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I've been grinding and scraping. Two coats of BRG, and lots of bondo. The passenger front fender had a 'skim coat' about an inch thick in places. And I know that a TR3 restoration is like a box of chocolates, I should have guessed I'd find something weird. Two holes were patched (without removing the original green paint or red primer under it) with some matting and several shades and layers of bondo. I'm guessing these holes were for one of those long whip antennas that a CB radio might use. Who knows?
The front drivers side had one of those long landscaping nails welded lower inside to support the lower rear of the fender. And over an inch of bondo covering the rust hole.
I had no idea how much time this would consume, but I'm inching forward. At times I felt like I was whittling a fender out of bondo, eventually finding the metal, expecting rust holes and always surprised with what I found. I finally understand why you've got to take the panels down to bare metal before you know what you've got.
The front drivers side had one of those long landscaping nails welded lower inside to support the lower rear of the fender. And over an inch of bondo covering the rust hole.
I had no idea how much time this would consume, but I'm inching forward. At times I felt like I was whittling a fender out of bondo, eventually finding the metal, expecting rust holes and always surprised with what I found. I finally understand why you've got to take the panels down to bare metal before you know what you've got.
