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Originally Posted by Ryan1969Chevelle
I recently learned in the VW world they call it “death foam” Beetles have it above the rear wheels and now every non restored Beetle I see has bubbles right where the “death foam” is located.
PS: I am loving the metal work in this build thread. One question, why not dip or blast the shell before doing all this amazing work? Wouldn’t it make it a hundred time easier?
Certainly not criticizing, you are kicking ass!!
Ryan W31
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Agree it would have been awesome to start with chemical dip but closest shop would be about 400 miles away and no local shops I would trust blasting the panels.
Blasting the underbody is coming up shortly.
Both quarters, front fenders and rear panel were NOS so easy to strip sand those.
I guess just working on it in winters a little at a time over a couple years.. the stripping was not as bad.
Yes the Novas also had the death foam in the rear wheel lips. They rusted out in only a few years when winter driven up here.