FIRST TIME I EVER DID BODY WORK, PLEASE TAKE A LOOK!!!

stellj · Post by **stellj** » July 26, 2007, 8:04 pm

Here is a pic of the wonderful rotted metal I had to deal with all the way around the front and both sides of the roof where it curves to the drip rail.

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Another pic of the nasty stuff that had to come out!

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Had to cut all the metal one side at a time.

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Had to fab some metal to weld in the holes.

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Ground down all the welds and started to lay Evercoat Kitty Hair for some strength and now starting to shape. I had one huge dent in passenger side along the body line on the curve that I had to work out. You can kind of see it here in my original pic of the truck, looks like a fist size dent about mid way down the side above the door!

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Layed down some glass and sanding has begun and this is where I am at for now, I have to rebuild the body line in some spots, but overall it has been alot of fun learning something new! I will submit another pic when I get it in primer. Also a friend has helped me everystep of the way and he is not a pro, but knows alot more than me, so I am taking what I can get. He is a mopar man though, and said he never liked Fords but he is impressed with the 64 F-100! Maybe I'll covert him yet!!

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Thanks all that looked!

Uncle Skip · Post by **Uncle Skip** » July 26, 2007, 8:22 pm

Incredible workmanship.....

U@ss

shawns fords · Post by **shawns fords** » July 26, 2007, 8:37 pm

that looks great! especially with it being your first time, your a natural, and doing that kind of work takes patience as well as determination, I guess thats why mine still needs 40 more hours of body work

jeramy · Post by **jeramy** » July 26, 2007, 9:08 pm

looks pretty dang good to me.angd i just spent the last two weeks reworking a 78 camaro and 57 panhead

Phil · Post by **Phil** » July 26, 2007, 9:13 pm

m4d sk1lz already. I am jealous. Can't wait to try on my ride

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » July 26, 2007, 9:41 pm

I dunno what kind of weird Torinospeak "m4d sk1lz":twisted:

is, but that is some nice work, stellj

kstones63 · Post by **kstones63** » July 26, 2007, 10:53 pm

stellj,
When you are ready to prime look at Sherwin Williams RS3401 primer.
It is a high build direct to metal epoxy primer. It will fill small dimples if you apply it heavy enough to where you can block it out smooth. I used it on mine and it is amazing how much it fills.

I started to block out some on the door and hood just to see how it does.
This is my first attempt at body work. I had to replace panels in corners, floor boards, shrink the roof to tighten it up and fill all holes.
kstones63

DV65CustomCab · Post by **DV65CustomCab** » July 27, 2007, 6:02 am

Great thread, keep the photos coming. I have this exact job to do on mine, eventually, though not as bad as yours.
The rule with bodywork is, work it until it's perfect, then work it some more.

Post by **Casey 65** » July 27, 2007, 8:53 am

Great looking job. Congrats!

shawns fords · Post by **shawns fords** » July 27, 2007, 8:59 am

Kstone, that primer looks familiar, ive been using something called featherfill,I cant remember who makes it, I buy my products from a buddy who works for a distributor of HOK, the featherfill does the same thing as the filler primer you use, but I havent been spraying it on heavy enough, so far I only put it on the roof, now im getting anxious to get back out there and work on it again.
Did you shrink your roof with heat and dry ice? I have been using a micro torch to shrink out small dents (hail damage) on another vehicle, it has worked well for some areas but not all

Post by **Greg D** » July 27, 2007, 10:38 am

Those look real nice!

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » July 27, 2007, 12:23 pm

Great looking repair!

I have to do the same repair to both my trucks, they have some bubbling under the paint & small holes in the same area. I'm not really looking forward to it.

On the metal shrinking topic, here's a great site with lots of threads on the matter (& any other metal matter, for that matter

). http://www.metalmeet.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=167 Those guys heavily recommend using a shrinking disc. I'd like to get one & try it out one day.

Max · Post by **Max** » July 27, 2007, 5:13 pm

Shawn-
Featherfill is made by Evercoat - great brand for fillers too. But you are using their epoxy primer/sealer. Their epoxy-surfacer or high-build primer is called Slicksand (which is closer comparison to Sherwin Williams RS3401).

Be careful not to lay on the Featherfill too thick if you're trying to get 'build' out of it.

ABA · Post by **ABA** » July 27, 2007, 5:42 pm

Looks good.

Hey maybe you can drive up here to North Augusta and give me a lesson.

I agree, some good info in this thread. I been wanting to now about some good primers.

shawns fords · Post by **shawns fords** » July 27, 2007, 6:15 pm

Max thanks, I havent been spraying it on really heavy just enough to get them scuffs covered, I was looking for something thats alot thicker for them small dents, looks like I found it here

truckerdaddy66 · Post by **truckerdaddy66** » July 27, 2007, 7:07 pm

Nice work, mine has roof rot to.I'm doing same thing, but not as bad.What kind of tool did you use to cut rusty stuff out with,and did you use mig or a torch to weld it.I guess fords just rust there for some reason, good luck on the bondo work,just remember its a 100 times better than it was!

Fred, New Caney ,Tx.

stellj · Post by **stellj** » July 27, 2007, 7:31 pm

I just used a 5 inch cutting disk to cut out the bad stuff, I plan on using primer called 2K, it seemed to work pretty good on the Cuda my buddy is doing. I did not use any shrink disks, not familiar with it and dont want to mess up anything. Thanks again all that replied!

kstones63 · Post by **kstones63** » July 27, 2007, 7:32 pm

I purchased a stud welder to pull the dents out and it also had a shrinking tip with it. The roof had the oil can affect so it it took about 200 small shrinks with this tip to get the roof to tighten up. I would heat it with the tip for about 2 seconds and then put a damp rag on it to cool it and shrink the metal.
I plan to finish the rest of the body work now, then block out the primer with 320 grit and then prime one more time before blocking with 600 and then paint. I still have a few places by the doors that need to be welded to get the door gaps looking right.
Hopefully it will cool off in Phoenx in September so I can get back to work on this truck.
Spray that primer on heavier and sand it out. A body man I know reccomended this product as he uses it on all his custom cars that he does.
Kevin
kstones63

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » July 27, 2007, 7:35 pm

Just don't do the Castruck version of this and burn some nice dime-size holes in your hood. They are harder to get out then dints.

MadMaxetc · Post by **MadMaxetc** » July 27, 2007, 7:37 pm

Looks good guys!