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Old 04-25-2019, 01:33 AM
Jkesselr Jkesselr is offline
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Hey there guys, my name is John. I build and restore cars as a hobby and am looking to improve my metalworking skills. I’d like to learn more about tooling, techniques, and the best way to resolve some of the problems I come across in restoring cars. Most often it is how to recreate a factory piece in metal. I hate Bondo and people that hog it on because they lack the experience or patience to make a correctly fitting patch panel. This is where you guys come in... feeding my appetite for knowledge to improve my skill set! I look forward to learning more about you guys and your forum!
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Old 04-25-2019, 07:13 AM
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Old 04-25-2019, 08:44 AM
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Welcome to the forum, John.

Hate is a strong word. When I was younger, I've had some fun times with a bucket of bondo and a case or two of beer.... Can we still be friends?
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Old 04-25-2019, 05:09 PM
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Hi John,
Welcome to the metal gang.
Sheetmetal parts are graded on finish as "paint grade," "plating grade" and "polished."
I've seen some awesome beautiful delicately-filed paint-grade work (V12 Packard dual cowl) get loaded up with "metalman in a can" and then hog-sanded so that all of the delicate body lines were lost, (and this was a Pebble Beach level shop that took some BoS at Pebble!) The metal man quit the next day. Can't blame him. Took him over a year to bring that car up. I offered to hire him on in my shop, but he had other plans for nursing his remorse.

The painter still works there.


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Old 04-25-2019, 05:12 PM
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Hi John welcome to the forum
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Old 04-25-2019, 08:50 PM
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Hi John,

Welcome ! There are a few fellas on the forum from the Portland, SW Washington area.
This is a great forum where you will find real professionals that are willing to share their knowledge, which is a real breath of fresh air.

As more folks find this site and join, maybe someday a PNW metal shaping class will be planned. As of now it's just a idea.

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Old 04-26-2019, 12:33 AM
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Gents,

Thanks for the warm welcome. We’ve all done some “bodywork” after a few too many beers. I have a story about body working with a claw hammer, a crescent wrench, and a stick. Turned out pretty well, but that is a story for another day.

It isn’t so much that I hate plastic filler, it is just that I prefer prudent use of it. I am not good enough to metal finish a car... not even anywhere near close to that... so I rely on it as well. It is fine to use it as a bit of a crutch, but not to rely on it being a metal man in a can.

I’d love to participate in a PNW class, we should look into that more!
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