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Next I stripped on the existing paint on the rear fenders to get ready for epoxy primer.
Then primer. I also had some stuff that I have been working on primed at the same time. Now I can really see where the dents and bangs are on the fenders. Will start bondo work on them next. Another new thing to learn.
Really like the work you are doing. You are very brave, but get great results! Especially your door handles/latches- excellent!
Brave? Not real sure about that. I am not afraid to try something though. I am not working with the human body or animals so the worst that will happen is a ruin some material. People that work with living things can kill someone/something. There is no risk taking there. I don't get paid to do this so my time is very affordable.
With the nice weather I sprayed the underside of the cab and the insides of the fenders with box liner. This stuff is messy. Get some on you and your keeping it for a while.
If you do this take the tape off right away. Once it is hard it becomes a challenge to take it off.
Although I don't have any pics, got my fuel line in as well. Working on safety neutral switch and tranny shifter cables. That is hard to take pictures and make look interesting.
Next step is to strip the rest of the cab and put it into epoxy primer. Had to get a guy to do some sand blasting on the inside of the front roll pan, grill and inside of the hood as my mini grinder and stripping discs would not work there.
I used EZ liner by Dominion Sure Seal. Sprayed it on with there Shutz gun. Worked out well. This stuff can be sprayed, rolled or brushed on./ After a few days I tried scratching it with a knife, just lightly and it did not mark.
The pro's use a masking tape with a heavy cord built in. They pull the cord after the liner has dried to cut the liner from the masking, then the tape and paper removes like normal without making a mess. Pretty slick how that works. You still don't want to wait too long, though.
Looks good, love seeing F-100 fat fender trucks in Ontario. Make sure to get to the Ford & Mercury Truck Nationals in Arthur, ON once complete. It is a heaven of classic trucks of all vintages
There's an Arther in Ontario. That's a new one. My goal is to have it drive able by next summer. Will see how it goes. The border shut down is driving me nuts as it is hard to get parts across the border now, unless I spend a bunch of money for couriers.
Have not been able to do much lately. But progress is progress. Got the cab stripped. That is a dirty job so needs to be done outside. With all the heat we have along with the work I do, there is nothing left in the tank to work after supper so it has been slow going.
Did get it done. Then washed with Metal Prep. Rinsed with water, per instructions. It then has a bit of flash rust.
That gets sanded with 120 grit. Everything gets double checked. then into primer she goes. Wow can you see where I have to do the body work now that primer is on. Cab went back on the frame today. Now I can move forward with some other stuff.
Great progress. You using 2k primer? I did as I was told it will help stop rust that you've missed or is starting to form.
What I was told by the guy that has sold me all this body work stuff is to use the epoxy primer first. Bondo work until good. Epoxy again over the bondo. Sand with 120 grit. Then use putty to fill in the scratches. Then 2K over the whole thing, 3 thin coats. If not perfect then more putty work. I asked about when to start and stop. He says that as long as the epoxy is on I can do as I please. Probably not a great idea to leave in the rain though.
Been working on the truck but nothing that is picture worthy. I decided to go ahead and fix the passenger side cab corners while I wait for Speedway to send me their backordered stuff. Front was OK. Ordered the panels from Mid Fifty. The front was OK but not great. The top of the panel did not line up with the existing truck. Why can't someone make panels that work. So I decided to cut the new panel down and hope for the best.
That worked out much better as it now lined up.
The rear was another story all together. When I held the new panel to the existing this is what I found.
Over 1/2" difference plus the thickness of the metal. After much pondering, I decided to cut the old panel one tape width away from the last bend. That way I had something ridged to work with.
Got things fitting somewhat better. Looked great at the back but now at the front I had this. I could not bend it enough to fit at the bottom.
More cutting, more bending, more, of everything. Finally got it to fit.
Just need to finish the welding, then filler.
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