Hey guys, working on a couple cars. This one happens to relate to a B body.
I wanted to get opinions anyway since it dealt with a general question of sheet metal. I have some bad rust on the door lock pillar. Got the new panel and debating whether to patch the original one or just replace the whole panel. Thoughts?
Full panel or patch?
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I'd do the whole panel, not much difference in work, end result will be better.
If you're good, replace the whole thing but be prepared to make things fit. That's a nasty area to replace without goofing a lot of gaps. Just like replacing full quarters, it's better to leave the striker plate and body lines.
Thank you guys. I’ve already replaced both full rear quarters, tail panel, trunk floor and drop downs. Oh and the passenger front door hinge pillar. Now that was a scary one. Looks to line up well. I’ll do the entire thing!
Wait until you see what's behind it after you spot weld drill that panel off.
Get a bunch of containers , Spray and Pour a good rust converter/coating inside when you get it off. Tape up the weep holes in the rockers and pour it full. You will need to pop the brake and or fuel line clips from the inner rockers and plug them with a golf tee . There are a couple of other openings you'll find as you start pouring. that is why you have extra tee's and a couple small plastic containers LOL. While your at it pour the quarter full and slosh it up over the wheelhouses with a brush.
Your car with rust where you have it should be dipped. Doing what I am telling is the closest you have without sending the body off. You may save it for many more years to enjoy without rust bubbles popping through. Sealing the rust will slow it up for many years. Make sure it is completely dry down in there and blow it out. Blow up through the weep holes that you will tape shut in the bottom of the rocker pinch weld. This is where you will pull the tape off to drain it.
The cheapest coating would be Black Rustoleum paint. Get more then you'll need you can take what you don't need back. Keep the containers very clean so they seal. I strain it and keep it to use again. Using a digital scope we looked inside some before and after. There is no comparison. On a rotisserie you can do the whole quarter up into the roof seam and even the roof one side at a time if you want
This is really important to do if welding was done on the car. If you don't the backs of the welds that you couldn't paint will rot. The biggest reason old body work always pops through. No one takes the time to seal the inside where the paint came off during panel replacement. I learned the hard way over the years after seeing cars that were dome years ago rotted worse where they were repaired.
Redone cars not properly coated are the worst rust buckets we see from the past.
Get a bunch of containers , Spray and Pour a good rust converter/coating inside when you get it off. Tape up the weep holes in the rockers and pour it full. You will need to pop the brake and or fuel line clips from the inner rockers and plug them with a golf tee . There are a couple of other openings you'll find as you start pouring. that is why you have extra tee's and a couple small plastic containers LOL. While your at it pour the quarter full and slosh it up over the wheelhouses with a brush.
Your car with rust where you have it should be dipped. Doing what I am telling is the closest you have without sending the body off. You may save it for many more years to enjoy without rust bubbles popping through. Sealing the rust will slow it up for many years. Make sure it is completely dry down in there and blow it out. Blow up through the weep holes that you will tape shut in the bottom of the rocker pinch weld. This is where you will pull the tape off to drain it.
The cheapest coating would be Black Rustoleum paint. Get more then you'll need you can take what you don't need back. Keep the containers very clean so they seal. I strain it and keep it to use again. Using a digital scope we looked inside some before and after. There is no comparison. On a rotisserie you can do the whole quarter up into the roof seam and even the roof one side at a time if you want
This is really important to do if welding was done on the car. If you don't the backs of the welds that you couldn't paint will rot. The biggest reason old body work always pops through. No one takes the time to seal the inside where the paint came off during panel replacement. I learned the hard way over the years after seeing cars that were dome years ago rotted worse where they were repaired.
Redone cars not properly coated are the worst rust buckets we see from the past.
Looks good, nice work!
Thank you. I have the front pillar also. May as well do the full piece on that one too.
Thank you for the info. I have a gallon of Coroseal which is used in marine applications to convert and seal for rust. I’ll fill it up and coat it before finished.
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