'65 Valiant Convertible: Mostly ignored for over 20 years
The previous owner had a hack of a bodyman replace the power quarters.
I tuned this up early in 2016 then epoxy primed it all. It has sat outside since then.
I ground off the primer, tuned up the welds a bit, filled the pinholes then spread body filler over it all. Lucky for me, all the patched areas are low enough that they won't peek through the filler.
If this car was a keeper, I'd have looked for a donor quarter panel. This was some ugly stuff.
Still more to do but it is taking shape.
Funny how when body filler starts to harden, it does it QUICK. It would be nice if the stuff had a longer delay. I've tried using less catalyst but I've found that the hardening process still acts the same, only later. I wish that the point from gel-like to hard took longer. Sometimes it starts setting up before I have spread it all.
The previous owner had a hack of a bodyman replace the power quarters.
I tuned this up early in 2016 then epoxy primed it all. It has sat outside since then.
I ground off the primer, tuned up the welds a bit, filled the pinholes then spread body filler over it all. Lucky for me, all the patched areas are low enough that they won't peek through the filler.
If this car was a keeper, I'd have looked for a donor quarter panel. This was some ugly stuff.
Still more to do but it is taking shape.
Funny how when body filler starts to harden, it does it QUICK. It would be nice if the stuff had a longer delay. I've tried using less catalyst but I've found that the hardening process still acts the same, only later. I wish that the point from gel-like to hard took longer. Sometimes it starts setting up before I have spread it all.
