PetesPonies
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The repair looks tidy. Seal the seams well before paint.
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Agreed. It looks nice. I am going to fill mine with expanding foam and then POR-15 and paint it to keep the rust away.The repair looks tidy. Seal the seams well before paint.
LOL, why? Ford uses it for a fix on the Windstars.DO NOT fill with foam; DO NOT.
I'm not trying to be a douche, but do you have something I could look at to show me evidence of that? I've used the stuff in my house, and shed with zero ill effects - some of it has been applied for over 5 years. It says it's waterproof right on the can.It attracts and captures moisture.
I think you've taken me the wrong way. I wasn't saying you were wrong, I was only asking how you gained that knowledge - hoping you could explain your experiences. I know you've done great body work that I really admire. I wasn't trying to sound like I knew more, just giving examples of my experience. Sorry if I came off like that, but I tried to explain in my first sentence that it was not my intent.I've been restoring cars and taught autobody for over 30 years. Your house is different. Rust starts mainly from an area in which it not not given the opportunity to dry out. take a bare piece of steel and throw it out in the yard. It will get surface rust quickly, but not rust through. It is given a drying time after moisture times. In closed areas on a car, the moisture never gets out. That is why areas rust easily on some designs. I didn't say foam was bad for a house . we are talking about a car. Do what you want . . the internet is for opinions. I gave mine.
As always Pete thanks for your good comments.The repair looks tidy. Seal the seams well before paint.
Awesome job on that....I fixed mine so it wont happen again. I simply replaced the entire core support with box tubing.lol
I managed to get the hood latch to line up perfect on my first try. Poppe the rubber bumper off the stock hood stops and popped them over the head of a 5/16 bolt to make the new ones.
I'm not trying to be a douche, but do you have something I could look at to show me evidence of that? I've used the stuff in my house, and shed with zero ill effects - some of it has been applied for over 5 years. It says it's waterproof right on the can.
I've been restoring cars and taught autobody for over 30 years. Your house is different. Rust starts mainly from an area in which it not not given the opportunity to dry out. take a bare piece of steel and throw it out in the yard. It will get surface rust quickly, but not rust through. It is given a drying time after moisture times. In closed areas on a car, the moisture never gets out. That is why areas rust easily on some designs. I didn't say foam was bad for a house . we are talking about a car. Do what you want . . the internet is for opinions. I gave mine.
I completely agree, do not use expanding foam. I've only been in the collision business for 8-9 years and I've seen enough. Manufacturers use expanding foam (better quality than great stuff of course), and thats always where the cars rust first. Many cars, when you remove the rear quarterpanel, will have some sort of foam somewhere, and its always starting to rust around there because it traps the moisture. I think the best example of expanding foam failure is Dodge Stratus'...they fill the rocker panels with foam, and those suckers all rusted out within a few years. Proper seam sealer, and good weld-through primer will do tons in keeping the rust away, I also suggest painting the core support BEFORE installing it, and touching it up after installing it if you weld it in.I think you've taken me the wrong way. I wasn't saying you were wrong, I was only asking how you gained that knowledge - hoping you could explain your experiences. I know you've done great body work that I really admire. I wasn't trying to sound like I knew more, just giving examples of my experience. Sorry if I came off like that, but I tried to explain in my first sentence that it was not my intent.
Have you by chance used this stuff from Eastwood?
http://www.eastwood.com/internal-frame-coating-w-spray-nozzle.html