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BADASS of New England
An automobile club for the enthusiast who enjoys the last of the big GM cars. The rear wheel drive B and D bodys. Chevrolet Impala SS, Caprice, 9C1, Buick Roadmaster, Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser, Cadillac Fleetwood
Posts : 4068 Join date : 2010-03-30 Age : 30 Location : Wilmington/Wakefield/Andover
Subject: Body shops for rust work Tue Mar 01, 2011 9:28 pm
I'm thinking about having someone do the rust repair to the roof profesionally, not my way of bondo and rustoleum. Does anyone know of any good body shops that do more than just collison, because so far in my search thats all anyone can do.
Let me know what you've got!
Thanks!
LandMaster
Posts : 258 Join date : 2009-09-03 Age : 34 Location : Waterford, New York
Subject: Re: Body shops for rust work Wed Mar 02, 2011 11:42 am
too bad you aren't closer there a full resto/body shop near me. they just finished a body off on a 50 something caddy looks like they do some reaaal good work
1984twodoor
Posts : 4068 Join date : 2010-03-30 Age : 30 Location : Wilmington/Wakefield/Andover
Subject: Re: Body shops for rust work Wed Mar 02, 2011 1:04 pm
LandMaster wrote:
too bad you aren't closer there a full resto/body shop near me. they just finished a body off on a 50 something caddy looks like they do some reaaal good work
I called 10 shops today and asked if they do rust or only collison work. Collision!
Ordered Por-15 today, going to get some practice in fiberglass and bondo work I guess.
Add another car in the forum that will have a rustoleum paint job.
1984twodoor
Posts : 4068 Join date : 2010-03-30 Age : 30 Location : Wilmington/Wakefield/Andover
Subject: Re: Body shops for rust work Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:12 pm
This body work thing aint for me! Who's got any suggestions close to me in the Wilmington MA area that will do this type of work? Every place that I've called says they only do collision work and don't do any type of rust work. This is becoming a headache
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks, Matt
sdstick
Posts : 4292 Join date : 2009-03-20 Location : Revere, MA
Subject: Re: Body shops for rust work Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:42 pm
Wish I could help you matt but I dont know anyone There's just no money in rust. You gotta dyi How about you do the hard work & have them patch it up?
1984twodoor
Posts : 4068 Join date : 2010-03-30 Age : 30 Location : Wilmington/Wakefield/Andover
Subject: Re: Body shops for rust work Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:47 pm
sdstick wrote:
Wish I could help you matt but I dont know anyone There's just no money in rust. You gotta dyi How about you do the hard work & have them patch it up?
My only issue is what to use. I have the Por-15 stuff but I'm not sure how it will look once it is painted on. Then again I could do that and bondo as a cheap fix until I can afford to have a resto shop stitch in the clean section of roof from my other caprice.
I'm just not great with bondo either and I'd have to be using a lot of it. I'm sure I could figure it out with practice but its still a tricky procedure on a roof of a car, everyone will be at eye level with that. But I always have to remember the available option of having the clen section grafted on sometime down the road.
I think I will have to do it myself. I will have to experiment with the POR 15 stuff in the trunk this week then decide if I want to use it on the roof.
Guest Guest
Subject: Re: Body shops for rust work Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:55 pm
I know a guy with a welder, and the ability to use it.
sdstick
Posts : 4292 Join date : 2009-03-20 Location : Revere, MA
Subject: Re: Body shops for rust work Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:59 pm
So your using the bondo to fill the dents where the rivets were? If you never did body work just have a shop do it. If you want to diy be patient, less bondo = less sanding = better job. Prime & sand, prime & sand until everything blends. The pock marks of rust will need to be converted first (this will only buy time) You can POR then sand, POR & sand. eventually you'll get it smooth. If your not spraying a final it'll never pass the eyeball test.
1984twodoor
Posts : 4068 Join date : 2010-03-30 Age : 30 Location : Wilmington/Wakefield/Andover
Subject: Re: Body shops for rust work Mon Mar 07, 2011 11:13 pm
IMPALADAKID wrote:
I know a guy with a welder, and the ability to use it.
Do you know a guy who hands out unlimited time?
If you can do a repair to this roof without needing to weld let me know now so we can make an arrangement, but if I have to get the interior out I'd rather have the other section welded in. But I need time to part the red caprice first.
But you wont miss out on painting it in a few more years
Matt Trakker
Posts : 5093 Join date : 2009-07-30 Age : 42 Location : Reading, MA
Subject: Re: Body shops for rust work Tue Mar 08, 2011 1:14 am
I'm no expert....
...buuuuuut wouldn't recommend using POR 15 on anything that's cosmetic, I've always viewed that stuff as being used in hidden areas and stuff like that if at all...I would use something like Rust Bullet or that silver paint stuff I used on my cars thinned out with something like mineral spirits to make it suitable as a primer, but even then you have to shoot it with a gun in visible areas and then have that gone over with primer/paint.
I would just sand that roof down, treat any rust spots with naval jelly, clean it up, paint it with a spray on primer, go over that with some white Rustoleum, sprayed on. Find a white that matches the car. After the primer, you could probably fill any pinholes with JB Weld or Quiksteel for now. Then paint.
After the paint is dry and cured for a while, maybe wetsand it a little and try polishing it out with a rotary polisher when the good weather comes. Then save up some money and shop around for places to get the roof done. Hopefully you won't have to do what this guy did:
Posts : 1498 Join date : 2009-01-21 Age : 61 Location : Rumford, Maine
Subject: Re: Body shops for rust work Tue Mar 08, 2011 8:52 am
IMPALADAKID wrote:
I know a guy with a welder, and the ability to use it.
Is he hair folicle challenged?
Guest Guest
Subject: Re: Body shops for rust work Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:12 am
Tomz9C1 wrote:
IMPALADAKID wrote:
I know a guy with a welder, and the ability to use it.
Is he hair folicle challenged?
Why yes! Yes he is. How did you know?
Cadet57
Posts : 4481 Join date : 2010-03-14 Age : 36 Location : Chicopee, MA
Subject: Re: Body shops for rust work Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:59 am
IMPALADAKID wrote:
Tomz9C1 wrote:
IMPALADAKID wrote:
I know a guy with a welder, and the ability to use it.
Is he hair folicle challenged?
Why yes! Yes he is. How did you know?
I think its the same guy who hacked I mean helped save my rear quarter. And I'm still grateful for it
Oh and Matt, the only body shop I know of that does rust or restore work is Don Roy's in Chicopee. Everytime I drive by there are always a classic or two out in front. They do decent work from what I hear.
1984twodoor
Posts : 4068 Join date : 2010-03-30 Age : 30 Location : Wilmington/Wakefield/Andover
Subject: Re: Body shops for rust work Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:04 pm
Matt Trakker wrote:
After the paint is dry and cured for a while, maybe wetsand it a little and try polishing it out with a rotary polisher when the good weather comes. Then save up some money and shop around for places to get the roof done. Hopefully you won't have to do what this guy did:
I know a guy with a welder, and the ability to use it.
Is he hair folicle challenged?
Why yes! Yes he is. How did you know?
Bill If you can do what was in Matt's link above...maybe I'll have some work for you next winter once the red cars cut up.
Cadet57 wrote:
Oh and Matt, the only body shop I know of that does rust or restore work is Don Roy's in Chicopee. Everytime I drive by there are always a classic or two out in front. They do decent work from what I hear.
Maybe if Bill can't do it I'll have to check that out.
I think for now I'll have to make it work...but look nasty....
BUT the old man is digging out some contacts from the back of his head so hopefully I'll find someone to patch this roof and make it look nice too.
Matt Trakker
Posts : 5093 Join date : 2009-07-30 Age : 42 Location : Reading, MA
Subject: Re: Body shops for rust work Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:56 pm
Maybe you can find someone that does sand/media blasting and have them do the roof so you can get a better idea of what's needed
mega
Posts : 907 Join date : 2011-03-01 Age : 43 Location : Hyannis, ma
Subject: Re: Body shops for rust work Wed Mar 09, 2011 7:48 pm
post some pics of how it looks now. i did my hood it had some surface rust so for now ( gotta hit it again, damn sander lol) all i did was sand it down nice and smooth got rid of rust completly then prime it.and were there was any little dips from sanding i used glazing compound, (bondo makes it) to fill in the tiny dips then sand again smooth compound again if needed the prime it again.heres a vid i found it might help ya.also ive never used this but i heard from a few shops that it was good.http://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-rust-converter.html?srccode=ga110070&gclid=CNz07LHkwqcCFYHb4AodpnHbDg
1984twodoor
Posts : 4068 Join date : 2010-03-30 Age : 30 Location : Wilmington/Wakefield/Andover
Subject: Re: Body shops for rust work Mon May 09, 2011 10:38 pm
Now that My car is done Just wanna throw out who did the work! GREAT SHOP!
B & L Enterprises located in Wilmington, MA Phone # is 978-657-9382
The guy is great with body work and does general mechanical repairs too! If you need any work done try this guy out!