22 Aug 11 10:39, mark lewis wrote to Mark Hofmann:


 MH>> I was wondering what the best process was for fixing rust issues?

 MH>> My experience has always been you had to cut out the effected area
 MH>> and then use body filler to fix the area.

 ml> cut out the area and then weld/braze in a new piece... then grind and
 ml> smooth the seam... finally, proper priming and painting ;)

You should make a template of the area being cutout, so you know how far
to cut, by marking a line on the rusted area, around template. If you're
using a MIG welder, don't weld it on with one continuous bead, use a
stitch weld so you don't warp the sheet metal.

 MH>> I have one spot (about 2 inches by 2 inches) right near by rear
 MH>> wheel area on the driver's side that has had this rust area under
 MH>> the paint that has slowly expanded.

 MH>> I am considering cutting it out, but want to know the best way to
 MH>> repair.

 ml> i guess this depends on what you really want... i'm rather spoiled
 ml> from watching the TV shows where they go and swipe someone's old
 ml> vehicle (with help from a family insider) and a week later they
 ml> present a completely rebuilt vehicle... there were, at one time,
 ml> three of them on the air... these days, chip foose's Overhaulin' is
 ml> all i can find...

 ml> i remember when i found out that chip used to work with Boyd
 ml> Coddington who had the show American Hot Rod... many customizers in
 ml> the auto industry started with boyd... we lost a good man in 2008
 ml> when boyd died of complications after surgery...

 ml> anyway, in both of these shows, when they were fixing rust areas,
 ml> they cut out all the bad metal and welded or brazed in a new piece
 ml> and then worked the area so that it was undetectable from the outside
 ml> when completely finished...

I didn't know Boyd had passed. That was a good show, even though Boyd
didn't do any of the work, just the bitchin'...

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