History The best excuse yet for bad body work

At the SW Chicago HAMB & Eggs weekly breakfast its not uncommon for old magazines and such to be passed around. I just had to post this article. It explains all the poor bodywork many have found on their cars over the years as well as the confusion many have about fillers.










Stu D Baker and myself have been fixin cars for more time than we can remember and just could not stop laughing , especially about piercing the panel with a large nail for better adhesion. Boy what a difference a couple of years make.

 

that`s right! just bash it in a little and fill`r up with bundo.

 

Man, That explains a lot. I have 51 F1 front metal that in many places look like they had that article in their hands when they were working on it. I always thought they were just morons, but now I get it.

 

That is EXACTLY how my dad taught me to do bodywork. He must have read that book when he was younger.

 

Fuck, thats how I still do it.

 

You have to remember that was the way it USE to be !

 

I thing the guy who repaired this read that, this is what I found under the bondo

 

cave n pave, lol.

 

Hey,

Yeah, I recall a time when you were encouraged to drill many holes in damaged panels so the filler could "rivit" itself to the repair! "no need to bump up deep damage, doing so will only cause more stretching", they "reasoned".

Nice cutting edge tech, there Larry!

Swankey Devils C.C.
" Spending A Nation Into Generational Debt Is Not An Act Of Compassion! "

 

Thats the first time I've ever seen a claw hammer used for bodywork!!