1963 Corvette headlight buckets are the only year that had fiberglass skins. All other years are made of sheet metal. That said, there is still a lot of metal in our buckets and it needs attention.
The hole on the right is a rust hole. A metal patch piece is my choice for the repair.
The rusted area was cut out, squared, then a matching piece of metal was inserted.
Tack welds were used until the entire piece was welded in.
I ground the weld crown then later applied JB Weld to fill the nooks and crannies.
Another needed repair was a corner of the headlight bucket that had chipped away. A Popsicle stick was wrapped in duct tape to make a form for fiberglass and resin.
Here is the chipped corner after the repair. It's nice and strong.
The buckets were block sanded then prepped for another coat of primer.
Now we let the paint dry. A little later I'll glaze and guide coat. You know the routine.
Pictures of the underside of the hood will be next. It's coming along nice but boy did it need work.
As always, thanks for watching.
