I don't so much mind fixing dents...

[VintageMusclecar]

but MAN do I hate fixing rust...esp. rust that was previously cleverly hidden underneath fiberglass mat and undercoating.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again...there are certain people in this world who should never, ever be allowed to turn a wrench on a car...much less attempt any form of body work.

Maybe if I was a better welder (or maybe if i had a better welder?!) I wouldn't mind fixing rust so much...but I've been fighting with my archaic Daytona mig (little 110v jobbie) for a few weeks now trying to find the sweet spot between power and wire speed...seems either it was too cold and blobbing up some rather impressive "bird poop" welds, or it was too hot and blowing holes in everything in sight. (It would figure that just as I'm finishing everything up for now, I finally found the sweet spot. ...still got plenty of bird poop welds to grind down though!)

Jobs like this make me understand just that much more clearly why the pro resto doods get paid the big bux.

Rant off. Carry on.
Eric