The faded and thinning green paint with areas of primer showing through looks really cool. It's a shame that not enough of the original paint remains on the car to save the patina. I'll sand away the red oxide primer too. The metal seems very solid but there are several pin holes along the bottom of the panel.
The passenger door is also in good shape but there seems to be a bit more rust at the bottom interior. Media blasting went very quickly in some areas. Areas with more rust took a little longer. Plenty more to do before it's done.
The interior of these doors had wood as the supporting structure for anchoring the metals parts like window cranks, arm rests and door handles and latches. I removed all of that so the door could be media blasted.
This tool pinches sheet metal between 2 rolling dies and makes a groove or "bead" in the sheet metal. A bead adds stiffness to sheet metal. It can also bend sheet metal to create different shapes or make decorative designs. I bought extra dies to make it more versatile. After assembly, I had to test it out. I drew a curved line on 20 gauge sheet metal and then used the bead roller to make a bead along that same line.
The door interior got some primer today. Media blasting made a huge difference. I sprayed Rustoleum Rust Reformer on the door interior. It's supposed to treat microscopic rust and also acts as a primer. I'll seal the door interior with an epoxy primer like I used on the body interior.
This door has received a lot of attention. All the media blasting is done and it's ready for primer. The exterior skin is in terrific shape. The inside of the door skin has some pitting but is very solid. Here's a video. My driver side door had primer on the door skin. I wanted to examine the condition of the metal and see if there was any body filler under the primer. The door is in terrific condition. No body filler, significant dents or damage. The lower flange is intact with only a few small stress cracks. I'll finish cleaning the interior of the door and window frame area soon.
After removing the door wood, I media blasted the door interior to remove as much rust as possible. I'm not quite done. I had to remove some sticky tar-like substance too. Things are cleaning up nicely. The passenger side rear body to frame bracket was too rusty to use again. I made a new bracket with 11 and 12 gauge steel. The driver side original bracket is in good shape and can be used again.
I dilled holes to weaken the door wood so I could break it apart and remove it. Termites would have been helpful. In the factory the door skins were crimped in place as a last step making many screws and nails inaccessible.
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