[theastronaut]

Fixing the rust on the top of the fender required removing the inner brace that caused the rust to begin with. You can see where someone tried to fix the rust hole in the past by packing it with filler.






Inner brace removed. You can see just how much rust was hiding in there, and how much was dislodged just by removing it.









Inner brace sandblasted.




Making a new side for the inner brace.









Rusted area of the sheetmetal cut out and new metal welded in. The area that was underneath the brace was sandblasted as well.










The backside of the brace and the fender were coated with etching primer before welding the brace back in. This will keep rust from forming under the brace again.