I’m pleased to find that the shop doing the work is not content with merely dealing with the worst of the visible imperfections, be it rust, dings or otherwise. They also tend to areas no one will ever see, and make sure that the structural integrity of the car is maintained. Even nicer is the fact that their perspective is long term, and the work they perform they expect to last for years.
“A quick update today………front bumper corner support area cut out and sent to my fabricator as it has a strengthener section spot welded in behind, I have asked him to make me a new pair as the left one was just beginning to rust also and I don’t see the point of just doing the one as the other would undoubtedly have needed doing in a few years time.”
“both front corners now completed, new panel made for the right rear bumper corner mounting area, right rear wheelearch completed.”
The attention to detail continues on the rear quarter panels.
Most shops today think it’s too much work and too expensive to actually cut the rusted parts out and weld new metal in. They either hammer the rusted section in and weld a new piece of metal over it, or simply brush it out and cover it with filler. I.e. basically just postponing the problem, potentially making it much worse in the long run.
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