I'm going to be posting the process of doing some repairwork I'm doing on a 69 SS for another Chevelle nut in the crowd
, Dave is his name and this is a "very" nice car but needs a little help..I will give him a link too this page so I don't have to send e-mails of progress
What has happened is that someone had redone the car in the past and put a vinyl top on it (which it did not have originally) and they used an "aftermarket" molding on the 1/4 panel that was attached to the panel below the original OEM molding. He's putting a new top on it and wants too use the original OEM moldings this time around so I need to weld some holes and do some work here.... It's also a good thing we're doing this as there is some rust to deal with because of the aftermarket moldings poor installation in the past.
I'll try to keep up with the photo's as I post them.....
I started the photo's after I had already began work, but it's still pretty much at the beginning. I first started by covering the car with sheet plastic and only leaving the work areas exposed.This car is extremely clean and it will stay that way ! (You can pretty much eat off the bottom of the car
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I first ground all the crappy area's up and got ready too weld holes up.Got it as clean as I could with fiber disk and welded,, then I ground the welds flush and cleaned with fiber disk again, then gave it a quick breeze with a sandblaster. Directly after that I gave it a quik blow with air and hit the bare steal with "self etch" primer as too seal the bottom of rust pits before any moisture could set back in.I spray it somewhat wet and then smear it too the bottom of the pits with my finger....Just the humidy in the air will start the oxidation process so I "prime it and then feather the paint" after this has dried.