My Granada Mk1 and an 'RO Performance' Restoration - angry and disappointed, money lost

 It could be worse I suppose. This is driver's side above the chassis rail adjacent to the boot and wheel housing (left)

 It probably would have been an easy fix with the diff out and on a ramp. I'll need to grind off the rust and bobbly weld and see how bad things are 😠 Fingers crossed the beam doesn't need replacing. After a run over with the needle scaler there is a large hole right next to the pin where the bolt goes through.  The depth of the hole is about half of my fingernail so very deep. Yep, replacement needed. 

 Wish it was on a ramp with the axle out, access would be much better. Need to hit this with the needle scaler and keep fingers crossed.  One thing at a time for the moment though. This was a previous boot floor repair done many years ago that had exceeded it's lifespan. I could see rust and gaps from inside the outer wheelhousing where the metal had corroded away. Gaps into the boot floor as mentioned above.

Used the needle scaler on the chassis leg and inside the wheel house.  Bit of welding needed so fuel tank removed for access and safety. Underneath the chassis needs work too. The beam that carries the diff looks to be ok on this side of the car. 🤞

 Because of the wheel arch/sill misalignment I've had to remove the end part of the sill/ Both quarter and sill were new panels.  This was behind the sill. Prior to fitting the quarter and sill there was easy access to this.

 I wonder what's under these blisters on the wing...?  Oh! It's rust. 🤯

 I've just removed the LH gutter rail from the A-pillar...  and this is what is underneath! 😠😠😠 This is not an accidental miss of a spot of rust. FFS 9k paint job this.

This was the start of the repair by ROP. The blisters had been sanded down and painted in 1k primer The primer wiped off with thinners on a rag. And I began sanding around where the badges fit. At this point I decided I may as well strip the paint completely. This is the rust spot from the above pic Rust around badge holes

  This is not masking tape, it's paint I have peeled off!

 Pitting was visible through the paint so sanded it back...

 Sanded level with guide coat. Epoxy primer baked on. Just waiting for the rear lower panel from Ex-pressed Steel Panels arrives. I already have the wheel arch section. I can't cut out the old one until the new part arrives.

 Just started dealing with metal pitting in the rear quarter panel. Using wire wheels on drill, sanding and Hammerite Kurust. On top of rear quarter Inside boot shut

I stripped the rear panel to bare metal. There was quite a bit of pitting which I have spent some time with wire wheels/brushes on the drill to remove as much rust as possible. Acid treated for any inaccessible bits and then sanded clean for epoxy primer. The rear lower corner is rusty and will have to be replaced.  This is how it is after the fillers have been removed. There was already cracks in the filler visible as I sanded the it away. I stopped at this point as I will have to cut out and replace this section. The wheel arch had already been removed at this point as blisters were appearing at two places. This was down to a previous repair. 

 Ford Granada Mk1 2.0 L      This is about my Ford Granada Mk1 which was restored by a local company. Sadly just over two years later the bubbles and blisters under the paint are appearing almost daily. The car was kept in a Carcoon so was dry over winter and hadn't yet even been on the road. And this was with 20k+ spent.   They did offer to help fix things but in the end I had lost confidence in any repair meeting what I expect. Reasonable looking paintwork with a few blemishes isn't much to ask. I decided to TakeControl of the situation and do a proper paint job myself where body filler is not used over rust without any attempt to cut-out rust or to clean up any pitting. From a distance it didn't look too bad but closer inspection showed bubbles and blisters forming on almost every panel. If it had been a few bits and pieces that could be fixed I'd be OK about it. Below are just some of the issues. There are more.. This is on the scuttle. and this is what...