had some extra mirrow holes that needed to be fixed... took a grinder and got the paint off around the hole... took a punch and countersunk around the hole... put in the ...por15...puddy and sanded... put the glazing putty on and sanded... used high build (rattle can) primer... when i get through wet sanding it will be back to the 50 cent size spots, then will paint it back black... ...frank...
Heck, I saw about a 1993 Lincoln Town car "Presidential Town Sedan" down at Terry's today complete with a bullet hole in the door! It didn't strike me till later on how ironic that was that a "Presidential Town Sedan" would have a bullet hole in it.. I should have asked the woman which president someone tried to assassinate in it.
as soon as i saw the first picture i thought bullet hole too. then i wondered about "a hole repair" and i wondered if frank was having personal problems.
I wondering if this new hole fixit stuff is going to do away with welding stuff up like that. I am seeing quality, now lets see longeivity. Interesting. Dan
Got a few layers of paint on that door judging by the first picture. If you ever get around to putting a decent paint job on it, there's going to be a lot of sanding to do.
Dan, i have this stuffed in trim holes all over this car. some are over a year old.. one hole was about 2" across (no backing). i think the dimppling and concaving of the hole is the ticket...frank...
1st off - I am not a Body Repair /Painter guy, but I thought that, as long as the top coat of paint was sanded and primed correctly, there was no need to go down to bare metal. I was sure I read that on this board. :confused: I could've been ing too. Back on topic: I kinda like the "bullet hole" they way it was - added character to an already "interesting" car.
Since I am doing similar stuff on my "new" fenders and door, I am keenly interested... I am welding my holes up (on a practice door), but fighting with the warp from the heat. No heat...no warp. I fiberglassed the entire antenna hole on my original fender, and just primered over it. No problems, even 4+ years later. I think f-glass works down here because the temps don't change drastically on a daily (or yearly) basis. Either that or being kept in a garage keeps it at a relatively constant temp. I have always leaned toward fiberglass since I have lots of experience...paid part of my way through years 1 and 2 of college by fixing dings in surfboards. But I keep hearing that the 'glass-to-metal contact will cause cracks over time... Personally, if I use 'glass on top of metal, I mix it really cold...it takes longer to kick off, but it maintains quite a bit of flexibility. Maybe that is why I have had no cracks. But anything with "POR-15" in the name...and I am sold. (love the stuff!)
If there was ever anything said, that needed to be carved in stone and put under armed guard, it's that statement. That was just flat out a good one.dance:
