Rob came up to VA today. We managed to get the panel in line.
He took some photos that he'll be posting at some point. Enjoyed the time with him today.
Can't thank you enough Chris! Super nice guy (even if he does root for UVa).
All right, here we go. I'm gonna tell you what I think I learned and Chris can explain what I should have learned.
Here's a shot that show's just how deep that gouge was from the rear. Also you see Chris getting it good and
warm with a industrial heat gun. Make sense metal will move a lot easier when good and hot.
Was really amazed at how much he was able to move the metal around with an old hammer handle (i.e.
a really hard piece of wood). Perfect though because its not going to introduce sharp dents.
Chris has a huge selection of chisels that have the edges rounded over to different radiuses, worked really well in
the areas where the metal was gouged deep.
Probably ten minutes later and it's already looking a whole lot better (easier to tell when you could run your
hand over it.
After getting roughly back to shape, lot of hammer and dolly work from both sides to start
smoothing it out.
Cool "pick" style of hammer for working in that tight area with a sharp body line.
The panel beater bags are an absolute necessity. I'm ordering a couple to have myself.
Using a body file to check for high spots.
More dolly work using a rounded edge to come at it from behind.
After checking this rounded channel for high spots with sandpaper wrapped around a piece of PVC,
tapping down a few high spots that were left.
Couldn't resist getting a picture of the hammers.
Pretty much all the worked areas on the panel need 1/16" or less of skim coat to finish them up.
Definitely learned a lot, Chris should make some videos. Got to see the front piece he formed by hand
for an MG he's finishing, you would never know it was made from scratch.