Thanks gents!!!
Progress from yesterday, while Jared was blocking out some of the window garnish moldings, I worked on the door panel stainless trim to ready them for stud welding. Mike had used the trim repair tool to remove the dings, which were then filed smooth.
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The last 65 years had left their mark; we had numerous scratches needing removal as well. We started with 320 grit on the fine pattern palm sander, and progressed our way up to 8000 grit trizact..
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This is the final using the 8000 grit, and we'll start the buffing process once the stud welding had been completed..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5YYWcQgIRg
With the stainless prepped, we turned attention to the window garnishes. They were sprayed with three coats of SPI epoxy.
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Today we went to A&A Metalworks in Ridge MD to get the studs welded in place. This sample shows the studs, where three have been folded over to a 90. This is how the factory held them onto the door panels as well. Note the back side shows no heat pattern with the Capacitive Discharge welder.
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Welding the studs onto the stainless trim...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WZ25tqOXos
Our results...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXQCJe1hma8
A test to check the heat the welder introduces into the panel..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkDRJXstvH4
This shows these welders make a good choice to use where cases of heat sensitivity may be an issue.