body repair help/feedback

You are 100% correct. Done wrong, any type of repair will fail. Done right 'gl***ing will hold up forever...

 

do it once, do it right, weld. there is already enough people out there doing substandard repairs.

any answers to any welding/ bodywork questions you have can easily be answered here on the HAMB.

 

thanks everyone i appreciate the feedback, i definetly came to the right place. ill keep you all updated on my progress.

 

remember, your buick should interchange w/ another gm product like chevy olds?
buy a little 110 welder w/gas the time to learn is on floors. If you screw it up just grind a little extra. Good Luck

 

there s a hamber buy you i believe, name is UNIONVILLEHAUNT here on the hamb name is chris real cool guy but he likes mercs for what ever reason

 

you can't change the facts, fibergl***-resin and sheet metal expand and contract at differant rates, it will crack, not to mention gl*** is not as structurally sound as metal.

do it right, or you'll do it again.

 

i think you have more work there then you think, dont do a quick fix on it, if the guy who lives out your way is willing to come around and help get you going in the right direction thats the best answer, all new metal or good used parts would even be better as they will fit correctly, i think your going to have to replace the body mounts under the drivers feet. anything you smear on there is just going to cause trouble.

 

If you want to fill pinholes, try using fibergl*** with Por-15. it's a rust preven***ive and really works good. Just lay down the gl*** and paint this stuff over it.

http://www.porcan.com/

 

It would be hard to say it any better than this.

It always amazes me when people spend money to make a bad repair and then it just costs more to fix it right.

Save the fibergl*** for a Corvette.

 

really if you are going to fix up old cars you are better of to bite the bullet and save for a mig welder, one ready for a big gas cylinder, preferably not a cheap itallian unit. you will find you will use it alot. they are tricky at first but you get the hang of it and can teach yourself just by trying things out on s**** metal.
you can do a temporary repair with fibregl*** filler, not matting, ive never heard of rust repairs using matting, maybe its a american thing, ive used fibrgl*** filler. you just clean the metal completely free of rust with acid or a sandblaster, then you can put down some epoxy primer if you want, then just mix up some fibrgle*** filler and give it a spread over the holes and finnish it of with some rage gold or something and epoxy prime it again, if you cant get to both sides of the metal it might only last a year.
also, the glue you can get isnt cheap but its definately strong, it should had the patches in for good, i havent used it for a long time, the one i used required a specail gun that wasnt cheap and it had a disposable nozzle that mixed the two parts together, its expensive but its good.
with rust repairs i dont like leaving any overlapping metal that can get moisture inbetween, i always but weld, if you overlap you really need to seal wit6h a seam sealer.