[DeTomaso] filling spot welds

[Cullen McCann]

Your absolutely right.lead working is a real art and I have no idea how to
do it. It's also a very old technology, but still a good one. My Sunbeam had
lead filled seams in many places from the "factory".Ill have to put a more
modern filler back in where I below the lead out..because I don't know
anything about it.but your right, it's an option.

 

Cullen

 

From: Justin Greisberg [mailto:justingreisberg at hotmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 1:41 PM
To: cmccann1972 at gmail.com; rimov at charter.net; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] filling spot welds

 

probably all good points.  if you look at a master metal worker, they do
more with lead than fillers.  it is art, and i tried it on my spot welds
with fair results.  probably mostly just makes me feel good about it.  i bet
you can do fine with fillers here, especially something like fiberglass
which might be less likely to crack.  but lead isnt all that hard to fill a
hole, and I hope will never crack.  having done all my metal work and
painting myself on my car, i would use lead again for filling bigger holes
or gaps, and use the body filler just in a thin coat to make it look nice
 
 
 

 
> From: cmccann1972 at gmail.com
> To: rimov at charter.net; justingreisberg at hotmail.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] filling spot welds
> Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:38:39 -0600
> 
> I have had some experience with various fillers, and I would like to back
up
> what Paul R. says here...Duraglass is a great product. It's very important
> to note that not all "body fillers" are created equal. Some perform very
> well for skim coats, some perform fine in thicknesses up to an 1/8th inch,
> if you can tolerate knowing it's there. Some perform better at bare metal
> only and some are just fine over primers...some tolerate some flexing and
> have a higher plasticity and others are more brittle....just need to do
> research on the right product and application based off of the condition
of
> your car and go from there. In general the Duraglass is a great place to
> start...but it needs a lot of "tooth" for proper adhesion. A lot of people
> judge all body fillers by the performance of incorrectly applied "Bondo".
> The spot welds are ABSOUTELY capable of being filled without risk of
> separation....if the right product is chosen and applied the right way...
> 
> My two cents...
> 
> Cullen
> Rust project 3925
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> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] filling spot welds
> 
> I would highly recommend using Duraglass. It is a fiberglass reinforced 
> resin filler. Easy to use, lightweight, durable and fills the dimples 
> extremely well. I did my engine bay many years ago with it and it was 
> excellent to work with. For best results it is best to top coat with a
super
> 
> thin layer of plastic filler then high build primer.
> 
> Paul
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