Rusty fender repair pics
 

Needed a little dent straightening also

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Pretty much ready to be sanded and primed

that is real nice work.

nice, i like to see how people do their work cause i try to learn something from everyone
keep the progress updated

Filled the trim holes also

As i sit here trying to paint the bubble gum filled rust holes, I look at your work and say, damn he makes me sick.
As always, awsome work man.

Ok, for us bodywork challenged, what exactly did you do? Cut out bad piece, welded new one on ... what did you use to grind down your weld and get the two pieces to look seamless? is that a sander?

Ya know, I think I could teach any one of you guys how to do this kind of work. Its really not that hard.

houston69, Yes, cut out the rust back to healthy metal and replaced it with a solid piece from a wrecked fender (waded up in front)
Weld it in solid then dress it down carefully

Sign me up for that class!!!!!!!!!

Hey, I thought you were coming by the house this weekend? I've got an old fender from a '59 Studebaker and I want to see you hammer it into a rocker panel and a hood latch :)

All hail ebfabman, king of metalworking!

Kenneth

While I was never even clos to your expertice, I used to do this in school about 10 years ago. I was pretty good, but i was better with the paint gun than with the welder.
They tought us to mold 1/4 panels out of filler instead of weld on new ones...I was pretty bummed about the leadership in that class.

or you could not sped as much TLC on that grinding and just slap a little putty on there. then run a block across it.

LOL @ XXL.......thats a good one ....'59 Studebaker ......LOL!:D



lotik, it takes less time to metal finish it, less material, and less mess.... (for me anyway) but yes it could be done that way.

hehe it would be my personal preference.. heh. i'm definately not a welder.

ebfabman
 

Do you sleep with that welder or what............lol.Man i sure like to see your work.You can sign me up for your class anyday....lol..........nice work bud......................James

Nice work, got any pics from patching up a front fender corner where the battery eats the metal away?

dubie, none yet but I'll get right on it........:D

efabman...
 

...what tools do you use for your repairs?
ie plasma cutter, tig, mig, anything else?
just curious.
I saw a real neat cutter/torch/welder on sat at the auto fair. I will probably get one before the end of the year.
This thing could cut 1" steel in 1/8" slices. For those of you who have tried this with a regular torch know that the metal would just flow back together.
here is the website http://www.cut-like-plasma.com/

Hey how much is that gun? Looks pretty cool. Kinda like gas welding for dummies, ie: me. Plus I want an excuse to get a tank/torch. Just be nice to have.

Cheyenne Super, I've seen those but never used one. I use a plasma cutter and a mig welder. I think those torches would be great for aluminum although I use a spool gun for aluminum. How much are they?

Nice work!!!!! you could come up here and help with my rockers cab corners and floor pans whenever you want.:canada:

i got one of those guns and it nice but i like the plamas cutter better

welder/cutter price
 

it cost 350 off the net and 400 if you call them up.

Where did you find it on the net? I think it's pretty cool, but kinda pricey. Still a deal is a deal, right. $50 is $50 anyway you lok at it.