Bradan F355 Berlinetta bare metal paint job, Upholstery, mechanical service

Reflector eliminated with fiberglass.
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Euro reflector hole drilled into fenders. Fenders rough sanded and low spot shown as the darker areas.
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Bumper reflectors fiberglassed in and primed.
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Body sanded, low spots are the dark areas that sand paper didn't cover.
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Sprayed with Glasurit 285-20 primer.
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Bumpers sanded down for another coat of primer.
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Door block sanded and body work.
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Body panels sprayed with 285-20 Low VOC DTM primer with a Sata 100 B F primer gun.
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Primer.
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Primer.
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Block sanding.
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Block sanding and welding corners with our Cebora Jaguar pulse mig welder.
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Doors and scoops sanded with guide coat.
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Setup for primer.
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Body panels sprayed with Glasurit 285-20 low voc DTM primer.
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Sanded with guide coat.
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Mirrors and misc body parts primed.
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Sprayed with Glasurit Urethane primer.
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The F355 Berlinetta and GTS have a common crack area on the 1/4 panel, this is caused by flexing between two panels. We dig all the material out the crack and prep it for welding. Welding will reduce the flex between the whole panels, hopefully resolving the cracked paint issue.

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Test welds using the same gauge metal to dial the machine in.
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Surface cleaned and prepped.
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A lot of guys send me Pms and emails asking for specific materials we're using in the shop so I included most of it to help answer potential questions.
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Battery removed and all computers disconnected to avoid electrical issues from welding.
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If you look closely at the panel you can see a bronze weld in the flex areas from the factory. Being over 20 years old its more than likely this was originally Mig brazed.
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We used a technique called back purging which uses the same 100 percent mixture of argon gas as a shielding gas on the back side of the weld to avoid corrosion from mixing with oxygen during welding. Remember, corrosion protection is very important when doing any welding on the body. Corrosion on the back side of the weld will cause a failure.
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