I previously added backing reinforcements and filled some cracks in the body work: Bean Dips and SteelStiks SteelStiks Part 2 I used too much SteelStik and left a blobby mess, thinking I could just file it down smooth. After an hour with a file, I gave up on it and just spraye...
When preparing my Ranger to go up for sale, I noticed the wiper arms looked really shoddy. Paint faded and chipped and surface rust. The ones on the Beetle had previously been painted but were also looking pretty shabby. I decided to take them all off, clean them up, and paint...
In the previous post, I got started trying to replace the running boards, with only moderate success. It was a complete failure at replacing the actual running board. But, I was able to get all of the broken body bolts drilled out, tapped, and replaced. The hardware that came...
A couple of evenings ago, I replaced the front hood seal. That process went so well, I decided to replace the rear deck lid seal as well. As with the front hood seal, I have had the new seal laying around since I purchased the car. After reading posts on the samba, I was scare...
I had such good luck with the patches in the fenders last time, I decided to see how it would work on the outside. I couldn't get it as thin as I would have liked, but I knew I would be filing and sanding it down anyway. Since a little goes a long way with this stuff, I rolled...
Both rear fenders have cracks from old damage. I bought a tube of JB Weld SteelStik (Amazon link), which is steel reinforced epoxy putty. When dried, it is hard enough to drill and tap, so I figured it would work well to reinforce the back side of the fenders, behind the crack...
After the first couple of coats of primer and paint went down, there was a lot of texture to the paint. Mainly over-spray dust. I tried going over it first with the blue Scotch-Brite pad, which is the one safe for non-stick pans. That took some dust off, but not the texture. I...
As mentioned in the Panel Beater post, my last batch of shine juice clotted up and became tacky cement on the car. It wouldn't wash off. Mineral spirits wouldn't take it off. I ended up wiping the whole car down with Acetone, which accomplished a couple of things. It easily cl...
After finding a decent color match with the Krylon Fusion All in One Matte Vintage Blue, which I sprayed in the spare tire well, I decided I should go buy another can or two to keep around. I went back to Lowe's where I originally bought that paint and that whole line of paint...
I used to carry a spare quart of oil and a can of brake fluid in the spare tire well. The brake fluid tipped over at some point and a couple of drops of juice leaked out the top. The new paint I had sprayed in there was ruined. Turned to goop and wiped off with the brake fluid...