That annoying, insistent tick, tick, bang, bang!

keithfullmeryahoocom

The removal of old paint, and then bondo on my '50 Commodore has revealed a really ugly, front driver-side door that has been wrecked and caved in, mostly towards the bottom, but pretty much all over.

I've been doing the remove, repair, install, dance steady for the last several days with barely any improvement.  I'm ready to give it a bit of a rest and move on to another area.  These Hudson doors, with their compound angles and the nesting behind the fenders are tough to repair when they are like this.  Welding, grinding, banging, adjusting--enough to bring a good man down.

Maybe on to some subframe work!...k

Glowplug

Cool Keith

Jon B

The doors look very straight now, and since you removed the paint they actually appear to be made of wood.

onerare39

Now that's funny!

keithfullmeryahoocom

Jon B said:

The doors look very straight now, and since you removed the paint they actually appear to be made of wood.

Ha! That's my problem!  If they were made of wood, I'd know just how to fix them...k

keithfullmeryahoocom

Thanks Ken,   I like this idea.   I'll check it out.

RL Chilton

I understand Jon's post, because there's a picture of wooden doors on a wood shop or barn on Keith's post . . . Does anyone else see the wood doors?  Because the picture has nothing to do with bent doors on a Hudson . . . (I think).  

keithfullmeryahoocom

It's picture of my shop!  Lol. I thought it made a better picture than the one of my seriously deformed Hudson door...k

Frankvintagefullflowcom

Thanks for clearing that up.....now I can stop wasting time looking for the dents. I thought it was just me.

F

Glowplug

Great doors Keith

RL Chilton

I like your shop, Keith.  Nice doors.  You're right, don't get burned out working on one part.  Set it aside and move on to something else and go back to the doors when your mind clears.  A little variety goes a long way on work that can get so tedious.