Thanks to TerriAnn for the advice on rust-prevention and to person (who's
name I've forgotten) for the m***a mailing list. From Terriann's
comments I gather that the best strategy for double panels is to
keep them well-drained rather than well-sealed, i.e., rather than try
and keep all the water out, just make sure the water that gets in can
drain. Should I drill holes along the bottoms of the sills? I don't
know if there were holes originally, but my replacement sills definately
do not have drain holes. Also, what about the hinge pillars? They
rust before anything else on the car, it seems, and I had to replace both
the pillar and the sheet metal on my bugeye ( on both sides). Should
I try and drill a hole from the inside of the pillar into the sill below?
Another problem is that I paint the insides of these double panels
before I weld them up, but obviously I can't paint the area to be welded,
and invariably some of the paint adjacent to the weld burns off, as well.
Is there a commonly-used method for painting or coating the insides of these
welds? On places like the sills and hinge pillars there's really no access,
after assembly.
I realize that these are probably pretty naive questions, but then again,
I haven't had a lot of experience with welding and bodywork in general.
Any comments would be appreciated.
Keith `anyone can weld with a MIG welder' Mott
Keith A. Mott | '59 Sprite (bodywork almost done)
Biology Department | '65 Sprite (restored, daily driver)
Utah State University | '62 AH3000 (complete, waited to be restored)
Logan, UT 84322-5305
(801) 797-3563 (voice)
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keith@anolis.bnr.usu.edu
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