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Trough, sorry I mentioned anything. Only made comment after 20pounds post mentioning "a stick welder with a hammer" conjoured up images of a caveman. Not intending to diss anyone here it was only an observation of the posts as I thought it was amusing. And anybody that knows me will know that if I can lend a hand with anything I will. My name on the forums is Tigwelder, not Worlds greatest tigwelder and was definitely not implying that im any better than anyone else here. Also have the greatest respect for guys who do bodywork on cars as it is something ive got no idea how they do it.

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1mm fresh new sheet will be your best bet, try not to use old stuff as a lot of it is rubbish to weld, also get your hands on some zinc based weld through primer and wurth brand rust converter to convert any slight surface rust in behind panels, and use the zinc primer between panels to cover any bare metal.

acid based 1k epoxy will be your best bet to coat the outsides of the panels once they are welded in place and repaired :stupid2: dont forget when your weldin it, do one tack at a time and make sure there is roughly a 1mm gap around the whole join or buckling will definately occur

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Nice advice Onboost, love yer work.

I'll see if I can steal, sorry, borrow a can of weld thru primer from the bodyshop down the road, as its good sh*t. Wurth make that stuff too dont they?

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yeah they sure do, cant remember what they call it, I use a cam product which is good, some of em turn welding into a spray of weld spatter but the cam one is good sh*t havent used the wurth one (the rep is a d*ckhead) also get yaself some cavity wax for when its all complete, best investment againt rust coming back

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All I need to do is count some pennies up now, probably should have thought of this before the Christmas cash crunch.

P.S., I havn't bought the SWMBO a pressie yet and that's a problem.

Hopefully I can round up all the supplies nice and quick.

Thanks for all the help.

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all you really need is some fine wire mesh, a few tins of bog and a big hammer. probably get it done in a couple of hours.

seen that done before, even seen someone use a bit of old icecream container to try and hold the bog in position from behind....... or self tappers work well too, leave the heads protruding a bit to give the bog something to hang on to.

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Bank transfer on its way Tabby.....!

Nah, shouldnt be too hard, a bit of a cardboard template here n there, trace it out to sheet metal, do a bit of bending to get the shape right, whack panel onto said Zephyr with Vise grips, tack with MIG here n there, release some grips as you go, make sure all is good, weld the bastard in! Grind down, do a bit of hammer work to bring shape up or down, file here n there, smear in bog to fill pin holes from welding, jobs done.

Pat Bronson, tell him he's a good boy, as all German Shepherds are, move onto next panel! The hardest repairs look like the quarters, especially the corners and the tail light, but we'll get there, just gotta use your head, take your time, and dont move onto another panel until one is completely finished.

Unfortunatly we lost Bronson this morning although we had 13 and a bit good years.

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