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Rust hole repair in hood

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Paul in MN

10-23-2005 19:28:27




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Near the bottom edge of the hood the sheet metal is rolled in 2 horizontal lines. Near the back of where the side legs bolt to the hood, there is often an accumulation of dirt and consequent rust through of this area. Doing a good weld patch of the flat metal or gentle curve of the side of the hood is not hard, but trying to duplicate that decorative double roll line in a challenge for many of us. Does anyone make a patch panel (maybe 4"x6") that can be fitted and welded in to repair this spot?

Hint to those with real sheet metal shops: This could be a saleable item.

Paul in MN

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ZANE

10-24-2005 04:32:57




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 Re: Rust hole repair in hood in reply to Paul in MN, 10-23-2005 19:28:27  
Find a spot on the hood where the double roll is not damaged. Cover it with masking tape and do not let the tape overlap. cover the whole taped up portion of the double roll with a good thick covering of bondo or body putty. Allow it to set up and then carefully remove it fromt the hood and then remove the masking tape that may have adhered to the bondo.

Clean and grind the damaged/rusted part of the hood double roll and slightly hammer in around the edges of the damaged protion. Place something like saren wrap on the mold that you made from the undamaged portion of the hood to prevent it sticking to more bondo. cover the damaged portion of the hood with a good layer of bondo and then while it is still plyable push the mold you made down firmly on the damaged area with the plyable bondo body filler and hole until the filler is set up. Carefully remove the mold and you will have a nice new double roll area. Sand and shape it and you are ready to do the other side and then paint it.

Zane

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2dum2remember

10-24-2005 07:42:22




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 Re: Rust hole repair in hood in reply to ZANE, 10-24-2005 04:32:57  
I use the bondo with fiber in it. It will not stick to wax paper so mix up a little put a wad on the wax paper and push it against the rusty hole, sum will push threw let it set till ready to file down. I clean and prep the metal and add rust preventive paint to were I apply the bondo to the inside. I found this trick fix’in rust holes in cars with vinyl roofs never seen one rust were I fixed it , Hobo,NC sure wish I could remember my pass werd.

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jimNCal

10-23-2005 21:21:09




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 Re: Rust hole repair in hood in reply to Paul in MN, 10-23-2005 19:28:27  
Almost all the 'N's that live outside are going to have varying degrees of this rot. The design of the hood just naturally catches dust there... add a little moisture and rust happens. I'm a career sheetmetal man so it isn't a stretch of ability to repair any of mine. I buy a solid(unscripted) 'donor' hood, fender, grill, etc., cut out the bad spot, and weld in a good patch. Then I lead in any seams, sand, and paint. I HATE bondo and never use it. Not to say that it doesn't work quite well for those that want to do it that way tho. As for there being a market for patches, most will buy the repop hoods, fenders and grills before they'll go to the work of repairing a cancerous original. I started reproducing the NAA runningboard toolbox tray in stainless steel to avoid having rust eat up the replacements and ended up with 1/2 the blanks sitting on the shelf. Sold maybe 20 or so to the 7500 NAA owners out there with junk under their feet. No real market out there for anything other than cheap stuff.

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Dan

10-24-2005 04:47:39




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 Re: Rust hole repair in hood in reply to jimNCal, 10-23-2005 21:21:09  
Jim - don't know if you saw my reply the other day - but my hats off to you and your stainless steel replacement tool trays for the NAA - they are SWEET. If I hadn't repaired mine, I was going to buy the ones you make. But, costs were raising fast on the Rustbucket Project - so I had to repair as much as possible as I ran out of money fast. I do highly recommend these for any NAA owner that needs a new tool box due to rust out though, they are great looking and have the original tabs so they are a direct weld in replacement - and they are STAINLESS STEEL!

(No - I do not personally know Jim - just his work).

Good luck with them, I may buy one in the furture just for a spare (or a winter project) if I get some cash.

Dan

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jimNCal

10-24-2005 18:46:34




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 Re: Rust hole repair in hood in reply to Dan, 10-24-2005 04:47:39  
Dan, That's twice you complimented my work on the NAA toolboxes. Send me your e-mail so we can swap addys and I'll send you one for the cost of UPS. About 7 bucks. While I'm thinking about it, I'm gonna send souNdguy one too.....

j



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rodgernbama

10-23-2005 19:39:17




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 Re: Rust hole repair in hood in reply to Paul in MN, 10-23-2005 19:28:27  
Paul:I got rust thru at the same place on my 8n.I have not repaired it yet but I had thought about taking a piece of flat sheetmetal and lay it on that part and try to form it by tapping it with a body hammer or small ball pein hammer.



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Rob N VA

10-23-2005 20:11:21




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 Re: Rust hole repair in hood in reply to rodgernbama, 10-23-2005 19:39:17  
What about JB weld if the hole isn't too big?



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