For a couple of days I was in hibernation mode and as a result I didn't get out into the garage..-the -40 degree (with wind-chill) outside temperature really took my motivation away keeping me in the house and laying low... Yesterday I mustered up some energy and spent about 2 hours grinding surfaces of some of the replacement panels I had previously installed in the front wheel area (firewall side) in prep for a final skim coat of filler. I also installed the last patch panel in the lower left wheel well. It lined up really well but when I was finished I was not too pleased with the overall appearance? I spent some additional time with the grinder tapering the edges and removing some additional metal around one of existing contours which has improved the look somewhat.... I had to keep reminding myself that the area I am working on would not be visible when the fender is reinstalled and in fact would only be visible is someone was purposely looking with the car on a hoist or the front wheel removed. The position I am taking is to do the best possible job in a reasonable time frame...I doubt if I will spent too much more time massaging the area... Unfortunately I ran out of time (late in the afternoon) so I dashed out the garage without really examining what the finished product looked like?? I also finished off the contouring of the installed panel in the rear right fender area (bottom front area). It finished up real well.
Overall a productive time in the garage on Friday.
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