1541811009_n.jpg)
Title: Re: began the body work today!
Post by: ben on March 27, 2012, 02:00:03 AM: looks like your getting the hang of fibreglassing anyway. will have to have a chat sometime about some cool stuff you can do with it.

ben
Title: Re: began the body work today!
Post by: andrew_oc42 on March 27, 2012, 09:08:26 AM: thanks ben, will definitely have to have a chat!

now is day two.. much sanding required :-\
Title: Re: began the body work today!
Post by: vintageholden on March 27, 2012, 10:56:39 PM: fiberglass is cheeting LOL
REAL CARS ARE STEEL..
Title: Re: began the body work today!
Post by: BusyKiwi on March 28, 2012, 05:56:05 AM: Quote from: vintageholden on March 27, 2012, 10:56:39 PM
fiberglass is cheeting LOL
REAL CARS ARE STEEL..
AC Cobra, Corvette, Ferrari ... to name a few non steel cars :D
Title: Re: began the body work today!
Post by: vintageholden on March 28, 2012, 06:46:25 AM: allways someone bites..
Title: Re: began the body work today!
Post by: Bas / NZ on March 28, 2012, 12:58:27 PM: I HAVE BEEN IN FIBREGLASS ALL MY LIFE, BUT I HAVE STILL DONE ALL MY RUST WORK IN STEEL, STEEL / WELDING BECOMES PART OF THE PANEL, FIBREGLASS AS GOOD AS IT IS, IS ONLY BONDED ON. IT HAS IT'S PLACE IN BODY KITS ETC, OR PLACES IT'S NOT TO EASY TO DO STEEL WORK. Sh..t Caps was on, not doing it again... :D
Title: Re: began the body work today!
Post by: andrew_oc42 on March 28, 2012, 02:40:04 PM: haha dont worry guys, this will be fixed properly in due time..
i've gotta get this van on the road so i can start working properly again.. atleast if i remove all of the rust now, then over the next year, i can either replace the entire front end or repair it properly.
Title: Re: began the body work today!
Post by: rizzo on March 28, 2012, 06:14:46 PM: Hi there Andrew good on ya keep up the good work and you dont have to please any one except your self and i bet you there is a lot of beddys out there with there fair share of fiberglass and bondo rizzo
Title: Re: began the body work today!
Post by: ben on March 28, 2012, 09:01:26 PM: bondo is the bomb.. by the way i have access to 4kg tins for $18+gst.. only 25 left.. im buying 10 of em this week. so therell only be 15 left:)