My Nasty Hatch Rust Repair...

[Jose H. 3]

Many will know this damage to be typical rust from the 85 double spoiler...

Passanger:


Driver:


After initial clean up:




Best way to stop rust... get rid of it:




Weld in donor metal... thanks dads girl friends banged up fender...




Grind it all down:




Sealed... thin coat of light weight filler... sanded... and primed:




and thats how she stands till i can repaint...

[82phoenix]

Looks like good work.
I need a welder at home to get projects like that done.

[art]

Very good work, you did it the right way.

[Tanya]

Again, very nice work. Goes to show that not all rusty hatches are doomed to the scrapyard...

[Jose H. 3]

Thanks all!.... Now I have 3 rust free hatches!


what a bastard I am...

[Fastspoolsupra]

Very nice weld. I'm working on my bead to look like that. Did you arc weld? Were using a Lincoln 225 stick welder

[valzareh]

Hey

Be4 you do a repaint i would take out your back window and see if there is any rust around the seal .. I have 2 rear hatches that have had bad rust under the window seals.

Good Job at the fix..

[CELICA GTS]

Jose...nice work,and not to bust your bubble but with all that good work that went into the hatch repair you should have taken the glass out and hit that as well....90% sure its rusted in the window seam as well

[Jose H. 3]

I lifted the seal in most areas to check, and I did not see any rust damage. I will though, take out the glass before I bother repainting the hatch. thanks for the suggestions...

[scorpmatt]

dude, nice work!