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The car arrived here in early March from my bro’s place where we cut off the fenders, made new ones and bonded them onto my car. This is what it looked like when it arrived. Rougher than i remembered during all of those weekends in CA! Now the real work began...
The car arrived here in early March from my bro’s place where we cut off the fenders, made new ones and bonded them onto my car. This is what it looked like when it arrived. Rougher than i remembered during all of those weekends in CA! Now the real work began...
0 2011/08/15 20:06:26
No matter what angle...she still looked might rough. The order of magnitude of the task was beginning to sink in!
No matter what angle...she still looked might rough. The order of magnitude of the task was beginning to sink in!
0 2011/08/15 20:06:12
Note that all of the black you see on each fender is raw carbon fiber cloth. Not really what most would consider suitable for paint! Also, since we glued the molded fenders on the existing body, the seams had to be completely integrated into the original body and the new shapes had to be contour matched as well. In other words….LOTS of bondo and more carbon fiber! So, I started smearing the bondo and broke out the sanding supplies.
Note that all of the black you see on each fender is raw carbon fiber cloth. Not really what most would consider suitable for paint! Also, since we glued the molded fenders on the existing body, the seams had to be completely integrated into the original body and the new shapes had to be contour matched as well. In other words….LOTS of bondo and more carbon fiber! So, I started smearing the bondo and broke out the sanding supplies.
0 2011/08/15 20:06:12
more bondo, more sanding.....
more bondo, more sanding.....
0 2011/08/15 20:06:12
still more bondo and still even more sanding....throw in a bit of shaping and contouring while you're at it!
still more bondo and still even more sanding....throw in a bit of shaping and contouring while you're at it!
0 2011/08/15 20:05:38
Once the fender gets close…a dusting of guide coat is applied and then the fender lightly sanded…that shows you just how bad you did as the low spots magically appear all over the fender. Here is the same fender receiving the guide coat. After some light sanding, i realized i was still an "apprentice" sculptor.
Once the fender gets close…a dusting of guide coat is applied and then the fender lightly sanded…that shows you just how bad you did as the low spots magically appear all over the fender. Here is the same fender receiving the guide coat. After some light sanding, i realized i was still an "apprentice" sculptor.
0 2011/08/15 20:05:38
Finally, the left front fender starts to appear out of the bondo dust as I learn how to become a sculptor!!
Finally, the left front fender starts to appear out of the bondo dust as I learn how to become a sculptor!!
0 2011/08/15 20:05:38
As the fenders come into the right shape… I then add glazing putty to fill scratches and low spots (the reddish brown stuff). While the fenders are getting smoother and better shaped, the putty makes them look even worse…if that is possible. Ok, so it still looks pretty rough…believe it or not…it is getting better. I pretty much worked on it every weekend with a goal of getting it ready for paint by the end of the summer (a goal i did not attain). Well, that is about it for this update.
As the fenders come into the right shape… I then add glazing putty to fill scratches and low spots (the reddish brown stuff). While the fenders are getting smoother and better shaped, the putty makes them look even worse…if that is possible. Ok, so it still looks pretty rough…believe it or not…it is getting better. I pretty much worked on it every weekend with a goal of getting it ready for paint by the end of the summer (a goal i did not attain). Well, that is about it for this update.
0 2011/08/15 20:05:13
After lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of sanding…more bondo and lots more sanding, it started to look like a Lister…a REALLY wide Lister that is (it is about 4 inches wider than a late model Corvette Z06!!).
After lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of sanding…more bondo and lots more sanding, it started to look like a Lister…a REALLY wide Lister that is (it is about 4 inches wider than a late model Corvette Z06!!).
0 2011/08/15 20:05:13
Then the body started to appear from the clouds of bondo dust…I am a terrible body dude and sand off 90% of all the bondo I apply…so, I apply a lot of bondo! But...it was actually starting to look good - to my utter surprise.
Then the body started to appear from the clouds of bondo dust…I am a terrible body dude and sand off 90% of all the bondo I apply…so, I apply a lot of bondo! But...it was actually starting to look good - to my utter surprise.
0 2011/08/15 20:05:13