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Ryoken's Guide to Rust Treatment and Bodywork 101

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There was a lot more stuff on the passenger side than there is on the drivers side...it won't take as long on the other side.

It won't be long till it is in primer and then we will get a real good look at it.
 
he also said that he had to take some of the primer off anyway...said I sprayed it on too thick in some places...ask if I was trying to use the primer as filler...said that was not good...so he thinned it down as he blocked
 
he showed me the insurance job he was working on...a chevy truck with a smashed in bed. The bed was balls straight and ready for paint...it looked good.
He said "your's is gonna look this good when it's done...I promise you".

So I feel pretty good about the outcome...of course I wish I could have done it...nobody would have tried as hard as I would...I would probably still be sanding on in 2015 and would be ready to paint it....
 
Do you maybe see the broken Ryoken rule that I do?
 
well, I'm not sure where your going with that..

mud is an evil necessity the majority of the time..

what I will say is this... I may have insinuated it earlier in this thread... maybe not enough...

body work is a step of processes.. each process should be as fully completed as possible before moving on to the next... minimizing processes, and overlapping, till all are complete is important..

bringing something thru fill primer, than realizing you need to regrind and redo bodywork is not ideal...

layering product on product is not ideal..

putting dynaglass on top of fill primer is bad.. bodyworks #1 important factor is adhesion... not following the prior mentioned tips leads to improper adhesion and failed bodywork..


doesn't sound like your guy is bitching much about that, so that's good... hopefully it's looks t*t's in the end.. my fingers are crossed..
 
feels weird waiting on somebody else to do it...
 
I just want you to have the rig of your shark dreams/nightmares...
 
I will feel a lot better when I drive it out of there and it is clean, straight and shiny....wow...what long strange trip it has been
 
Not much news, but took the roll bar and the passenger seat to the sandblaster Saturday. They will ready by next Saturday.
Not sure what to paint the roll bar with but it seems like it needs something extremely durable.
Also not sure how much gloss the factory roll bars had...flat..semi?

I sort of wish I could paint it with Imron or something heavy duty.
 
bp71k5 said:
You could get the bar powder coated. Pretty impact resistant, though probably not authentic for that era.
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They did powder coating back then...not sure the bar was powder coated though...they definitely powder coated wheels back then
 
Ah, ok then its possible. I don't think my roll bar was powder coated either. I'd be surprised if they used glossy paint/powder. Why not shoot it with paint if your setup to do so?
 
Weekly update:

recently primed but has 1/8 in dust on it, not yet blocked...but looking straight!




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That actually looks good dust and all. I am sure you are gonna be happy.

Now you can save up all your frustration and long weekend's and late night's and dwindling bank account for reassembly.:D:D
 
I go pick up the sandblasted roll bar and passenger seat tomorrow.

It's so freakin' humid and hot here now in the 90's that I am afraid to try to paint them.
 
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