matthew urso wrote:
Same with the rust... I'm in Colorado and shops here really don't like dealing with it
My grandfather was really good at brazing new pieces of sheet steel into thin steel car bodies to replace rusted out areas. He was also amazingly good with an English wheel at making entirely new pieces of compound curved metal; even entire hoods or fenders from scratch! Alas, he is no more. Skills like that seem to have disappeared.
I've been able to solder new metal in to replace rusted out areas. But that's no good for anything structural.
Bondo of course makes it look smooth and nice; but it will not stop the metal from continuing to rust. I've found that POR-15 is the best paint for preserving rusted areas that are still structurally sound. Then you can fill in the holes without the repair just falling out again.
I wish I knew of a home handyman technique for stopping rust as effectively as the original coatings used on newer cars.
Happy motoring,
Lee Hart
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