1982 1.5 CL Auto

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Handbrake back on

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Started with rust and bodywork, thought I'd start at the easy end.

Drivers side wing came off nice and easy

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No rust, lots of old stone chip, sealer, flakey paint, etc.

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Wing is pretty straight, more rubbish stone chip, sealer, paint on the inside.

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Obviously a later wing was fitted at some point and had the indicator hole plated over



Only bit of rust that needs sorting



The plan is to clean back all the old sealer, stone chip and crappy paint, new coat of stonechip and paint body colour.

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Big dent in the valance, don't think I'll be fixing it, I just want to get rid of the rust but leave all the patina.

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Passenger wing was a different story altogether. There was sealer/adhesive everywhere, up to an inch thick in places.

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Inner wing is nice and straight and rust free

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Passenger wing is the worst of the two.

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Luckily the inner wing wasn't touched by the rust

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A trip up to Stevens VW Dismantlers and I have a nice second hand wing to use for repairs, not bad for £40

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Dropped the wings off to a friend to get welded up and started on the inner wings. Started with a pressure wash, followed by several goes with de-greaser and a lot of scraping.