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Went to see a friend to arrange for some help on my truck this weekend and, next to his work, I found this gem… ;)
http://imageshack.us/a/img594/7493/5zkt.jpg


Just thought I'd share...:uhmk:

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Small Update today…:mm:

For Jeff… :metal:
http://imageshack.us/a/img191/1373/1n4m.jpg

Here's the first patch, Jeff kindy provided for my inner fender repair, alongside the piece I cut off of mine…
http://imageshack.us/a/img811/9501/lqth.jpg

Here's my inner fender awaiting the patch…
http://imageshack.us/a/img812/7568/l6x8.jpg

Here's the patch clamped in place ready for the welder… only to find I need to get a refill on my Argon mix...:dohh:
http://imageshack.us/a/img809/9177/eg12.jpg

Here's the hood I'm using to get acquainted with Body Filler work, 2cd attempt…
Picked up some High fill primer and more sandpaper for next time...
http://imageshack.us/a/img12/7879/cmbg.jpg

Lastly, This is for CLEM… Here's the rear view of the aforementioned hood…;)
http://imageshack.us/a/img812/3981/dqp5.jpg

till next time...:burnout:

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looking good! as far as body filler get some longer sanding blocks, it will help keep it looking straight! you can make some blocks my buddys dad has a few he made for different sanding jobs! Wal-Mart has a bigger sanding block, I think its 2x9 or 3x9 block with a handle on top, it would be in the paint section! I bought one and used it on my rear tubs, works great! im also learner with bodywork and fillers, keep it up, WE'VE got 11 months tops, to get them ready! just a lil motivation for you!!

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looking good on the hood. chads right, long blocks are the way to go. check out autobodytoolmart.com, good supplier and good prices.

stay after it man...

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Hood is looking good Don. You can also stand back about 3 feet and rattle can some black across the primer. It will speckle the area you have worked on. Then take your long block and lightly scuff the guide coat. It will quickly reveal high and low spots.

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Loving the Da Bears. Thanks Don! Looks like the patch will fit right in, hoping to see some sparks soon.:devil:

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Thanks guys! The encouragement and guidance comments are well received and very much appreciated.:metal: I'm learning that patience is a must when doing bodywork… the hood is coming along nicely and I should be ready to prime and paint this next weekend… Here's a shot after spraying some fill primer today…
http://imageshack.us/a/img600/662/3sxc.jpg

Getting' Closer!!!:uhmk:

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Wazzup Jeff!!!!:metal::metal::metal:

Here's a bit of an update on the inner fender repair…
Here's a shot of the patch clamped and ready for some sparks!!!;)
http://imageshack.us/a/img29/5479/16n2.jpg

Here's as much as I could do before the Argon mix was completely depleted today...:thud:
http://imageshack.us/a/img5/2189/7z7j.jpg

Aside from the inner fender and the hood for my DD, I removed the original Mechanical Clutch Linkage bracket from the Driver's side frame rail...
http://imageshack.us/a/img43/6733/1hg5.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img841/6749/53uz.jpg

Small steps, but progress nonetheless!!!

Bear Down Bears! :cool:

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Looking good Don! Upol also makes a glazing putty called dolphin glaze which works really well....we use it everyday at work. I usually always finish my bondo work with 180 and feather around it and then go over the repair area with a skim coat of glazing putty to smooth out the transition from the bondo to the sourrounding area...if that makes any sense...just what works for me anyway. Good luck and keep rockin buddy

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Patience is diffenately a virtue in body work, and it looks like your catching on pretty quick. :metal:

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Thanks for the kind words, and the advice… Sprayed some fill primer (rattle can variety) and got a bit overzealous in a couple of spots that decided to crack as the primer cured...:dohh: I guess that means more sanding and hunting some dolphin glaze, Thanks JMo!

My faith in God has me practicing much more patience now that He leads me, but this bodywork stuff is one grand exercise in patience… Thanks for the encouraging words Alan…:clap:

Thanks to my "Cyber Brothers" (Clem's term) I have found the motivation and much needed assistance to tackle my build on a much deeper level than originally planned...:metal:

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Your hood is looking good.
The step side build is coming along too.

It was good to visit with you the other and I'm looking forward to coming by in person soon. :flag:

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Looking forward to your visit!:mm:



Thanks Again to Jeff, Da Bears, for the other patch part for my inner fender...:metal: and again to Grizz for the Number Plate from the UK...
http://imageshack.com/a/img854/8283/d4wy.jpg

Laterz...:bann:

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Hey bud, nice going on the truck! I found a stock tire carrier but found that with the style fender I am using( Longbed cutout) my tire is an inch to big.:whine::banghead: so I am gonna find a shortbed fender. I did find one but the guy wanted $250 and I still needed to pay shipping....MAN! Those things are getting hard to find!!! I found a bunch while I wasn't looking for one...and now there gone...Oh well! It's all part of the fun!:chevy: Can't wait to see the new hood on by the way!:metal:

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Thanks for the encouragement TJ...:uhmk:

Here's a small hood update… Began the day replacing the Fuel Pump on the boy's better half's 93 Accord, thanks to my bud Dillon who let me use his lift there was no crawling around on the concrete to drop the tank…;) Afterwards I finally found some time this weekend to do some sanding and respray of the fill primer…
http://imageshack.com/a/img856/3890/oubv.jpg

Getting closer… The Pic was taken with the primer still wet in places, the temp was dropping when I finally called it a day… :sumo:

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On to the update on the reason I'm out here…:metal:

Sunday was a dreary day which transformed into a day of rest and football...:bann:
Today, Monday, began, as mentioned in the previous post, working on a 93 Accord, following that job I attempted to attain a higher level of patience, in the way of bodywork...:sumo: following that, and a temperature drop, I was able to get started on the other inner fender...:mm:
This is the problem area, the end that bolts to the Radiator Support…
http://imageshack.com/a/img440/6453/0gq9.jpg

following a quick scribe around the patch, courtesy of Jeff, I went to work with my cut-off wheel...:cool:
http://imageshack.com/a/img27/4497/8xb6.jpg

after the surgery…and GRINDING!!!:metal:
http://imageshack.com/a/img199/1650/uih1.jpg

I found my Argon bottle was NOT fully emptied, so I HAD to make a few sparks...:devil:
http://imageshack.com/a/img853/9766/lgff.jpg

Now the welding gas is completely gone… cannot get any readings on the gauges now!!!:waah:

It's late, I'm beat, and the pillow is calling my name...
Laterz! :thud:

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PATIENCE ????

I thought you were a most patient guy.

I need to fix or get fixed my welder as well.

Hope your birthday day went of just perfectly Don and that your year ahead is filled with all you need.

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'birthday' didn't know you had a birthday. well, of course you have them. and hopefully many more...
happy belated birthday buddy.

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Thanks Guys!!! :metal:
Spent most of my BDay wrenching, sanding, painting, grinding, and welding...:bann: it all made for a good day which found me out here updating my thread after midnight...:frog:

Plans this week include Steering Wheel repair which will take place in between jobs here at the Tattoo studio... :hot:

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Hey Jmo, and any other body guys who care to add input, I have a quick question or 3 about glazing putty… Jmo is this the putty you referred to?
http://imageshack.com/a/img96/5387/xkh6.jpg

Is it a 2 part mix like Body filler, and what grit paper would be best for smoothing out once the putty is cured? And finally, would I just need regular primer over these spots before paint? Thanks for your input guys!!!:mm:
All this is new to me and leaving me a bit :confused:

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Nice progress! Keep it up! Hood is looking good.:chevy:

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That's the stuff it's. 2 part mix. And I usually start with like 100 grit paper to take down the high spots or not so smooth edges and then block with 180 then feather around with 220 and 300 and then sometimes 400 grit. I'm not a huge fan of the primer will fill it method I like to be able to make my bodywork smooth enough to seal it if I had too. I usually use an etch primer first for any bare metal any larger than the size of a nickel. Then a few coats of high build primer and some guild coat then block with 400 and then 600 and paint....hope this helps

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yeah don, jmo does it right... and thats the glaze i use too. he does a little more fine grit sanding steps than me but now i know one of his secrets, mine will turn out better. thanks jmo, and thanks don for making good progress and posting up often.

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Thanx JMo!!! that clarifies and erases some of the :confused: I've been experiencing...:metal:


Thanx Clem for the encouraging and affirming words!:mm:
As for posting often, sometimes it is a bit too often for my wife...:haha:
I look up from the screen to see her:fry: albeit a bit too late...:lol:

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Thanks TJ... ;)
With JMo's tips, I'm hoping to get this hood finished, painted , and installed in the next 2 weeks...:metal:

This weekend I've got to tow the boy's Volvo home to diagnose engine issues...:waah:
Monday will be tied up with Dr. Appt for my Beautiful Bride!:mm:
and some of the best Pizza in the state...:cf:

Laterz for now!!!:bo2:

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In Post #499 I mentioned that I was planning on some Steering Wheel work during this past work week...:hmm: well, seems my dremel tool went missing, so I spent the week scratching my head, trying to remember last place said tool was seen...:banghead:
After digging around and moving other tools, wa la… it was buried under my framing nailer, hiding in the dark recesses of the black box the nailer was residing in...:wash:
Now that it re-emerged, time for some wheel work… Here are some pics before the actual work begins…
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/150...c/607/zb99.jpg
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/150.../c/69/mqou.jpg
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/150...c/513/thjz.jpg
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/150.../c/59/xbwi.jpg

Plans are to use the dremel to grind out the cracks and fill with epoxy then paint…
Any tips or suggestions are welcome, I haven't repaired any steering wheels in the past...:mm:

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One of our own has passed away… Greg (Kart34)
Here's a link to a thread concerning this…
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=605524

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don't know how others approach the steering wheel cracks but i do it sorta like fiberglass repair. i take an x-acto knife and cut a V in the scratch about 1/16 inch wide then cut a deeper reverse ^ as best i can. which make an hourglass shape where the crack was. mix up jb weld and push the mix into the cuts. it will shrink up a bit but should lock the crack so it won't reappear. another coat of jb should get it pretty flush and after that its bodywork.

theres probably other and better ways but thats just my way...

have a nice holiday this week my friend and stay warm...

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I've only done one so far but I did mine pretty much the same way as clemdaddy.

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Thanks for the input guys...:uhmk:
Going to start in on the wheel today...:metal:

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Epoxy has been sanded down…
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/150.../c/27/7l09.jpg
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/150...c/809/yqxj.jpg
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/150...c/834/syrs.jpg

Now time for finish sanding and paint…
Coming Soon!:uhmk:

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Looking good!:chevy:

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Good work on the wheel. I use the same process. The last one in the 65 I used a 2 part panel adhesive or epoxy as I was out of JB weld. It worked great, no shrink back. Primed it, sanded it, sealed it and the base cleared it. Wet sealer, wet base wet clear..no dry time in between. Let it sit 24 hrs and all good.

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Looks great! I used JB on mine and found that a little bit of heat gun action kinda helped "wick" it into the cracks.

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Thanx for the tips Guyz!!!:metal::metal::metal:
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!:mm:

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Need to fix my steering wheel too. I know it had some typical minor cracks, but I haven't looked at it in so long, I don't really remember what they look like.:lol: I know some companies (such as Eastwood) make a kit specifically for these kinda issues. I've seen others use JB weld as well, & it seems to do the job just as good. Nice work, & hope ya'll have a Happy Thanksgiving as well. :bowtie:

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Looks good should be real nice once you get some paint on it.

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Looks good. Keep the updates and pics coming.

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:agree::agree:

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Not too much accomplished today… other than some Honey-Do's...:wash:

I did get some sanding and primer on the wheel…
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/150...c/163/zuur.jpg

Once the primer was applied I spotted some areas that need attention...:dohh:
Will be steady on it, plan on painting by Wednesday...:uhmk:

Weather forecast beyond that is Cold and Nasty!:sumo: and my paint area is not heated...:crazy:

Stay Tuned!:D