High Tech Rust-out Panel Repair
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From: SE Wisc. (the Rust Belt)
In the first body shop I worked we used the exact tape on cars we did for used car dealers. Grind the paint and rust off, knock the rust in, apply tape, scuff and lather on the plastic. One project we did was a rusted out Jeep once, looked really nice when it left the shop.
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From: SE Ohio 45629
here in our area of the country you have to be on the look out for spray foam. They spray it in shave it and putty over it. I was very disappointed when I saw this performed at a body shop by an individual that is the son of a very close friend. I asked him about it and he said that it was common practice in all the area shops. I am not much of an auto body repairman and certainly it is not my field of expertise but I know a con when I see one.
Cargo Master
Joined: Oct 2013
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From: in a barn
Actually the stuff is probably a good thing to use when trying to get a few more years out of a beater. From what I have heard PA will fail a car for inspection if it has a rust hole, so this would keep the car on the road.
Laughing Gas
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From: Calais, Vermont
I know a guy who had to get his car inspected here in Vermont. The inspection due-date was in the dead of winter. His car had rust holes in the floor that needed to be repaired before it would pass inspection. He used paper tape and all-purpose drywall joint compound. He even brushed on some latex paint after the joint compound froze up solid. As long as the car wasn't brought into a heated space, it made a pretty solid patch that lasted until the first thaw.
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From: Clitherall, MN.
That ad says it's a must have for enthusiasts. I have a couple rolls in the shop so I'm good there. Those trucks, aren't they the tilt bed version? Remins me of my tilt bed trailer for my lawn mowers.
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From: Northville, MI
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From: NM
A '58 Chevy was my burden. The front 6" of the "brows" was solid bondo by the time we sold it.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Jan 2009
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From: Lavergne, Tn.
One of the reasons I hung up my spray guns and quit body and paint was the fact that most people want a top notch repair but want to pay the price of a tape, bondo, and rattle can type repair.
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From: paradise, northern calif.
Born and raised in Cal. so excuse my ignorance. Are the cars built now days dipped, coated, or otherwise built in any way to prevent rust? If not, I just don't understand how anyone could afford a $30K plus, car or truck only to have it rusted out B4 it's paid for.
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From: Northville, MI
Born and raised in Cal. so excuse my ignorance. Are the cars built now days dipped, coated, or otherwise built in any way to prevent rust? If not, I just don't understand how anyone could afford a $30K plus, car or truck only to have it rusted out B4 it's paid for.
Laughing Gas
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From: Lavergne, Tn.
I can only speak for the manufacturing facility that I worked at. I worked almost all my 23 years in paint. All of our white metal bodies arrived in paint where they got an alcohol wipe down inside doors right before they went for a swim in phosphate and E coat tanks, into an oven, through a check and sand booth, sealer line, oven and on to a color match prime booth and oven, another check and sand booth, blow off and tack booth, top coat, oven, touchup booth, wax booth(where a rust preventing wax was shot inside the doors, rockers), and finally on to underbody where they had a protective coating shot on the under side of the body and fender wheels...........whew
........and they finally left us and went on to trim for assembly.
And Quality Assurance inspectors were present just prior to going to underbody where they would turn the cars back to touchup if unacceptable defects were found.
A lot more to it than that but in a nutshell that's what happens to a bare metal body until it exits the paint plant.
........and they finally left us and went on to trim for assembly.And Quality Assurance inspectors were present just prior to going to underbody where they would turn the cars back to touchup if unacceptable defects were found.
A lot more to it than that but in a nutshell that's what happens to a bare metal body until it exits the paint plant.
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Joined: Nov 2011
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From: Northville, MI
I can only speak for the manufacturing facility that I worked at. I worked almost all my 23 years in paint. All of our white metal bodies arrived in paint where they got an alcohol wipe down inside doors right before they went for a swim in phosphate and E coat tanks, into an oven, through a check and sand booth, sealer line, oven and on to a color match prime booth and oven, another check and sand booth, blow off and tack booth, top coat, oven, touchup booth, wax booth(where a rust preventing wax was shot inside the doors, rockers), and finally on to underbody where they had a protective coating shot on the under side of the body and fender wheels...........whew........and they finally left us and went on to trim for assembly.
And Quality Assurance inspectors were present just prior to going to underbody where they would turn the cars back to touchup if unacceptable defects were found.
A lot more to it than that but in a nutshell that's what happens to a bare metal body until it exits the paint plant.
........and they finally left us and went on to trim for assembly.And Quality Assurance inspectors were present just prior to going to underbody where they would turn the cars back to touchup if unacceptable defects were found.
A lot more to it than that but in a nutshell that's what happens to a bare metal body until it exits the paint plant.
Cargo Master
Joined: Oct 2013
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From: in a barn
Toyota frame thing is very common here in NY, they just rot away. Pretty much the same thing happens for all makes of trucks that get driven in the snow, you would think by now they could figure out a way to rust proof the frames. Powder coat maybe? Same thing with fuel and brake lines, they can put stainless exhaust on cars but still plain old steel brake lines?
Lots of trucks here get scrapped for bad frames when the rest of the truck is good to go.
Lots of trucks here get scrapped for bad frames when the rest of the truck is good to go.