After spending an inordinate amount of time fixing the bow I put into the inner side of the window opening I fixed the crack.
I don?t know how real welders do it but to keep from blowing away the edges I put in some material to run the bead out on.
Welded.
Finished.
While I had the Dremel out I opened up the hole for the tailgate lever. I had to work at it to get out so hopefully it will go back in easier without messing up the paint.
Tried removing the shelf paper but it was too far gone to peel off even with heat so I removed it and the paint with the heat gun and a scraper. Found this; must have been a pin hole in the vinyl.
Next was the holes for the aluminum trim. I was going to use filler but with the potential of the inside seeing moisture I decided to weld them.
There was some crinkly paint above the key so remove it and found this. Looks like the paint cracked and let water into the plastic filler.
In painting the body I found the factory spot welds to be a problem. Upset metal around them really messes you up when sanding even if you?re not looking for a perfect job. From now on every one of the buggers I find gets hit with the disc sander to knock it down to flush.
Treated the rust spot with Fertan. Next week I?ll see how it looks. Maybe break out the spot blaster.
Be gone to Mule Days next week but hope to have it painted the following weekend.
I don?t know how real welders do it but to keep from blowing away the edges I put in some material to run the bead out on.
Welded.
Finished.
While I had the Dremel out I opened up the hole for the tailgate lever. I had to work at it to get out so hopefully it will go back in easier without messing up the paint.
Tried removing the shelf paper but it was too far gone to peel off even with heat so I removed it and the paint with the heat gun and a scraper. Found this; must have been a pin hole in the vinyl.
Next was the holes for the aluminum trim. I was going to use filler but with the potential of the inside seeing moisture I decided to weld them.
There was some crinkly paint above the key so remove it and found this. Looks like the paint cracked and let water into the plastic filler.
In painting the body I found the factory spot welds to be a problem. Upset metal around them really messes you up when sanding even if you?re not looking for a perfect job. From now on every one of the buggers I find gets hit with the disc sander to knock it down to flush.
Treated the rust spot with Fertan. Next week I?ll see how it looks. Maybe break out the spot blaster.
Be gone to Mule Days next week but hope to have it painted the following weekend.
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