Body Body Repair Guide or Writeup Resource

[Shop3]

Does anyone have a resource for learning body repair...cutting out bad areas and welding in new metal and filling and bonding. Completely new to body work but can weld. I am sure its been covered here but I am not finding the resource I am looking for. Really looking for a loose how to type article that covers basic repair...not master craftsmanship.

Trying to get a hand on how much of this I can do as I look at Jeeps coming up for sale. Need to be able to handle it myself.

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!

 

[Apple]

I do not have any resources other than you tube. I learned the basics on my own years ago, before you tube and did quite a few full builds from rust buckets to show car. I will say what everyone says.....paint is 99% prep work. From the very first tap of the hammer to the last coat of clear the hardest part is the prep. Not heating and warping the sheet metal is key when replacing metal. You want a clean repair that requires the least amount of fillers to blend it in.
I have spent up to 100 hours prepping one fender for that last coat of paint.

Here are a few of the vehicles I did in the past....

 

[TSB8C]

 

[Apple]

If I can learn paint and body work by trial and error there is nothing stopping anyone from learning. My biggest mistakes in the early days was mixing the wrong thinners and paints together. With a few hammers and dollies, sanding blocks, some sheet metal tools, and a spray gun it can be done. I still have all my tools but rarely use them anymore. My spray guns are the old pot type and not the new HVLP stuff.

 

[Shop3]

I do not have any resources other than you tube. I learned the basics on my own years ago, before you tube and did quite a few full builds from rust buckets to show car. I will say what everyone says.....paint is 99% prep work. From the very first tap of the hammer to the last coat of clear the hardest part is the prep. Not heating and warping the sheet metal is key when replacing metal. You want a clean repair that requires the least amount of fillers to blend it in.
I have spent up to 100 hours prepping one fender for that last coat of paint.

Here are a few of the vehicles I did in the past....
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Those are impressive. I love the the Farmall!

 

[Apple]

Those are impressive. I love the the Farmall!

Thank you. The Titan behind it was a huge labor of love. It is a 1918 International Titan that was seized up after sitting outdoors for many many years. It was rebuilt and painted in the early 80's albeit with the wrong paint color and it had so many runs in it it looked like it was painted with a mop over its lifetime. I did a preservation on it by going over the mechanicals and getting it running and driving again. I had to replace the big water tank, the fuel tank, and do a lot of engine work. I ended up with a tractor that had new parts on an old machine so I had two choices, fully tear it down and sand blast all of it and then paint back perfectly or color match the old worn patina....because I restored this for a museum they chose the cheap route and had me patina it back and that is what you see here. I'm glad they chose that route as this machine weighs 5700 pounds...nothing is light on it.



It has tiny pistons. ....531 cubic inch two cylinder

 

[KRUPP]

Apple, Shop3,

Nice! I love the old IH stuff.
Dad has a couple Farmalls. I’m most attached to his ‘52 Super M that I practically learned to drive on as a kid.
Still use it today for mowing (deck and sickle) at the ranch.
Pulls a 2-row planter once in a while for plots for the deer.

I’m also in the same boat, when it comes to painting/body. Seems like you have to figure what the Jeep is worth, is the amount you’re gonna pay for paint.

 

[Belizean]

Nice. We had the small Ford tractors and 1 MF and 1 IH. I learned to drive on the Ford when I was around 5.