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^^^ - this x 100%
[IMG] eg would leaving it like this (more on the left) - be ok ..... so I dont risk cutting into base sheet metal
I think the picture confused people ...... this was AFTER ........ let me walk through steps below. 1) When I butt welded the two pieces...
Sorry guys - not really the welding thats the issue :) Its the grinding back ..... meaning by time I grind the weld back ....... I've cut into...
So I really am not good with any of this ......... but the thing I hate/struggle the most with is when I tack weld up a piece - it looks fine...
that looks neat and simple
thats just for the lip right ? I've been running a cutting blade on grinder along edge where I want it bent to create a "crease" and then bending...
[ATTACH] well - i flattened out the lip and then used a bit of 2.5" stainless exhaust pipe - standing and rickoing gently to put a curve without...
thx. Pipe better or 2x4 ? OR doesnt matter No need for heat ? Was worried it would "Crease"
Yeah thought the same after - but I can cut the folded lip off if I need have extra room......... didnt have a choice on the two pieces - but I...
thicker - think its 18GA
Would you just roll this large patch piece over a tank/pipe to create the countour to match the bottom ....... ? Add heat or no heat ? Or...
Do you use heat together with hammer and dolly like this ? [MEDIA] or start without first
ok thx Ill look at some dollying metal videos :)
if the metal shrank ... why would it flex/pop out above it ? seems counterintuitive ....... but .... hmmm
ok ...... hang in with me ;) 1) Cant access from the backside - its all sealed up .......... to use a dolly 2) wouldnt stretching it make it...
Not sure what that means :) I placed a patch piece on top of the old metal and then use the angle grinder with cutoff wheel to cut it in (like...
dont mind buying a small shrinking disc if it addresses this sort of thing ...... but not sure if I should just cut a gap through the red problem...
Really hard to capture in pic ..... But the blue is the weld area The red is the problem area where it pops put a bit .......
Hey guys 57 panel. I cut out the bottom of the door panel and welded in a new lowe innmer section and then did the front face....
lol
yeah there was a lot more bondo on this car than I realized ...... hence why cutting it all out to put metal there. BUt my fab work is not as good...
@NoelC - thats scary AF
Thanks all feeling less bad now. Yeah would think its 1/8-1/4" to fix most of the issues. The thicker parts (1/4" to 3/8"? ) would be where the...
good point - didnt even think of that. "then you should use a reinforced product underneath and then skim with a regular body filler" - like...
well heres an actual pic of mine ....... The lip would be 1/8" to smooth between panels .......... but to align with the other panels better...
not mine ^^^ but similar I would think ...... Where the panel is not in full alignment with the counter of older panels ...... id definitely need...
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Finishing off cutting ot rust and patch panels. Pretty much a beginner (welder and car guy). How much bondo (depth) is ok to smooth things out. I...
agree ^^^ Cant work out why the PO did this. They floated with body filler almost the entire car. SO they put some time into it and it looked...
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