Project #2: Fender

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Feb 8, 2003 | 08:51 AM
  #1  
Here's the damage I seek to fix...

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Feb 8, 2003 | 08:53 AM
  #2  
So first I got this (I had already started when I realized - NO BEFORE PICS!! ahhh well)

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Feb 8, 2003 | 08:54 AM
  #3  
Freshly stripped! Today I"ll scuff it, sand it, and prime it.

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Feb 8, 2003 | 09:14 AM
  #4  
Looks like your doing it right

How did you strip paint?? If it was buy stripper/acid, make sure you "neutralize" he acid first, otherwise you will be one person after you prime and paint it.
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Feb 8, 2003 | 09:16 AM
  #5  
Aircraft Remover - that's why I'm gonna do a nice cleaning on it first. Matter of fact, I'm doing that now
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Feb 11, 2003 | 04:42 PM
  #6  
Cleaned, 2 coats primer (with 30min in between) and now 1 fresh coat of GM Gloss Black.

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Feb 11, 2003 | 04:42 PM
  #7  
'nother view.

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Feb 11, 2003 | 06:51 PM
  #8  
where did you get that paint??? is it in a rattle can..... or do you have to have a paint gun...
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Feb 11, 2003 | 07:39 PM
  #9  
Why didn't you fix the current fender? Just curious... the fender didn't look that bad. Did you have to rinse the paint stripper off with water? I never understood that part; to me, water = rust.
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Feb 11, 2003 | 10:21 PM
  #10  
Nope, you get the paint stripper off with a puddy knife, and serious scraping. I did the new panel, cuz what you don't see is that the other side behind the ground effects is totally smashed in. I got the panel for $40...

Yeah, it's all rattle can paint/primer. Discount Auto speciality, lol... I'm gonna do another layer of black, with 2 layers of clear coat. If I had an air compressor, I'd get a spray gun in a heartbeat!
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Feb 12, 2003 | 09:54 AM
  #11  
That's the worst; the hidden damage. Great job! (And great price, too!)
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Feb 12, 2003 | 10:53 AM
  #12  
That fender looked like he11 till you striped it. Looked factory new then.

I need a parts car myself. I need 2 doors and a left fender.
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Feb 12, 2003 | 11:15 PM
  #13  
Plane flights to LA are damn cheap right now.
Bummer is that the airlines charge ya lot for hauling stuff back.
When I did a fender, I just scuffed, primed and layed on paint.
When ya repaint, paint the fender (on something to hold it) as if on car.
When I did my paint, I was a slightly thin on the top of the fender.
I rattle can alot.
Good ol Pep Boys Body shop beige blends in well to the previous owner paint job.
Krylon has a GREAT paint can sprayer.
Ya get to hold the paint can as if it is a spray gun.
And the results show.
I'm seeking another passenger fender.
Damn Wife altered it to much and I'm not a fan of bondo on metal. So I await another fender for the $20 at wrecking yard sale.
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