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Rust repair Questions, Welding, cutting, POR15ing, etc. |
rjames |
Feb 18 2006, 05:56 PM
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I'm made of metal Group: Members Posts: 3,954 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Shoreline, WA Member No.: 4,467 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Rust treating, killing, etc, and just want to get some input before I get to crazy with the MIG.
Here are some questions: I have some floor pan issues. Are the holes too big just to try and fill? The following photo is from the driverside, under the seat after the tar has been removed, and I've grinded down to bare metal. Should I advertise for someone who's cutting up a car to cut this pieces out for me, or should I just go buy some sheet metal and make a patch knowing it won't really match, but can at least be made to 'line up'? Attached image(s) |
elocke |
Feb 20 2006, 09:25 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 178 Joined: 9-February 03 From: Georgetown, MA Member No.: 272 |
Thanks...this was the pinnacle of the rust repair work. I think I used 20 gauge (.036). I cut the outer layer using a dremmel w/cutoff wheel (lots of 'em), drill for spot welds, snips to cut the new pieces and roughly cut old pieces out, hand-held hacksaw blades. I hardly ever used my 41/2" cutoff tool...too jumpy. I used a vise and ball peen to make bends. Cuts and welds for more complex shapes. I had looked into building my own bending brake and buying a bead roller but never did. I treated the pieces with Metal Ready and primed the weldable edges with weld-thru primer. This was before I tried Ospho. The red in there is Eastwoods rust encapsulator, which I sprayed into both rockers before I found (or started looking for) rust. I've got tons more pics of other rust repairs...under the gas tank, front of both rockers, f & r trunk, front bumper mounts, hell-holel, door sills, lower door jamb. Let me know if you need more.
Ed |