Why start now?

Don't start yet
As you would expect, rust progresses slowly but surely, and a fibreglass repair will only hide the problem for so long.  After 5 or 6 years bubbles started appearing, and gradually it became obvious that we had a problem.  The next stage was that it became unsightly, followed eventually by unroadworthy. The missing link was still someone to do the work within budget.

True to form I tried the DIY path first, purchasing a TIG machine and watching a lot of YouTube videos.  After practicing a bit on my old Morris (an even worse rust bucket), I realised this was not going to be as easy as painting.

Time to start
Then along came Andrew.  A panel builder that works out of the back of his truck at an hourly rate, Andrew is the metal magician.  Complete with impeccable references, and specific past experience on Jaguars I had little doubt this was the way to go.  So the time had come to grab the stripping wheel and see what lay below.

Drivers Side Lower Guard
"It's what you can't see, that's what you need to see" - Petronius Panel Works AD 252

So our first photo is a look under the outer guard where we can start to see what is happening inside.

Sadly we can see that the inner guard is shot, and the end of the rocker is sick too. So these needed to be removed and replaced. A total of about 6 pieces to cut, shaped and fitted.

Next came lead loading, etch prime and some epoxy undercoat.