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rustyj14
10-20-2006 13:19:26
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Re: Rusted Fenders in reply to Dubl J, 10-15-2006 15:36:56
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Before you do any cutting or banging or other things, take some thin cardboard, like comes in a new, man's shirt. use a pencil and draw around the part you are going to replace, to make a pattern. Make it bigger than the part. then after cutting it out to the reasonable shape of the rusted out area, leaving about an inch of cardboard all around, lay it up against the rusted area, and cut slits in all areas that have to be bent to shape. If you use this method, its lots easier to bend and cut the cardboard, than to wrestle with a piece of tin! When all is formed to reasonable shape, then lay the pattern onto a sheet of auto body tin, (If my memory serves me right, i think its 22 guage) and draw the outline, and then make your cuts, like in the cardboard, form it to shape, and weld it into the fender, etc. Weld up all cuts, and do the plastic filler work. Note: you must have all welds and crevices really clean to bare metal to make the patch last. Any holes left in your welds, or attachment areas, will let moisture into the patch area, and cause premature rust! I usually brazed the patches on, but you can use steel rod, too.
Note: Fibreglass or body plastic, without metal welded fully in place, will not last very long, unless you live where it never rains! Rivets do that too.
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