Bodywork Progress
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From: Murfreesboro, TN
Bodywork Progress
Ok, so I've never done bodywork before... but that doesn't usually stop me. I saw a sign on a guys truck last week that said something to the effect..."Flaws must really be expensive,.... cause everyone looks for them."
I was intimidated by all the nice smooth fenders at last weeks local Cruise-in, since I am doing bodywork, I'm looking at stuff like that now. Anywho, you don't have to look hard on mine.. BUT, I have come a long way.
I created a new Album in my gallery with a couple more fender pix.
I was intimidated by all the nice smooth fenders at last weeks local Cruise-in, since I am doing bodywork, I'm looking at stuff like that now. Anywho, you don't have to look hard on mine.. BUT, I have come a long way.
I created a new Album in my gallery with a couple more fender pix.
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Steve, if you had not told any one, no one would know that you had never done body work before. Very nice work. Maybe there is hope for me yet. I still have my body work to do and like you have never done much more than use a little bondo. Looks great, I hope mine comes out half a well.
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Seriously, those fenders turned out great, Nice work!
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They look good from my house!LOL Man you did a great job, my fenders look like they could be twins! How bad was it to hammer out the dent up front in the fender? I have to start mine. Just got some paint today for the inner fenders and air damns. I guess theres no time than now!
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I've turned wrenchs all my life, Learning how to do bodywork was like learning a foreign language...I've been reading everything I could get my hands on for the past 7-8 years, and working on repairing my panels during this time...welding in patches, pulling dent shrinking/ stretching, straighting, grinding...just trying to get them close enough to add a lite coat of filler and some Epoxy Primer...So I know very well how satisfied you feel getting to this point...Congrats!
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Thanks guys.... A friend of mine here on the board (RJ) gave me my inspiration. He told me he had never done any of this stuff either and that was all I needed. This board has been a huge help... Ax has published some great stuff. There's something about the satisfaction of doing it yourself... Even if it's not perfect, I know that I did it. I've said "that's good enough" a bunch a times, but then keep workin on smaller and smaller imperfections.
If I can do it, anyone can.
If I can do it, anyone can.
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Wow! great first effort! Many pros in the magazines don't do that good of work. If anything I said helped you do that work, I'm very proud!
Don't know that you need it, but for others there's a pretty good article on block sanding and straightening body lines in the newest issue of Classic Trucks.
Don't know that you need it, but for others there's a pretty good article on block sanding and straightening body lines in the newest issue of Classic Trucks.
