roof..................

So I started stripping down the last and final panel last week. I noticed a slight bubble by the passenger side drip rail....and found this....is there not one clean panel on this car????
It almost looked like the roof split in this area, and the person who did the body work last, tack welded every inch or so, and just filled the rest...one thing for sure is that this person knew how to sculpt filler good! So now I have the joy of doing a bit more welding, and pulling out this dent.
Rest of the roof taken all back to metal.
Another shot, the rest of the roof is fairly clean, found a couple of low spots on the driver side, but nothing major seems to be needed.

I have to finish up this last panel quick so I can get around to block sanding the primer!

Finally...

Ok, so finally I feel I've gotten something done to the Cortina. I guess since my last post, I've been working over the same 1/4 panel for almost 3 weeks. Every time I thought I was close, my instructor found highs and lows. It finally had gotten to the point that I was sanding different layers of filler, at different speeds/cuts that we decided to put the thing in primer, that way I can block the primer and not the filler. Although when all was said and done, the 1/4 is pretty damn straight.
Working on the 1/4 I figured I might as well finish working on the sill. So that was blocked and straightened.
A picture before the primer was shot. I shot the 1/4 with my Valspar 21N high build primer. The primer was starting to go bad, since I had it for about 2 years, and I guess the can wasn't sealing completely well, so we baiscally mixed the rest of my gallon, which was 3/4 full, and shot my car and a classmates El Camino.
Finally the primer is shot! I realize now after looking at this picture that maybe I should have masked my wheels and tires as well...but oh well! It's not like those are going to be the wheels I'll be rolling on anyways!
Pic with the masking paper still on the car...
Final product in primer. I'm just happy that the body is now straight, and the body lines are where they should be. I'm finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel! Now time to take the roof back to bare metal, and once that's in primer, time to block the whole car again! oh the joy!