This F355 came in for a routine major and repairing cracks in the 1/4 panels. Pulling glass with piano wire. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Paint strip cracked 1/4 panel seam. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
The cracking was previously repaired with a fill in of Bondo. Poor prep work allowed rust to build up. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
So what is the typical foot print for filler on the rear fenders from the factory? And what color? I am finding I have a ton of filler on the quarters to roof area I haven't cut it all of yet but I feel mine was done a couple times.
Ferrari goes off Grandmas recipe book, a pinch of this, alittle bit of that, etc. They are all different. Normally I find that it's green.
This parts a bit tricky. The goal is to weld the panels together to help reduce the flex that eventually cracks the paint. So we mark a weld area about every 1/2" then counter single the sheet metal. This allows us to fill it with a weld without raising the surface area. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Stitch welds. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
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Primer with guide coat. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
We don't blend paint at all so the entire roof and 1/4 panels were sanded down for paint. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Metallic colors are very difficult to match so we spray in color directly over the repair then fade it out into the panel. Even if the color is slightly off your eye can't catch it when spread out over a panel. This is a paint ready surface. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Prepped for paint. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
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More wet sanding/polish. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Leak steering rack removed. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Preparing to drop the motor to drop. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
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