Alright, so I've got the ol burb parked in the garage waiting for a free weekend to do the front ball joints - and I decided to take a look at a little brown spot I had by the fender. Started standing and sure enough it's a little rust spot that's gone all the way though.
I scraped out whatever I could with a dull knife, and drilled the hole out with a 3/8" bit to make sure I have clean metal. I have two questions for literally anyone who's done body work because I've never patched sheet metal before.
There's no way I'm going to get that hole patched with just welding, so I was planning on putting a steel bolt in just a little past the thickness of the metal, putting two good tacks on either side of the bolt and cutting/grinding it smooth before going over with body putty. Any issues with this?
The area with the hole has no rear access, there a little void back there between the fender and the body. There's definitely some dirt and stuff in there - is there anything I can do to slow any rust in there without pulling the fender off?
Any tips appreciated - you can assume I'm a complete moron - I won't mind!
I scraped out whatever I could with a dull knife, and drilled the hole out with a 3/8" bit to make sure I have clean metal. I have two questions for literally anyone who's done body work because I've never patched sheet metal before.
There's no way I'm going to get that hole patched with just welding, so I was planning on putting a steel bolt in just a little past the thickness of the metal, putting two good tacks on either side of the bolt and cutting/grinding it smooth before going over with body putty. Any issues with this?
The area with the hole has no rear access, there a little void back there between the fender and the body. There's definitely some dirt and stuff in there - is there anything I can do to slow any rust in there without pulling the fender off?
Any tips appreciated - you can assume I'm a complete moron - I won't mind!
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