Another long night staying after work.
We had all the grinding done and then the metal was welded in place............
My friend at work is pretty handy with body work and he agreed to help out with my Metro restoration. We worked late into the night............
After grinding, Duraglass was used, and then shaped and sanded. After the duraglass, regular body filler was used to fill in the small imperfections................
Then both sides of the rocker panels got sheet metal welded in place and then a coat of duraglass.........
We called it a night and then the next night we finished the major patching and repairing. While he was doing that, I had to do something with the rear bumper. The rear mounts were totally rusted off and there were long lagbolts used to hold the bumper on. You can see those bolts on this pic from when I first got it.........
I removed the actual bumper from the skin and bolted it to the body by drilling holes and using bolts to secure it and then I used 90 degree brackets on the top and bottom to give it more strength............
The skin was then installed after the body work and paint. The body was prepped and cleaned and then a coat of primer..............
After the primer was sanded with fine grit, the panels were cleaned again and then painted with a rattle can mixed with the matching factory paint from a local paint shop..........
Here is the outcome from the paint................
I brought it home and was informed to return on our day off Monday for buffing and blending. I will be sure to post the final results when it's all done and ready to deliver to the Mr's
