It is a trunk lid on a '67 Nova. All the lows are in the areas where the inner structure is not touching the outer skin. The problem with this particular trunk lid is there is very little access to the outer skin, only small holes. I worked on it this afternoon for a couple hours and got it 90% of where I want it to be by using the torch and working it very gently with low heat. I will see how it looks in the morning and try to get it a little closer without overshrinking. Right now it is sturdy and not trying to oil can, so I hope it is pretty close. I always read, with great interest, the posts about some of the fantastic metal work that is done on this forum. I am in no way even in the same league as some of you, but I have learned a lot and am getting pretty good at fixing these "blast" damaged panels, thanks to many on this forum.Agree with Chris…
1. Is this a trunk lid
2. Do the "low spots" match up to holes in the inner structure on the back side..
That sounds impressive! And I think that it is good that you used low heat. Anything high and you could have caused damageIt is a trunk lid on a '67 Nova. All the lows are in the areas where the inner structure is not touching the outer skin. The problem with this particular trunk lid is there is very little access to the outer skin, only small holes. I worked on it this afternoon for a couple hours and got it 90% of where I want it to be by using the torch and working it very gently with low heat. I will see how it looks in the morning and try to get it a little closer without overshrinking. Right now it is sturdy and not trying to oil can, so I hope it is pretty close. I always read, with great interest, the posts about some of the fantastic metal work that is done on this forum. I am in no way even in the same league as some of you, but I have learned a lot and am getting pretty good at fixing these "blast" damaged panels, thanks to many on this forum.
I had a rust free 64 trunk underside sand blasted and when I got it back..all then areas where there wasn't inner structure were low spots like you are describing. I dont know how to shrink metal so I bought a reproduction trunk....surprisingly it fit really good. The blaster ruined my hood and trunk...Agree with Chris…
1. Is this a trunk lid
2. Do the "low spots" match up to holes in the inner structure on the back side..
I sold that trunk to a friend for 50 bucks (repop trunk is 400) because he wanted to try and experiment with it. Maybe ill buy it back. I had a floor board sand blasted on a rotisserie by a mobile dustless blaster....it was my first time paying for that...it wasn't exactly dustless....left with a big wet gritty mess under the car. ..the next one I had done I pushed the car on the rotisserie down the street and had him do it there lol. Cant get away with that in the city lolI had parts blasted by the same local blasting company for years without issues, then I had a 66 Charger blasted and they pretty much ruined the whole car, including a rust free trunk lid, which is very hard to find. After that I had 3 trucks done by 3 separate dustless blasters that did the same thing, each one guaranteeing they never had any problems with warping Needless to say, I have given up on anyone around here touching another one of my customers vehicles. Spending an extra 40 hours or hundreds of dollars gets old. The only positive is the experience I have gained from repairing much of this damage. All of the advice I have gotten on here has been spot on from the "real" metal men. @RosharonRooster, take that deck lid and a torch with a small tip and practice on it. You might surprise yourself!