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pod i`ve got to finish this thing one day

4,980 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#193818
look what happens when you start picking at what was thought to be a 20c piece size hole.You get some idiots idea of putting a plate the size of this hole over existing rust to make it worse.Templates are at the ready ,wish me luck:thumb


[Edited on 11-7-04 by pod]
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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#193845
Good Luck...

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eirecooled Officially Full-On Dubber

308 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#195828
same guy must of had my '62 sunroof. Same spot = welded plate over rust, bogged over then painted with bitumen paint.
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Unity-28 TOO LOW? NEVER

1,742 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·

#196390
Mine was the same.....

pod i`ve got to finish this thing one day

4,980 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#201715
well heres my attempt to fix the above hole so far


will be grinding back when can work it out with neighbour as they have a new baby and i dont want to upset the applecart:thumb
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9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#202249
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kombiluva Seriously Crusin Dubber

164 posts · joined Oct 2002 ·

#204120
Dude,

You are welding over Zinz coated sheeting...the fumes from this stuff when welding is toxic...

Any easy thing to do is give the edges/flat surface a brush with an angle grinder prior to welding...takes off the zinc coating....do ya welding, then coat the area with cold gal paint or zinc alum paint...

Nice work...keep it up!
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pod i`ve got to finish this thing one day

4,980 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#204173
yeah i know that from doing welding at work(have a big sucking m/c there).Should have picked on some hot rolled or cold rolled but it was first thing i found which wasnt to thick. It was done outdoors which helps with ventilation, is now ground and painted over with zinc primer ready for next step. Thanks for the encouragement.
Paul
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