My new caddy

[snuffegull]

Thanks guys!

Some progress on the rear bumper, sorting out some solvent pop from when i shaved the parking sensor holes in a hurry the day before an event last time it got painted


Got me a set of mk4 rub strips, the tops will be painted black, edition 30/35 style

[snuffegull]

Progress!



Etch primer


Epoxy primer

[Damo2k]

Nice build,body work is top notch mate.

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[snuffegull]

Thanks a lot!

[snuffegull]

Tidying up more rust


Fixing up the headlight washer delete i did previously, without rushing to for a tight deadline this time.


More stuff ready for primer


My sliding door had been repainted at least twice before, and it was a pain to sand, so decided to whip out the paint stripper.
Sanding too much on big flat panels can cause distortion, so this is a safer way of doing it, but very messy I left it wrapped up over night, hopefully most has come off by tomorrow


Looks like i'm on the hunt for both left side doors also, they are a bit far gone to be worth saving tbh

[Azz03]

[mention]snuffegull [/mention]can I ask how you went about filling the holes for the rear sensors I have a mk4 bumper and want rid of the sensor holes. Is it just a case of plastic welding a piece behind the hole then cut a circle and plastic weld that in and fill over? Or is there more involved I’m handy with body work I just want to know the best route to go. Thanks.


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[snuffegull]

You could go down that route for sure, its a bit fiddly on smaller jobs like this. I find plastic welding best suited for other types of repairs
I did these with glue. Bevel the edge on both sides, with a beltsander, dremel or simular, sand with 80-180 grit, clean, apply adhesion promoter, wait 10-15mins, then tape the backside up, fill the hole up with glue, press it in and smooth it out with a bondo spreader, and once hardened, sand it 180-320 grit, and give it a skim of plastic specific body filler if needed

I use these products
https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b40071617/

https://www.3msverige.se/3M/sv_SE/p/d/b40071609/

[stu_b]

That sounds very helpful, esp the product used info

[Azz03]

[mention]snuffegull [/mention] your way sounds ten times better and a lot less fiddly I’ll definitely be using this method, I’ve got the task of priming a textured bumper at the same time want to make sure this one is done to last. Thanks for the info and links much appreciated


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[Gmancan1]

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They would have been handy for ya ali has alot of parking senors but these had the wee rings and backing playes for rear could have put in just not wired up (likely what ill do )

[PJD]

Are you calling this post "My new Caddy" because it will be new by the time you have finished?

[raitis]

Nice job on the metal fabrication. Mine is also a 2008 but a German vehicle and rust is even worse in that area, had to buy a new sill What are you using for rust treatment? Brunox, Hammerite Kurust? Also, in a later post you bare metal the body and use both etch and epoxy primer. Does the etch really make a difference compared to just rust treating and then epoxy priming? I am still learning about this stuff. Thanks in advance.

[snuffegull]

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They would have been handy for ya ali has alot of parking senors but these had the wee rings and backing playes for rear could have put in just not wired up (likely what ill do )

That could be a decent option for someone who wants to avoid bodywork.

Are you calling this post "My new Caddy" because it will be new by the time you have finished?

Well, it was more because i had just bought it, so new to me at the time, but your option works too

Nice job on the metal fabrication. Mine is also a 2008 but a German vehicle and rust is even worse in that area, had to buy a new sill What are you using for rust treatment? Brunox, Hammerite Kurust? Also, in a later post you bare metal the body and use both etch and epoxy primer. Does the etch really make a difference compared to just rust treating and then epoxy priming? I am still learning about this stuff. Thanks in advance.

Thank you! I am using brunox, have done for years and it seems to hold up well when sealed with epoxy after.
Its not really necessary to use both etch and epoxy primer, but i like to use the combo to get both the good bonding properties of etch and the good sealing properties of the epoxy. But you could probably do a long lasting repair with either on its own.

[snuffegull]

Sliding door starting to take shape, a few small dents and rust spots to sort out


More stuff primed


Found a brand new facelift rear emblem in my stash that i had forgotten that i had. Im going a different route this time rather than metallic black on body color, and the same changes will apply to the front grille and emblem aswell

[snuffegull]

The body got primed!




Ive had little luck finding any good condition doors for reasonable money, so i'm repairing the ones i have.

this one wasnt all that bad once i sandblasted it tbh, will probably be fine once everything is treated






the drivers door however is quite bad, but i'll blast it tomorrow and see