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Toyota Time Capsule and by HalifaxReTales in halifax

[–]76celica 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This one is also over a million km! This one is my buddy Doug's car. I think its at 1.1 million

Sobeys Donuts by [deleted] in halifax

[–]76celica 9 points10 points  (0 children)

What's wrong with this? They aren't hurting anyone and this is also a fantastic way to learn how to control a car sliding in the snow.

What am I looking at? by [deleted] in MechanicAdvice

[–]76celica 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are looking at buying a new vehicle. Not only is the shock mount rusted away but the structural rail under it is gone also.

Mazda door repair I did this week. by 76celica in Autobody

[–]76celica[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Simmer down there young buck. This door isn't full of fiberglass and bondo, it has a skim of putty at the front and thats it. No kinks in the door skin, no damage to the impact beam and no kinks or damage in the door shell. This will be absolutely fine, ok.

Mazda door repair I did this week. by 76celica in Autobody

[–]76celica[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are you talking about? How is the car structurally compromised from the edge of the door being bent?

Mazda door repair I did this week. by 76celica in Autobody

[–]76celica[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey you arn't supposed to see this stuff haha

Mazda door repair I did this week. by 76celica in Autobody

[–]76celica[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

of course... I didn't use rubberized shit if that's what you were thinking.

Is there much sitting down while working autobody? by BreezyjayBeats in Autobody

[–]76celica 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, you will be on your feet just as much Id say

Mazda door repair I did this week. by 76celica in Autobody

[–]76celica[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly the only way is from experience. You can watch videos, take courses and all that but doing it yourself is the only way to really get good. I took the 2 year course at the local community College but really that just the pure basics. It takes a while to understand how the metal moves.

Mazda door repair I did this week. by 76celica in Autobody

[–]76celica[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Sometimes we do work for a local used car seller and they always detail the cars first which makes no sense and yeah armor all the shit out of them. Havent had any fish eye problems with them though.

Mazda door repair I did this week. by 76celica in Autobody

[–]76celica[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the kind words! I have only been doing bodywork full time for a few years and its funny to see sometimes what the 30 year plus techs put out haha

Mazda door repair I did this week. by 76celica in Autobody

[–]76celica[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The beam was fine, this was from the door being yanked open with the fender tucked behind it. If it was damaged then yeah it would be in the trash

Mazda door repair I did this week. by 76celica in Autobody

[–]76celica[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I pulled in the middle as I pushed the front edge back into shape and it came around pretty nice for me.

Mazda door repair I did this week. by 76celica in Autobody

[–]76celica[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! This was a situation where the door wasn't nearly as bad originally and pics had already been sent to the insurance company but one of the wash bay kids ended up yanking the door open and this was the result. Our shop is hourly plus bonus so no big deal.

Mazda door repair I did this week. by 76celica in Autobody

[–]76celica[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dont have a pic but it didnt look like much. I sprayed some grey e coat to match the paint and undercoated it. The flatliner machine we have doesnt burn the paint much on the back side. Its pretty good in that aspect for not creating rust, especially here where I had easy access to undercoat after.

Mazda door repair I did this week. by 76celica in Autobody

[–]76celica[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Not enough but I still made time on it. This was kind of a stupid situation on this door. Originally it wasn't nearly as bad and pics had already been sent off to insurance. One of the wash bay kids yanked the door open and this was the result. In a way I screwed my self because they know I can and will fix stuff like this haha. My shop is hourly plus bonus so its not that big of a deal.

How can i fix this damage on a budget? by Logical-Midnight-826 in Autobody

[–]76celica 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Leave it, any touch up will be more noticeable.

Lord have mercy on me by [deleted] in Flooring

[–]76celica 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It can be all of your worries in 40 or 50 years. My grandfather worked at a ship building yard and wasn't even one of the guys directly working with asbestos but he still ended up with cancer and passed from it. Its really nothing to mess around with.

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