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Back in 1988 I wrecked my tintip and had it repaired, quite well I thought. Recently I noticed a lot of paint bubbling in the drip rails on the passenger side of the roof, scraped away the paint and found a long series of holes rusted through. They apparently started from some drilling the body shop used to pull the panels out. Anyway, after cleaning the area up, I have a hole about eight inches long and a half inch wide just above the drip rail. I have treated the area for rust and am going to shape and glue a metal panel to the inside of the roof and then fill the depression with bondo, sand and smooth. Is this the correct procedure?

Thanks in advance.

 

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It would be better IMO to spot weld or braze the added sheet metal in. That seems to be a dying art
these days...

 

[Guest]

Grab a welder and get to gettin; Thanks George; >>>>>>>>>>>> 3

 

[2781]

In reply to:

glue a metal panel

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If you aren't able to weld, rather than using glue and a metal panel, you may want to use fiberglass. I originally started using the stuff to repair boats and surfboards, but it works very well for rust holes as well.

Grind out all of the rust, then cut a few pieces of fiberglass mat to the aprox size/shape of the holes. Mix resin / hardner, slop the sheets through the resin mix, apply to the body and let harden. Once it hardens it can be sanded smooth.

 

[Guest]

If at all possible weld solid, if you use this rig for off road then you will have xtra body flex and anything else would pop out quick! Thanks George; 3 >>>>>>>>