Hey guys as some of you know im restoring a 1968 GTO which is a debacle when it comes to sheet metal. The car was converted to a 1969 which included 69 grille, headlight setup, rear bumper, rear body panel, rear decklid, rear tailights.
Anyway I know i have to repair my rear quarters, rockers, and body panel however I am not sure what else.
That being said my plan of attack is to strip all the parts off the car and then have the car media blasted. I know that once I blast it I have to have it primered because of flash rust etc. My question is this, once its blasted and primered its totally cool to let it sit for a bit while i work out the sheet metal issues and squander and save for the resto? Has anyone else done it this way? only issue I see is maybe i will have to reblast it later when its ready to be painted (after all metal has been replaced).
let me know your thoughts
Anyway I know i have to repair my rear quarters, rockers, and body panel however I am not sure what else.
That being said my plan of attack is to strip all the parts off the car and then have the car media blasted. I know that once I blast it I have to have it primered because of flash rust etc. My question is this, once its blasted and primered its totally cool to let it sit for a bit while i work out the sheet metal issues and squander and save for the resto? Has anyone else done it this way? only issue I see is maybe i will have to reblast it later when its ready to be painted (after all metal has been replaced).
let me know your thoughts