This is what happens when the wife can't keep a hold of the door on a windy day! - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

*gmachinz* · 08-01-2015, 09:25 AM

Man was I not happy when I seen this! The wind racked the door to the point when my wife shut it and attempted to re-open it, the door edge caught the fender and rolled in it a bit. On the plus side, insurance is paying me out for the "body shop damage estimate" which is actually enough for me to replace the rear steel bumper, fix a few misc. dings/dents, replace the fender and re-shoot the entire truck!! I told my wife there's a silver lining to all this-you'll end up with a show quality finish when I'm done with it and it'll be the best looking Yukon in the city!!

She'll have to deal without having her truck for about a week but she get over that when she sees the finished truck.

68C15 · 08-02-2015, 06:29 AM

didn't bend the hinges?! You got lucky

*gmachinz* · 08-02-2015, 09:35 AM

That's what I meant when I said racked-it did indeed bend the hinges slightly up and outward. That's why the door caught the fender the second time she opened the door. There's a windy gap now and the door latches funny when it closes. I'm going to have to pull the front sheetmetal to even get to the hinges-and the door needs prepped....then there's a few dings to take care of, so I figured I might as well prep the whole truck for a re-paint.

*gmachinz* · 08-03-2015, 03:09 PM

Well, ordered parts for the Yukon today. Nobody appears to have any Denali part outs so I just ordered all new GM stuff. I'm giving myself 4 days to do a complete re-shoot, show finish cut/buff on the wife's truck. We'll see how it goes-I may have to post some updates along the way!

*gmachinz* · 08-07-2015, 01:04 AM

Well, I've tore down my wife's Yukon today-I've given myself 4 days for this project. I've fixed the drivers door, pulled the entire front clip, then knowing the rear bumper face bar needed replaced, I pulled everything and good grief I needed to replace ALL the rear bumper hardware as well as pull the factory hitch to be sandblasted. All rear bumper replacement parts are getting painted then undercoated....this crazy GM rear bumper rust-out dilemma is ridiculous!

Besides the rear bumper hardware I so bought:

NEW front bumper cover
NEW GMC grill emblem
NEW LH and RH signal lenses

Plan is to fix quite a few little dings, a nice sized dent, scuff/prep and shoot the entire truck and clear it....will work the clear finish up to a 3000 grit cut/buff. With what insurance is paying for the sprung door, I have enough to pay for everything I'm doing and replacing-so instead of having a "shop" replace the fender and blend the door, I'm doing the entire truck! Here are a few pics:

68C15 · 08-07-2015, 06:51 AM

I should commission you to fix my wife's 99 Tahoe. The left cargo door is starting to rust on bottom lip. I'll pay you 2 cases of beer and a trip to Smokey D's

*gmachinz* · 08-07-2015, 09:11 AM

Lol.....I also have just the beginning of some crust trying to start along the bottom seam on all 4 doors as well-I'll be hitting/stripping the bottoms, applying 3M seam sealer then priming/top coating/clearing just the bottom halves. I'll be fixing every goofy little blemish this truck has-theres no other way to do it ya know?

*gmachinz* · 08-07-2015, 09:47 PM

Got some more work done today. Knocked down all the small door edge dings, used my uni-spotter to pull a small dent in the rear, pulled off the running boards to get access to a couple areas where it wants to start rusting. Epoxied a crack in the front fiberglass bumper reinforcement, hit the lower door edge seams, now just a lot of little work now....hope to have it painted and cleared by Saturday night.

*gmachinz* · 08-07-2015, 09:50 PM

Took me 5 minutes to grind the paint off and lay out the stud welds-and literally a minute to pull the dent out!

*gmachinz* · 08-09-2015, 11:09 PM

Didn't have a lot of time to keep stopping to take a lot of pics....tonight I called it a night after getting everything is epoxy sealer. Still have a couple spots to hit....scuff some exterior parts, etc. Didn't get as far as I wanted but I stayed at it as much as I could. Maybe next weekend it'll see some paint!

*gmachinz* · 08-17-2015, 03:04 PM

Got base coat on. There's more room than it appears even though in the shop there's also a 73 SS 454 El Camino project and a 406 powered Vega under covers.

UKNOWME · 10-20-2015, 10:57 PM

So where's the finished product? Did you get it done before deadline?

67ChevyRedneck · 10-22-2015, 01:39 PM

Wow, great job!

Yea, it's been a couple months, lets see the finished product!

**Boog** · 10-24-2015, 06:28 AM

And this ladies and gentlemen is what is known as the "snowball effect". It starts off with something small and grows from there.

Dang'd thing about rust is it attacks a whole vehicle too, not just the lower panels. Be proud you can do these repairs yourself.

**Gregski** · 10-24-2015, 11:47 AM

wind my butt I think your wife just wanted the truck re painted, smart woman, ha ha

*gmachinz* · 10-25-2015, 09:40 PM

lol....yeah I got it done. I've had a pretty hectic weekend so I haven't had a lol of time to post update pics. I had a lot of parts to sort out (NOS), my wife has not been feeling well so I've been entertaining the kids all weekend AND my best friend growing up has been discharged from the military after 18 years of service and dropped by for a surprise visit!

But, I'll post pics of the progress on the Yukon soon-the only spot of rust (which was horrendous) WAS limited to the rear bumper area-I was extremely surprised too! Wife doesn't mind at all having a nice new paint job either-but its a dual purpose situation too-I'll be taking over driving it soon because she'll be getting a newer Yukon (thinking about a '10 or '11) so I kinda had a vested interest in doing a thorough job on it-lol. Its not a show truck but I did knock it all down to 2000-grit before buffing-its as nice as when it was brand spankin new at least.

08-01-2015, 09:25 AM	#1
gmachinz Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Des Moines, IA. Posts: 4,143	This is what happens when the wife can't keep a hold of the door on a windy day! Man was I not happy when I seen this! The wind racked the door to the point when my wife shut it and attempted to re-open it, the door edge caught the fender and rolled in it a bit. On the plus side, insurance is paying me out for the "body shop damage estimate" which is actually enough for me to replace the rear steel bumper, fix a few misc. dings/dents, replace the fender and re-shoot the entire truck!! I told my wife there's a silver lining to all this-you'll end up with a show quality finish when I'm done with it and it'll be the best looking Yukon in the city!! She'll have to deal without having her truck for about a week but she get over that when she sees the finished truck. Attached Images

08-02-2015, 06:29 AM	#2
68C15 blood type; Retumbo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: next to my reloading bench Posts: 10,269	Re: This is what happens when the wife can't keep a hold of the door on a windy day! didn't bend the hinges?! You got lucky __________________ Man rule #77...if you own a 67 stepside with a caddy 472 you will never be in danger of loosing you man card

08-02-2015, 09:35 AM	#3
gmachinz Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Des Moines, IA. Posts: 4,143	Re: This is what happens when the wife can't keep a hold of the door on a windy day! That's what I meant when I said racked-it did indeed bend the hinges slightly up and outward. That's why the door caught the fender the second time she opened the door. There's a windy gap now and the door latches funny when it closes. I'm going to have to pull the front sheetmetal to even get to the hinges-and the door needs prepped....then there's a few dings to take care of, so I figured I might as well prep the whole truck for a re-paint.

08-03-2015, 03:09 PM	#4
gmachinz Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Des Moines, IA. Posts: 4,143	Re: This is what happens when the wife can't keep a hold of the door on a windy day! Well, ordered parts for the Yukon today. Nobody appears to have any Denali part outs so I just ordered all new GM stuff. I'm giving myself 4 days to do a complete re-shoot, show finish cut/buff on the wife's truck. We'll see how it goes-I may have to post some updates along the way!

08-07-2015, 01:04 AM	#5
gmachinz Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Des Moines, IA. Posts: 4,143	Re: This is what happens when the wife can't keep a hold of the door on a windy day! Well, I've tore down my wife's Yukon today-I've given myself 4 days for this project. I've fixed the drivers door, pulled the entire front clip, then knowing the rear bumper face bar needed replaced, I pulled everything and good grief I needed to replace ALL the rear bumper hardware as well as pull the factory hitch to be sandblasted. All rear bumper replacement parts are getting painted then undercoated....this crazy GM rear bumper rust-out dilemma is ridiculous! Besides the rear bumper hardware I so bought: NEW front bumper cover NEW GMC grill emblem NEW LH and RH signal lenses Plan is to fix quite a few little dings, a nice sized dent, scuff/prep and shoot the entire truck and clear it....will work the clear finish up to a 3000 grit cut/buff. With what insurance is paying for the sprung door, I have enough to pay for everything I'm doing and replacing-so instead of having a "shop" replace the fender and blend the door, I'm doing the entire truck! Here are a few pics: Attached Images

08-07-2015, 06:51 AM	#6
68C15 blood type; Retumbo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: next to my reloading bench Posts: 10,269	Re: This is what happens when the wife can't keep a hold of the door on a windy day! I should commission you to fix my wife's 99 Tahoe. The left cargo door is starting to rust on bottom lip. I'll pay you 2 cases of beer and a trip to Smokey D's __________________ Man rule #77...if you own a 67 stepside with a caddy 472 you will never be in danger of loosing you man card

08-07-2015, 09:11 AM	#7
gmachinz Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Des Moines, IA. Posts: 4,143	Re: This is what happens when the wife can't keep a hold of the door on a windy day! Lol.....I also have just the beginning of some crust trying to start along the bottom seam on all 4 doors as well-I'll be hitting/stripping the bottoms, applying 3M seam sealer then priming/top coating/clearing just the bottom halves. I'll be fixing every goofy little blemish this truck has-theres no other way to do it ya know?

08-07-2015, 09:47 PM	#8
gmachinz Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Des Moines, IA. Posts: 4,143	Re: This is what happens when the wife can't keep a hold of the door on a windy day! Got some more work done today. Knocked down all the small door edge dings, used my uni-spotter to pull a small dent in the rear, pulled off the running boards to get access to a couple areas where it wants to start rusting. Epoxied a crack in the front fiberglass bumper reinforcement, hit the lower door edge seams, now just a lot of little work now....hope to have it painted and cleared by Saturday night. Attached Images

08-07-2015, 09:50 PM	#9
gmachinz Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Des Moines, IA. Posts: 4,143	Re: This is what happens when the wife can't keep a hold of the door on a windy day! Took me 5 minutes to grind the paint off and lay out the stud welds-and literally a minute to pull the dent out! Attached Images

08-09-2015, 11:09 PM	#10
gmachinz Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Des Moines, IA. Posts: 4,143	Re: This is what happens when the wife can't keep a hold of the door on a windy day! Didn't have a lot of time to keep stopping to take a lot of pics....tonight I called it a night after getting everything is epoxy sealer. Still have a couple spots to hit....scuff some exterior parts, etc. Didn't get as far as I wanted but I stayed at it as much as I could. Maybe next weekend it'll see some paint! Attached Images

08-17-2015, 03:04 PM	#11
gmachinz Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Des Moines, IA. Posts: 4,143	Re: This is what happens when the wife can't keep a hold of the door on a windy day! Got base coat on. There's more room than it appears even though in the shop there's also a 73 SS 454 El Camino project and a 406 powered Vega under covers. Attached Images

10-20-2015, 10:57 PM	#12
UKNOWME Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Clovis, NM Posts: 2,705	Re: This is what happens when the wife can't keep a hold of the door on a windy day! So where's the finished product? Did you get it done before deadline? __________________ 2018 Audi S5- wife's ride 1980 Chevy Scottsdale http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=543511 1981 Chevy Silverado- in pieces 1964 Chevy c10 2017 Jeep Wrangler JKU

10-22-2015, 01:39 PM	#13
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: This is what happens when the wife can't keep a hold of the door on a windy day! Wow, great job! Yea, it's been a couple months, lets see the finished product! __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

10-24-2015, 06:28 AM	#14
Boog laying low Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Searcy, Ark. USA Posts: 13,433	Re: This is what happens when the wife can't keep a hold of the door on a windy day! And this ladies and gentlemen is what is known as the "snowball effect". It starts off with something small and grows from there. Dang'd thing about rust is it attacks a whole vehicle too, not just the lower panels. Be proud you can do these repairs yourself. __________________ Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross

10-24-2015, 11:47 AM	#15
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,840	Re: This is what happens when the wife can't keep a hold of the door on a windy day! wind my butt I think your wife just wanted the truck re painted, smart woman, ha ha



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10-25-2015, 09:40 PM	#16
gmachinz Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Des Moines, IA. Posts: 4,143	Re: This is what happens when the wife can't keep a hold of the door on a windy day! lol....yeah I got it done. I've had a pretty hectic weekend so I haven't had a lol of time to post update pics. I had a lot of parts to sort out (NOS), my wife has not been feeling well so I've been entertaining the kids all weekend AND my best friend growing up has been discharged from the military after 18 years of service and dropped by for a surprise visit! But, I'll post pics of the progress on the Yukon soon-the only spot of rust (which was horrendous) WAS limited to the rear bumper area-I was extremely surprised too! Wife doesn't mind at all having a nice new paint job either-but its a dual purpose situation too-I'll be taking over driving it soon because she'll be getting a newer Yukon (thinking about a '10 or '11) so I kinda had a vested interest in doing a thorough job on it-lol. Its not a show truck but I did knock it all down to 2000-grit before buffing-its as nice as when it was brand spankin new at least.

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