October 21st Rear door in primer
...work continues on the left side passenger rear door.
I finished stripping the door of paint, a few more small welds along the fold edges on both sides, seam sealer to all the folded edges and into the join of the skin to door frame on the inside.
The welded join required a small amount of hammer and dolly work as you would expect, but not too bad for a first attempt.
I then hit the inside and outside with a coat of primer, the outside a quick guide coat to establish where the filler would be required.
Ready for filler, a kitchen cutting block is great for mixing filler, a quick scrape and it's ready for next use.
I put the camera away when I sanded/ leveled the filler and forgot to get a pic, not too much filler required though there was damage from a previous repair that needed work as well as my repair.
I'm pretty happy with the result so far, a door saved, a huge learning curve. The repair panels - lower inside/ two ends and the lower front skin cost around $150.00. add around $50.00 for paint filler ect. Total hours invested, I've lost count but at my work rate probably a solid 40. You can understand why panel beaters shy from this kind of work, even if they worked at twice my speed they would find it hard to justify the cost.
If you are ever offered good rust free doors snap them up
Cheers
Chris
...work continues on the left side passenger rear door.
I finished stripping the door of paint, a few more small welds along the fold edges on both sides, seam sealer to all the folded edges and into the join of the skin to door frame on the inside.
The welded join required a small amount of hammer and dolly work as you would expect, but not too bad for a first attempt.
I then hit the inside and outside with a coat of primer, the outside a quick guide coat to establish where the filler would be required.
Ready for filler, a kitchen cutting block is great for mixing filler, a quick scrape and it's ready for next use.
I put the camera away when I sanded/ leveled the filler and forgot to get a pic, not too much filler required though there was damage from a previous repair that needed work as well as my repair.
I'm pretty happy with the result so far, a door saved, a huge learning curve. The repair panels - lower inside/ two ends and the lower front skin cost around $150.00. add around $50.00 for paint filler ect. Total hours invested, I've lost count but at my work rate probably a solid 40. You can understand why panel beaters shy from this kind of work, even if they worked at twice my speed they would find it hard to justify the cost.
If you are ever offered good rust free doors snap them up
Cheers
Chris