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| | | | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 99 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 99 | How do you treat the rust that forms between seams that are spot welded together, like roof panel is attached to the windshield channel? I can sand the outer surfaces but how do you prevent the rust between the 2 pieces of metal from creeping back out? | | | | | Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 77 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 77 | the guys on one of the hot truck tv show welded up the seams grind and finish with lead
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 17 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 17 | Welding up the seems on the cab sounds like a fix for the rust problem. Would sandblasting and metal prep stop the rust prior to welding??? Getting a smooth finish would be another issue, how about bondo? | | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | You could apply zero rust or por15 or something like it to the seam and then just paint over it if you want the seam to show. Don't bondo over rust, it will come right through. If you are going to weld you have to get the rust off first to get a good bead. It will keep the rust from coming through (but you probably want to protect the back of the seam too)
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A lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 99 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 99 | The problems seams are where the top outside panel joins the windshield frams and cowl joins the fire wall. Both are lap, or one piece of metal laying over another and then both are spot welded together. Rust in question is coming from between the 2 pieces of metal. I have some of the rust stop chemicals from Eastwood. Short of cutting spot welds to get at rust, are chemicals seems like the best solution? | | |
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