Final Push

 Flexing the bodywork muscles

I tried to recall the last time I had a bondo squeegie in my hand, and it might just have been 1998 when I worked on my first mk1 Jetta.  Not much to it, its like riding a bike, but there are a few rust blisters that I elected not to cut out and fix properly, but rather I picked up a can of rust sealer from Facca in town, and it looks like a type of urethane overcoat to (hopefully) seal all the rust in for good.  

There is a common problem in 1971 and newer cars with the air scoop behind the side quarter windows.  Those vents are there to help displace the interior air when you close the door, prior to that, the cars were so air tight that it would be hard to close the doors without slamming.  Anyway, there is a plastic tube in the bottom to drain water that gets in the vents, and the tube is encased in spray foam sandwiched between the outer and inner skin.  The tube cracks and leaks water into the sandwich, and the cars rust from the inside out.  These rust blisters started on the pass side and I used the sealer and a thin skim of mud.  Fingers x'ed

Let's be honest, unless I free up alot of room in my wallet for more cash, I can't see a full repaint in the Bug's future.  

Umm, yeah..."lightweight filler" does not mean a half full can!!!  Shrinkflation???

The balance of the bodywork will remain as is.  I do want to replace the pokey rear apron with a calif cutoff, and maybe the front pass fender.  Maybe in the future I'll send these parts out for sandblasting and epoxy primer (with the hood) and repaint those pieces off the car, time will tell.

Thank you Canadian Tire for the colour match rattle cans!  As close as you can get to this faded colour for sure!  I should have all the fenders on by next week, then go thru the lighting snags.  An order from CIP is coming with the new carb, and that should button up everything needed for the Safety!!!

Then I promise to jump back on the Jetta, focusing on getting her running....