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Date:         Fri, 2 Feb 2007 00:54:18 EST
Reply-To:     JordanVw@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         JordanVw@AOL.COM
Subject:      Re: Removing window seals
Comments: To: goldfieldgary@YAHOO.COM
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In a message dated 2/1/07 5:35:18 PM Eastern Standard Time,
goldfieldgary@YAHOO.COM writes:




> The rust spot is worse than it looks - - light tapping with the pointy
> hammer has revealed that it is rusted all the way through in two spots along the
> 6" rusty bit along the bottom. Now what - - according to my 1959 edition of
> high school body work book gleaned at a yard sale (complete with pictures of
> shop guys with flat-top haircuts), I should get out the torch and weld in new
> metal. Or will epoxy and/or fiberglass be the more modern, preferred
> approach? I have a deep-grained mistrust of Bondo-type stuff, but I don't really want
> to make this too complicated.
>
> Gary
>
>
>


best way to do it is weld in new metal.
2nd best is to epoxy (ive actually used JB weld on small pinholes) or
fiberglass.


BONDO is NOT for rust holes.


chris
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