Front Apron
Finally had the time to finish removing rust from the front apron. I removed the hood seal retainers, there was just to much corrosion beneath them. This is a before picture:
The dent beneath the apron is not too deep so a few taps with a hammer were enough to flatten it. A chisel and an anglegrinder were enough to remove the seal retainer. After the first major cleanup activities it looked like this:
Yes, still a lot to do.
I used the angle grinder to remove most of the paint. After using the sand blaster a few small holes became visible. I used the MIG welder to fill these holes. Rather tricky if you use to much power you wil burn a big hole in the metal. Below some pictures of the cleaning proces.
It was a lot of work but the finished result is nice. Still have to use some filler to straighten a few small dents. Here a picture with, still wet, paint.
two comments:
Im replacing my 1973 super beetle front hood seal and had to remove the seal c-channel because it was so rusty and almost gone. Question, can the seal be replaced without the c-channel and do they make such a seal. That you know of! I at this time do not have the resources to tac weld a new channel on. Any info you can give will be greaT. Thanks for replying. Reggie
Reggie () - 26 05 09 - 20:56
I am replacing an apron on a 60 beetle and prev owner cut off front and rear aprons and im preety knowlegable in vw but am unsure where or how to start i have already got aftermarket complete apro just wondering where to start or where to measure, i guess im just unsure any tips or pics
vw jason () - 14 07 09 - 12:48
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