Project Astrolade

[nitropyro]

very nice work martin! love the good "how to" pics
Danny

[stomp13]

WOW nice work. When I first saw that the customer wanted a caddy front end, I wasn't feeling it. 9 times out of 10 when I see stuff like that its sooooooo badly done but your work is really well done. Thank you for posting the pic's.

[Jboy2]

Wow! Nice work
Nice to see someone who takes their time to ensure the customer will be happy and that your services are done right!

[Mcfly Minis]

Finished the passenger fender, I forgot grab pictures after priming. I'll post em' tomorrow.

[peter]

Your good. Oh yeah, you're good! Dyin' to see the finished product, but glad to be able to learn how you get there.
BTW, is there something you're supposed to apply between the various pieces of sheetmetal so as to prevent rust from forming at the joints? How would you apply it, where and when? Jez curious....

[Smiliesafari]

Excellent work!!!!!!!!! It's nice to see how this is done.

[Rebel]

Very very nice work. keep them pics coming.

[Mcfly Minis]

BTW, is there something you're supposed to apply between the various pieces of sheetmetal so as to prevent rust from forming at the joints? How would you apply it, where and when? Jez curious....

I spray the back of my pieces of "filler" sheet metal with self etching primer, you could also use an epoxy primer. I prefer self etching for bare metal. They also sell a weld through primer that will prevent corrosion on the back side of filler pieces and it won't inhibit your ability to weld. I have never tried it.

I always try to pre-spray the back of the filler pieces I'm going to use. I didn't on this fender because I knew I could spray it after it was welded on, but sometimes you arn't able to, so it has to be done before.

[SoCalli V8]

What is the dark green product that you layed down before the bondo? is that "Marglass"

Did you put it onto the bare metal?

Why did you have to make that cut (going back) on the upper side of the fender? .... curious?

I appreciate seeing all the welding and fabrication details before they are covered by bondo and paint. Well Done!

[LaGrasta]

This is fantastic; you are skilled!

[Mcfly Minis]

What is the dark green product that you layed down before the bondo? is that "Marglass"

Did you put it onto the bare metal?

Why did you have to make that cut (going back) on the upper side of the fender? .... curious?

I appreciate seeing all the welding and fabrication details before they are covered by bondo and paint. Well Done!

The dark green product is called duraglass I am new to it, but I love it so far. You can place it right over bare metal no problems. It's rock hard when it's cured. It is also water proof I believe. You only want to use it as a gap filler, or if you have a large dent that can't be pulled. It's so tough to sand you wouldn't want any of it to be exposed after you apply your lightweight body filler.

I had to move the fender in about an inch. I would have liked to go further but I didn't want to take my chances of it not looking right or there being lots of body work after. That is why I ended up frenching the top corner. Plus I think it looks better frenched.
So in order to push the fender in i had to cut it up toward the windshield, that let me push the top of the fender over. Then I had to push the top of the fender down and overlap the side I pushed in. I then welded up that seam. This did all sorts of weird stuff with the hood/fender body line, so there was lots of cutting there also.

You know what, I'll make of video of me doing the other side. That should make it clear.

[Mcfly Minis]

primer pics

[Rebel]

Now that's clean. looking forward to the video.

They also sell a weld through primer that will prevent corrosion on the back side of filler pieces and it won't inhibit your ability to weld. I have never tried it.

I sprayed the back of my fillers also. Have used the weld through primer and works well,,never know it's there.

Darren,,glad you asked about the fender cut,,I didn't understand why that had to be done either but I live at the 96 way down south so that should explain my problem.

[astrosafari]

that looks pretty sweet. nicely done

we use the the weld through primer at the body shop im doing my co-op at right now, it works good, but i dont know which brand it is...

cant wait to see it finished its lookin good.

[jamesfoster]

Nice work. I like it. Looking forward to the finished project. Where's your shop located? And how long have you been doing bodywork and stuff?