i want to remove the chrome strips from the side of a 65 beetle and fill in the holes , what would be best some sort of bog or weld them . i think the welder would distort the metal . if i use bog do i just poke it into the hole`s

I had mine brazed up, with bronze. However You do it, when welding or brazing, You have to be careful NOT to heat the metal too much, as it will distort.
I can't really see any problem with using Bog, just make sure the interior of the holes are nice and clean for the bog to bind to. I myself wouldn't try to weld them... You would have to know what You are doing.
Best of Luck.. Lee

I would fill the holes up from the inside,
so make sure its clean around the holes & leave some bog inside the door to give them some strength. If You just filled the holes from the outside, there wouldn't be much holding the bog in the hole... and it may fall out...
Lee

I just finished doing mine on a 1960 beetle and found the best way is to tape up the inside and push back to form a bulge then work the bog around to spread on the inside then smooth on the outside. You may not like this as some of the holes and fill show on the inside.

I wouldnt recommend filler if you want to last.

Welding does distort the metal slightly.

The best way to do it is solder.

The hole needs to be cleaned so the edges are bare metal. A small round file will do this nicely so you dont take any metal out, only clean the edges.

If you use an old style soldering iron. The ones that are a big copper block with the pyramid shaped end.

The iron should be held in the hole and solder fed in. Then draw the iron out while twisting it. The twisting action keeps the solder in the hole like a soap bubble over a hole.

This will cool and harden. It can then be filed or sanded level. Some of the holes will have a tiny dip in them, but they can be filled with filler.

This procedure is pretty much permenant, unless you heat it up.

Best of all it doesnt distort the metal.

thanks for the reply guys i might try the solder as some panels are double and you carn.t get to the inside of them

Am just a novice with these panel things, but I know enough not to just use bog and chicken wire.

Anyway my soldering experience has only been limitted to electrical toys (Just to clarrify childrens toys, not adult toys) and I am assuming that it is the same theory but with different materials and soldering iron. Could you recommend a sort and product.

I am restoring a country buggy which has more holes than metal and thought that I could fill a lot of the holes with the mig (being mindful of destortions) and will do so for the larger jobs- I am getting a lot of the metal folded and hope to replace rather than repair, but was more interested in those little 2-3ml holes that appear from time to time.

thanks

Peter