Re: Welding on quarter panels
[Re: SportF]
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12/28/10 08:40 PM
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jaycuda
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I do alot of them and like alot of areas the rockers being one of them the factory mig welded along with spot welds. You see it alot at the sail panel (roof to 1/4) rear floor pan centers just to name a few. I spot weld then seam weld long beads just to be over kill at the rocker and it can be without solid welds as long as you weld around 75% of the seam . I never had problems with body work cracking and have done them like that with no issues for years. See sheet metal being undrill and re-welded on my video's section of my web site www.Jaycuda.com I put alot of cars in metal work on the site.
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Re: Welding on quarter panels
[Re: Commando1]
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12/29/10 09:44 PM
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Paul Jacobs
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We lead our joints...
When I become a billionaire. I'm sending my car to you guys.
I understand, but we can do the 5 years resto plan too. I'm not weathy enough myself to have my car done at someone elses shop! Take your time & you will do fine, and you can hold your head high that you did it all yourself. Thanks for the confidence. Paul
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Re: Welding on quarter panels
[Re: Paul Jacobs]
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12/30/10 10:25 AM
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Commando1
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I understand, but we can do the 5 years resto plan too. I'm not weathy enough myself to have my car done at someone elses shop! Take your time & you will do fine, and you can hold your head high that you did it all yourself. Thanks for the confidence. Paul
Actually, it seems my current car is on the 20 year plan. Unfortunately I'm 61.
This is why I stay glued to forums and topics like this. Every time it comes to the next step in what I have to do, I think about what has been posted in the past and gives me the courage to try something I never did before. Many, many people here have given me some top-notch advice and has allowed me to accomplish some (to me, anyway) tough jobs. Yah, if and when that time comes, I'm going to try leading, now.
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Re: Welding on quarter panels
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12/31/10 11:26 AM
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Re: Welding on quarter panels
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12/31/10 11:32 AM
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Re: Welding on quarter panels
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01/01/11 03:15 PM
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Quoted from Resto Rick's website: The other place I insist on using lead is on the roof seams and rocker panel to quarter joints. These seams are vulnerable to “telegraphing”. A condition where the seam becomes visible in the hot sun. It’s caused by differences in expansion of the different metal thicknesses and stress differences of the panels. Use of any plastic based filler will not stop it!...This includes All Metal, Metal-To-Metal, Tiger Hair, DuraGlas, any ‘glass strand fillers, etc. The only cure I’ve had success with is to lead the seam. I leaded my quarter panels on. While some believe lead work isn't a necessity; I've been thru the band aid effect before when my car was black. The lead kits today are high solder content making it a little easier to apply. Here's a pic where I leaded the lower rocker. Almost upside down when I did it.
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Re: Welding on quarter panels
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01/01/11 06:09 PM
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I had never heard of telegraphing up until about 2 weeks ago watching an episode of Stacy Davids Gearz. He is a tig weld guy because it minimizes this. Very interesting as I thought mig welded and bondoed up was as good as it got.
Keep old mopars alive.
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