Hi everyone
Thought I would share a few of my discoveries whilst working on my new 65 Beetle. Car has original paint, engine, gearbox , interior and beam. So has never been welded or painted. Wheel arches were covered in underseal so i set about removing with Jizer. Bad move, best way is use flat blade chisel and mallet! Find a raw edge and tap, underseal will flake off in decent size chunks.
What I discovered when the underseal was removed was paint runs, bad spot welds with spelches or spikes, thin paint so you see primer and areas where there was no top coat at all. The front bulkhead is also thin on paint.
Puts a whole new slant on "factory fresh!"
See thin paint to right of bottom wing bolt and in front of torsion bar.
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