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| | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | The January issue of Cars and Parts shows a patch being done to the lower skin of a truck door. The patch is attached using a flange and adhesive! And I thought the magazine was a purist type magazine! | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,248 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,248 | A guy recommended that I put the quarter panels on my Nova that way. Claimed it was the way to go. I haven't done it yet!! Could have advantages in terms of warpage and such, also would seal seam between panels.  | | | | | Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 91 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 91 | when I was ready to start welding and I was asking for advice, I got following advice from the chief body shop fore man at the chevy dealer ship.
ANY NON STRUCUAL PIECES ARE NOW GLUED.
IT SAFES TIME AND MONEY.
With this advice I went and purchase a special gun which looks like a double calking gun and a tube
of DURAMIX/ I glued my floorboards into place and I did my two rear panels.
What a pleasure to work with. My welding is not the best.
aske me after 1000 miles of driving back roads if I would do it again. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 804 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 804 | I use it on a regular basis at work, I like it. There are a few reasons to choose adhesive. First off the obvious, no heat. You can attach the part with no fire concerns, no warping concerns, etc. The second reason is the most important to me, EXCELLENT corrosion protection! If you use it properly, you will have no bare metal to rust and a complete seal so none can get started.
The thing is, you can't use it on a seam like the top of a patch panel where it is smoothed out and painted. It WILL be seen at some point down the road. The adhesive expands and contracts at a different rate than the metal, plain and simple. It WILL show at some point.
1948 Chevy Pickup
Chopped and sectioned
owned since 1974 when I was 15.
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 46 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 46 | Iv used the duramix many times and I still havent had any one come back to comeplain. Basically all I can say it its great 
DUSTY G.
you can do anything you want as long as you have an O [censored] man in case you mess up
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