Since we could easily access the roof, we decided
to see what work was waiting there. We found layers of turquoise, white,
ruddy brown primer, body filler, gray primer, and yellow primer. Fortunately,
there are only a few areas this bad, indicating spot repairs over time.
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The roof work began back in July 2009 and wasn't
completed until September 2011. In the meantime, Kurt was working on
the floorpan, cowl, firewall, and a few fender areas that required patch
panels. His wife worked on the roof in her limited spare time, while
family and friends pitched in whenever another hand was needed.
Thank you to all who helped in this project. You know who you are so
I won't list everyone here. Just know that you are a part of our lives
forever and will always be loved.
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The old insulation was removed from the interior
roof.
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A heat gun and a razor blade works well on the old insulation, but it
is a messy, smelly job.
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The driver rear corner at the bumper has rust that will have to be patched.
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In fact, the driver rear quarter had many dents,
a crease, and the rust hole.
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The mounting hole for the quarter panel brace
has putty around it.
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Note all the bumps and dips in the sheet metal, in addition to the rust
hole.
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An overall view of the work ahead of us on the
driver quarter panel. Lots of putty covering dents.
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The crease was removed using weld on studs to pull with a slide hammer.
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The rust was cut out of the corner, leaving a
hole that will need to be patched. This patch is easy compared to some
of the other we have done.
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The fully stripped fender held even more dents
at the front.
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POR 15 was used to seal the inside of the roof.
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The interior dome light mounting bracket, cleaned
up and coated with POR 15. This is actually a second bracket from the
doner vehicle. We are going to add a second interior light.
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Both dome light brackets are installed, though
one still needs cleaning up.
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Back to stripping the outside of the roof.
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We found several thin putty spots on the passenger
front corner covering very shallow dents. Easy enough to dress out.
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Several hours later, mostly stripped.
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Even our daughter and another friend helped with
stripping the roof. They teamed up on the heat gun and razor blade.
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Now for the fun of removing the old seam sealer
from the rain gutter. Kurt found an easy way.
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This little bent tip pick tool hooked under the
dried up sealer and picked it out easy.
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While he worked on the rain gutter, his wife was busy removing the rest
of the turquoise paint. The layers of color underneath show the previous
body work - putty, ruddy brown primer, yellow primer, gray primer, and
turquoise.
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A quick check of the hidden driver side pillar
indicated the original paint marks for the speed line paint scheme -
ruddy brown, turquoise, and white in the middle..
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And the tailgate hardware confirmed our suspicions
- the bottom part of the body was sanded and sprayed completely turquoise
at some point, without removing the fenders or tailgate hardware.
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The gutter is clear and relatively rust free.
The roof is ready for primer.
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Most of the turquoise is removed from the rear
of the car, almost ready for primer.
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The lead seams will require special handling.
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The lead seams are not a surprise as lead was
found in the same location on Betsy.
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Every window channel has the same rust pits. Most
of this is hidden under the stainless trim, but it will still require
special treatment. There is too much of a chance of sanding through
the POR 15, so it is not the best product to use here.
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New Years Eve 2011 finds Kurt busy removing turquoise
paint. We hope to get the primer sprayed soon and color on by the end
of summer.
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