The trunk lid had quite a bit of surface rust where the “Firebird” letters were near the edge. The letters were removed and sanded the rust as best I could. Then added a layer of rust oleum rust reform and seal.
Today I finally installed the front valance panel, along with the two front fender extensions. These previously had rust spots that were cleaned up, minor body putty work and primed several time in earlier months. The inside of the doors had some rust so I sanded that and used rust oleum paint. The added paint to the bare metal from [...]
After placing glazing and spot putty over the nicks and small imperfections, the door was sanded with a long block and finished off with a light coat off etch primer.
As you know the passenger door was in rough shape. I sanded the previous etch primer first. There were a lot of large chips in the paint all over so I sprayed these areas with filler primer. The chips were rather deep so I may use glazing and spot putty next
After I put the chrome trim around the back window, I realized there was a low spot on the edge. I built this put by placing a piece of card stock around the edge for support of the body putty while smearing it around. Then it was sanded smooth and primed .
Since this door panel was so rough, I sanded a lot more of the out paint and body fill with 36 grit sandpaper. All the surface rust was then wire wheel brushed away. I worked several layers of body putty fill over the panel and eventually got it sanded complete with a long block below. Then I primed it with [...]
