[Spridgets] Hints on floorpan replacement?

[Guy R Day]

Couple of older guys I know use a sharp thin bladed chisel (similar to a 
builders 'bolster chisel') and hammer that between the metal sheets welded 
together.  Angle it to cut the 'scrap' metal away but it still leaves a 
stretched metal area on the 'good' side that needs shrinking.  What it does 
do is leave a line of thicker metal dots located where the manufacturer left 
them and you re-spot weld back through them.  If done with the expertise 
these guys had in their hands you couldn't tell between origional and their 
spot weld panels.
I have never been able to achieve similar results.

Guy R Day






----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Linda Grunthaner" <>
To: "Billy Zoom" <>
Cc: <>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 11:30 AM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Hints on floorpan replacement?


> Is this what your talking about? It looks difficult is there anything else
> better to remove spot welds?
> http://www.harborfreight.com/3-8-eighth-inch-double-sided-rotary-spot-weld-cutter-95343.html
>
> Lin
>
> On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 9:02 PM, Billy Zoom <> wrote:
>
>> Once the car's upside down, it's pretty simple. Harbor Freight sells
>> spotweld cutters that are knockoffs of the Blair. Buy a few.
>> BZ
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