body work pictures

[lostforawhile]

hey i started this thread so we can post some pics of the body work projects in progress, i'm going back to school again starting monday, so i'll just occasionally keep posting pics as my project gets worked on. anyone doing body work lets post some pics on this thread. it's always nice to see an old three g coming back to life. :)
before and after pics of one of the fenders,my wife did this one herself.
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/2050000-2050999/2050019_54.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/2050000-2050999/2050019_53.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/2050000-2050999/2050019_134.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/2050000-2050999/2050019_127.jpg

[thegreatdane]

Fixing a dent in the roof?

[lostforawhile]

nah,where the rear washer was i put in a fiberglass piece and hid an xm antenna under it. the car isn't as bad as it looks it's just all the tiny dings require removing paint to repair. i am trying to use as little filler as possible,it's mostly metal work with just a very thin layer of filler. it looked fine until i started finding all the years of small damage. if you want the paint to look good you have to fix all that. i also removed the factory antenna from the roof,i always hated those antennas. that was done the same way you do shaved door handles, by fitting in a metal piece and welding it up.
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/2050000-2050999/2050019_133_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/2050000-2050999/2050019_132_full.jpg
I really would like to see some projects that are being done, there was someone on here doing major metal work to repair rust damage, i would like to see some pics of that project. :cool:

[Deadhead]

How did your wife repair the fender like that? i've got that same thing with my accord due to my accident.

[lostforawhile]

it's all done with hammer and dolly work, you take the fender off and do it that way. the metal on these cars is really easy to work,i was suprised,so was my teacher at the school. my wife had never done anything like this before,she just has a skill for it. :)

[3G Jester]

looks good tim :) keep up the good work.

[lostforawhile]

there was someone on here that was going to start doing serious metal work,like floor pans and stuff, i can't remember who it was,i sure would like to see some pics of that work in progress. does anyone know who i was talking about?

[w00tw00t111]

Cool Tim! So what are you going back to scool for? Body work or what?

Here's my bodywork. The pics are about 2months.
http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/3234/image1945uq.th.jpg (http://img67.imageshack.us/my.php?image=image1945uq.jpg)
http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/9256/image1957wl.th.jpg (http://img67.imageshack.us/my.php?image=image1957wl.jpg)

[lostforawhile]

for auto collision i really would have liked to go to wyotech or hot rod university but they don't have those schools here. my wife is taking auto collision with me. after that is automotive tech. your car is looking good, it's cool to see people taking the time to fix them up, i see so many of them going around with major damage and no one cares.

[2drSE-i]

after my wreck i had a new fender and headlight assembly put on...unfortunately the HA has a cracked joint, so it doesnt line up....not going htere again

[gp02a0083]

that rust stuff might have been me i was cutting out the rust in the 1/4 of my hatch and re welded a peice in and did ( because of me going to school and curbbing the car ) a small coat of filler

ive also doen rust work to my 86 olds

hatchie work:
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/841000-841999/841458_28_full.jpg
minor filler:
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/841000-841999/841458_27_full.jpg
and just a cover coat of laquer:
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/841000-841999/841458_32_full.jpg


my 86 olds:
before:
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/841000-841999/841458_19_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/841000-841999/841458_18_full.jpg
after:
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/841000-841999/841458_20_full.jpg

i learned all of my stuff for 3 years in 3 diffrent body shops, i learned how to paint and use filler at the 1st one where i was there for a year and a 1/2 and the second one i learned how to weld and the last body shop i "refined" the stuff i learned and worked on audi's, bmw, high end hondas/acuras, and porshe no to mentino my first custom paint job was my 86 olds, then i did a chamelion fire prisim pain job on a old VW dunebuggy

sometimes hand on is the only way to go lol

[lostforawhile]

that rust stuff might have been me i was cutting out the rust in the 1/4 of my hatch and re welded a peice in and did ( because of me going to school and curbbing the car ) a small coat of filler

ive also doen rust work to my 86 olds

hatchie work:
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/841000-841999/841458_28_full.jpg
minor filler:
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/841000-841999/841458_27_full.jpg
and just a cover coat of laquer:
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/841000-841999/841458_32_full.jpg


my 86 olds:
before:
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/841000-841999/841458_19_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/841000-841999/841458_18_full.jpg
after:
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/841000-841999/841458_20_full.jpg

i learned all of my stuff for 3 years in 3 diffrent body shops, i learned how to paint and use filler at the 1st one where i was there for a year and a 1/2 and the second one i learned how to weld and the last body shop i "refined" the stuff i learned and worked on audi's, bmw, high end hondas/acuras, and porshe no to mentino my first custom paint job was my 86 olds, then i did a chamelion fire prisim pain job on a old VW dunebuggy

sometimes hand on is the only way to go lollooks good i know black is hard to cover inperfections

[88Accord-DX]

Tim, I can't tell you many hours I put into body work on my car.. I'm no body man, but body work takes some time to get looking right. Have you figured out what you color scheme is & color yet? You painting it yourself or having it done?

[lostforawhile]

Tim, I can't tell khow many hours I put into body work on my car.. I'm no body man, but body work takes some to get looking right. Have you figured out what you color scheme is & color yet? You painting it yourself or having it done?yea my wife and i are going for the panda look,i always liked black and whit hatches. fenders black and anything below the trim is going to be black,also the raised part of the hood and the hood scoop,nice and simple. we have to finish a shallow area on the drivers side rear quarter panel,and finish fixing the corner under the rear trim where it got crunched. the most tedious stuff is all the years of little dings and dents that happen. especially on the lower rear quarters. those have to be completly straight to be black. I also have to paint another hatch i've got and install it, everything in it has to be tnsferred from the old one including the wing. I don't think this is the original hatch because it has a lot of rust and the rest of the car doesn't. maby collision damage. we got the rear trim piece under the taillights fixed last quarter, you would not believe how hard those are to find. we finally just had to replace a bunch of the metal in it and use it. it was swiss cheese. as far as painting my wife and i are going to paint it our selves at the school,we've got a seiko paint booth that is only a couple of years old. :) I will be taking lots of pictures of course.

[gp02a0083]

black has to be the bitch of them all wo make perfect , on the other hand if ur allready working with a white body u can midd alot of things b/c white covers up alot , and also metallics like to show themselves when u dont sand primer/sealer well enough

[myaccord7]

laquer?? what? who uses that anymore? thats old school paint. looks good





zach

[gp02a0083]

poor mans paint job lol
plus its good for covering most types of bondo/filler after u prime it b/c it seals better for some reason


it be ol skool but hey im 20 and learned how to paint from a guy who is 32 , and anotehr guy who is 67 so i learned the new and the old.