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Re: Body work suggestions?

To: Dan Canaan <flinters@roomies.furry.com>
Subject: Re: Body work suggestions?
From: doug@dougbraun.com
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 19:10:11 -0500
Hello,

If anybody has any experience with those cheaper (e.g. Harbor Freight) stud 
welders,
I'd like to hear about it.  I am starting another project (a '31 Ford) that 
could benefit from one.


Thanks,

Doug Braun
'72 Spit

At 03:20 PM 11/1/2005 -0800, Dan Canaan wrote:
>If I detect body filler on a car, I will make sure I remove it all down to
>bare metal.  The reason is that I don't know what that filler is hiding.
>Was it done as a filler or to cover over a problem?  How thick is it?  Is
>it a problem?
>
>Ideally, you should remove all body filler and see what lay underneath.
>You should then start metalworking to remove as much of the dent/damage as
>possible.  Body filler should only be used for that small amount you can't
>otherwise fix without replacing the panel.  Anything more than 1/4" deep
>is asking for trouble and an indication you need to spend more time on the
>metalwork to bring it closer to the original shape.  Surface weld stud
>guns are ideal for this sort of work to help pull dents out.


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