{"id":55148,"date":"2022-01-11T08:12:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T13:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/?p=55148"},"modified":"2024-07-02T10:40:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T14:40:58","slug":"prepping-for-sheet-metal-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/prepping-for-sheet-metal-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepping For Sheet Metal Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"55148\" class=\"elementor elementor-55148\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ae0447 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ae0447\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTim King\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-f7bc93e elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/2022\/01\/11\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>January 11, 2022<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-32d9deb elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tags\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/tag\/paint\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">paint<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/tag\/painting\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">painting<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/tag\/rust\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">rust<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/tag\/rust-repair\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">rust repair<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/tag\/sheet-metal\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">sheet metal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/tag\/sheet-metal-repair\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">sheet metal repair<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/tag\/weld\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">weld<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/tag\/welding\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">welding<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5716f76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5716f76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sheet Metal Repair 101<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-288f1f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"288f1f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca00616\" data-id=\"ca00616\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ad752 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72ad752\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>RUST &#8211; a dirty, four-letter word that we all hate. Unfortunately for our classic cars, the sheet metal is prone to rust. Fixing rusty sheet metal is often one of the biggest hurdles when restoring a classic car. We hope to show you what&#8217;s involved with prepping your sheet metal for repairs and paint &#8211; but this isn&#8217;t a step-by-step guide. It&#8217;s to show you what&#8217;s involved so you can decide what route you want to go.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bae02a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bae02a0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7882ed6\" data-id=\"7882ed6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bdddd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bdddd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On top of rust, after 50+ years our beloved classics can see lots of dents, scratches, crashes, or anything else to the sheet metal. The easy solution is to fix and\/or replace the sheet metal! Luckily we have just about any piece of sheet metal your classic Chevelle, Nova, or Camaro could need.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de7fd78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"de7fd78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/chevelle-side-1-e1510847144814-1024x584.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-55192\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/chevelle-side-1-e1510847144814-1024x584.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/chevelle-side-1-e1510847144814-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/chevelle-side-1-e1510847144814-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/chevelle-side-1-e1510847144814-1536x875.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/chevelle-side-1-e1510847144814.jpg 1544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da66d39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da66d39\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46a16b5\" data-id=\"46a16b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c29996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c29996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One thing to remember though is that the fit and finish on these cars from the factory was never perfect. Add in 50 years of bumpy roads, sitting, and now the panels are going to be even more out of alignment. One question we see regularly is why don&#8217;t new pieces fit perfectly and that&#8217;s one reason why. We strive to have the best reproduction parts possible available, but even then sometimes they aren&#8217;t perfect and get bolted to a car that isn&#8217;t perfect.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-346031f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"346031f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whether or not you repair or replace the sheet metal is up to you &#8211; your skill level, patience, and budget. If it&#8217;s a fender, door, hood, etc. sometimes it&#8217;s cheaper and easier to just unbolt the rusty or bent piece and bolt on a new one.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef468d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef468d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25e63b2\" data-id=\"25e63b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f370b8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f370b8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bolting-On Sheet Metal<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51d9ba7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51d9ba7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29e346a\" data-id=\"29e346a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68d5fc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68d5fc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you&#8217;re bolting on new pieces, there isn&#8217;t much to prep. Generally speaking, you just bolt it on and you&#8217;re done. However, you might need to add some shims and get the sheet metal part adjusted properly. For those who are perfectionists, they will weld, add metal, grind and massage the new piece to ensure equal gaps all over.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5b6f4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5b6f4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/RH-66CI.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-55191\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/RH-66CI.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/RH-66CI-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91bdbdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"91bdbdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/RF-66L.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-55189\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/RF-66L.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/RF-66L-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4accc01 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4accc01\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd1799d\" data-id=\"cd1799d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-813f420 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"813f420\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prepping to weld in a replacement piece involves more work and more skill. If you&#8217;re not handy with a welder and sheet metal fabrication, this might be the time to outsource this type of work. A new piece of sheet metal that&#8217;s been installed incorrectly can cause lots of problems later with fitment, warping, or even coming apart.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37d0d31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37d0d31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Weld-In Sheet Metal Repair<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15e480b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15e480b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e7e483\" data-id=\"8e7e483\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76efebd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76efebd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Generally speaking, you want to cut away all the rust then replace that with new sheet metal. There&#8217;s several different ways to accomplish this and not necessarily a right or wrong way, just different. For example if you have rust in the wheel well and behind the rear wheel well, you could buy patches and replace those patch pieces. The other method which is a little more intrusive but can actually be less work is to replace the entire quarter panel instead.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b8d93d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b8d93d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/P1010143-1024x766.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-55184\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/P1010143-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/P1010143-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/P1010143-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/P1010143-1536x1149.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/P1010143-2048x1532.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e1aec1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e1aec1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40ccfba\" data-id=\"40ccfba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03346c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03346c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you have the skills or want to attempt it, there are a few things you should do. First, ensure that all the rust is removed. The second is to test fit the panel. This can require putting it on and off multiple if not dozens of times. This is definitely a case of measure three times, cut once. Even when you do get things trimmed perfectly, only add a few tack welds and recheck. It&#8217;s much easier to cut away a couple of tack welds instead of full welds.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f8908f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f8908f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6e435d\" data-id=\"d6e435d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65c6951 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65c6951\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before you go welding it all up, you&#8217;ll want to make sure your mounting surfaces are perfectly clean, bare metal. This means grinding and sanding to ensure a clean weld that will hold forever and look great.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1f5bd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1f5bd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/P1010144-1024x766.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-55185\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/P1010144-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/P1010144-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/P1010144-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/P1010144-1536x1149.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/P1010144-2048x1532.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-552f69c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"552f69c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7705a88\" data-id=\"7705a88\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb53ab3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb53ab3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once you have everything cleaned up, trimmed, and tacked into place don&#8217;t start laying down large beads of a weld. This will easily overheat the sheet metal and cause warping issues. The trick is to lay down 1\/2&#8243; to 1&#8243; of weld, then move to a different part of the panel. Or take a break and come back to it later. This is a marathon, not a sprint.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c92466 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c92466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prepping For Paint<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c30b02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c30b02\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d438c3\" data-id=\"7d438c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-647d0aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"647d0aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once the panels are bolted or welded on, the time comes to prepare them for paint. Get ready to sand, sand, sand. The first step is to remove any paint or dirt from the panels. This can be accomplished with sanding, sandblasting, or chemical paint strippers.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1793678 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1793678\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b14992\" data-id=\"8b14992\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97e6941 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"97e6941\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/P2090933.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-55186\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/P2090933.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/P2090933-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/P2090933-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-925e2a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"925e2a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the sheet metal completely clean and bare, it&#8217;s time to spray down a layer of primer. This will seal the metal and bond to the metal. Now in a perfect world, you could start spraying paint down on top of the primer. However, that&#8217;s never the case and cars will always need filler to smooth out imperfections.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c164d2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c164d2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Updates-004-1024x767.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-55187\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Updates-004-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Updates-004-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Updates-004-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Updates-004-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Updates-004-2048x1535.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f86c19c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f86c19c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0f6c75\" data-id=\"c0f6c75\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-819b477 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"819b477\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some painters will apply a thin coat of filler AKA Bondo all over the car at this point, then start sanding down with sanding blocks to reveal the high and low spots. Others will spray down a guide coat, then sand with sanding blocks. Again there&#8217;s not necessarily a right or wrong way to do this &#8211; it&#8217;s your preference. The goal though is to apply Bondo in all the low areas so the end result is a perfectly smooth panel.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e6b78b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e6b78b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LaborDay08-019-1024x767.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-55188\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LaborDay08-019-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LaborDay08-019-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LaborDay08-019-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LaborDay08-019-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LaborDay08-019-2048x1535.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67f31aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67f31aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f24af4\" data-id=\"8f24af4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d618f47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d618f47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This can and does take multiple attempts. Remember it&#8217;s a marathon, not a sprint. Take your time and make sure to get it right. Any imperfection in this step will show up in the paint. With all this done, your sheet metal is officially prepped and ready for paint! This is a basic overview of the process &#8211; if you have more questions please give one of our friendly techs a call at (203) 235-1200<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-920fd4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"920fd4b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-abec197\" data-id=\"abec197\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eb07f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9eb07f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Have questions about sheet metal?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e094d9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e094d9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Check out more Articles: <\/strong><\/h2><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/sheet-metal-faqs\/\">Sheet Metal 101 &#8211; Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/h2><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/what-in-the-edp\/\">What in the EDP is on my brand new body Repair Panel?<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheet Metal Repair 101 RUST &#8211; a dirty, four-letter word that we all hate. Unfortunately for our classic cars, the sheet metal is prone to rust. Fixing rusty sheet metal is often one of the biggest hurdles when restoring a classic car. We hope to show you what&#8217;s involved with prepping your sheet metal for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":55200,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[216,738,742,734],"tags":[485,486,480,481,303,482,484,483],"class_list":["post-55148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-exterior","category-install-how-tos","category-tech","tag-paint","tag-painting","tag-rust","tag-rust-repair","tag-sheet-metal","tag-sheet-metal-repair","tag-weld","tag-welding"],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Featured1.jpg",1200,600,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Featured1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Featured1-300x150.jpg",300,150,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Featured1-768x384.jpg",768,384,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Featured1-1024x512.jpg",800,400,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Featured1.jpg",1200,600,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Featured1.jpg",1200,600,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Tim King","author_link":"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/author\/tim-k\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Sheet Metal Repair 101 RUST &#8211; a dirty, four-letter word that we all hate. Unfortunately for our classic cars, the sheet metal is prone to rust. Fixing rusty sheet metal is often one of the biggest hurdles when restoring a classic car. 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