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(the old coach builders, alive or looking down from above are calling me a wimp aren't they)
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On the lid I cut open, I had to remove all the seam sealer from the edge first. When I unfolded the lip there was the rust between the panels It was all sealed up but there was rust none the less.
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Why don't you take both to Oblong and at least attempt making a new skin. Plenty of folks there who have done it. Perfect time to give it a go. Use one for a pattern and put the skin on the frame that you have.
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What do I do with the keyhole area? Would I cut the old area out and weld it to the new skin? Its recessed and has a strange cut to it.
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Do that too. All part of the learning process. You will have access to people that can walk you through it.
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Someone does make a repair tool for damaged cylinder areas but I haven't seen on for a while. I don't think it is designed to form the area, just straighten a damage one out.
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I have actually drilled holes in the shell and filled with panel foam to stiffen it up. Not the spray foam insulation you get from the hardware store. That stuff eats steel.
Chris, what brand foam do you recommend and who sells it ? Thanks ~ John Buchtenkirch |
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John,
I use 3M's Automix Pillar Foam #08458 (this tube is a little old, I am sure 3M has "improved" the formula and changed the part number 3 times by now ) Of course it also requires a special application gun I think Norton, SEM, Kent, etc all make a autobody pillar foam. If I remember correctly alot of the SUV's used it in the rockers and pillars to cut down on noise and vibration. Which I am sure after 10-15 years, has accumulated alot of dirt and moisture, assuring that the next generation of restorers have plenty of rust to repair
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I'd like to see that done as the edges of my trunk lid are rusty and getting thin. |
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trunk lock die
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