Yesterday, my dad let me do a lot of the work to get used to the tools and process, so naturally, being my first time operating any of these power tools, I didn’t do a godly job. However, I certainly didn’t do too bad!<\/p>\n We still have a few more things to do today, and here’s to hoping the forecast of thunder showers doesn’t come until way later in the day! Left to do, we have:<\/p>\n At that point, once that’s done, I’ll park the car in my garage (which I did last night, to discover there is plenty of room), and begin all the sanding and de-greasing. My dad gave me a good idea, to use engine cleaner (petroleum based) and a rag to clean the grease out of the door frames and other areas.<\/p>\n Reconsiderations…<\/span><\/p>\n While working on it yesterday, it occured to me that changing colours will really be a lot harder than sticking with red. The goal of this repair was to be simple, and easy enough to repair future rust and damage, and this is why I’m using Tremclad. Cheap, and easy to just paint over a scrape. However, Tremclad Red is not really my favorite colour. It’s not bad, but it seems to be kind of flat, instead of vibrant. I’ve got a bit of time to decide.<\/p>\n Progression<\/span><\/p>\n Here is the progression yesterday. I didn’t take any pictures before or during the grinding, because my hands were full (hehe). But, I have shots of after:<\/p>\n Back left fender<\/span><\/p>\n Back right fender<\/span><\/p>\n Hatchback<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Tools\"](\"https:\/\/blog.danjoannis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Tools.jpg\" "\\"Tools\\"")
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\nThis is as finished as we got the back right fender yesterday.<\/p>\n\n
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\nAfter grinding<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nAfter being spot welded<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nAfter Bondo<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n<\/span>After grinding<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n<\/span>After grinding (notice the previous repair)<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nAfter Bondo<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nAfter grinding<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nAfter grinding<\/p>\n