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Jonah - I always assumed that the rubber would melt, will have to try that the next time Well went into the garage tonight to see what had happened with the Hammerite Gel, and it would seem that apart from drying out and going hard, not a lot, so ordered some of the Bilt Hamber Gel as recommended by Sphinx, hopefully it will be here before the weekend 
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I've used the Bilt Hamber gel. It's pretty good, wrap it with cling film to stop it drying out and leave it 12-24 hours  |
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Its great to see another thread Tony, they're always excellent. My dad had an E28 in this colour combination in the mid 1980s. Lovely cars.
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Looks familier my old e28 went pretty much in the same place. Bookmarked for another tonybmw thread  |
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Great work as usual Tony and grade a results too! i will also be promptly book marking this |
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Great stuff, watching and learning all the way |
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These are the kind of threads that make me really wish I knew how to weld. Will be following this thats for sure.
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This is a joy to read, your patience and attention to detail is inspiring!
As regards rust killers try machine marts it's dirt cheap for a litre, dilute a bit in an old jar, drop in rusty bolts or small parts and by the morning they're clean.
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Got some of the Bilt Hamber Gel and it did an Okay job, not as good as the DEOX C liquid, but due to the size of the part, it could not be soaked overnight, but a quick wizz over with the wire wheel on the drill, and it came up nice and clean So painted the inside of the panel, just to try to make sure it had paint in all the tricky to reach places  Sprayed the rear flange with the Zinc weld thru Primer  and then tried the panel on for size  there was still the problem of the seam having to have been cut away, because of the rust, so that will need to made back up again, decided to do it like this  Weld in a bit of 16swg, it needs a fair chunk of weld to fill the gap    But once its trimmed down  and ground  It should be okay  and then repeat for the other side  So then clamp the panel in place, after marking and drilling the holes to be pool welded  and weld it all up   and then after a bit of Grinding and DA action and the Dremmel into the tight spots, we're all done  I'm going for the Factory look, so the part welded and overlap is how its supposed to be  |
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Last Edit: Jan 16, 2012 18:53:05 GMT by tonybmw
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Jan 15, 2012 20:06:26 GMT
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Good work! Sending some E28 love |
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Jan 15, 2012 21:09:09 GMT
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Awesome repair skills! love how you built that corner back up.
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Jan 15, 2012 21:28:45 GMT
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The master of the invisible repair strikes again, great work as always
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Jan 15, 2012 22:31:42 GMT
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Your work gives me butterflies. On one hand I can't wait to start practicing your techniques on my own cars, on the other hand I'm still scared of doing bodywork stuff.
Do you take work in Tony? I'd pay to get a few spots on the Viva welded but I want it to be a seamless invisible repair so it looks factory fresh and have no idea what body shops to trust.
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Project Diary1975 Viva / 1988 T25 Camper / 1989 Mini / 1991 MX5 / 1992 Mini / 1994 Saab 9000 / 1997 Saab 9000 / 2008 Saab 9-5
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Just out of interest Tony, where did you learn to weld etc?
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Jan 16, 2012 15:15:22 GMT
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Truly excellent and like all things of great quality, a pleasure to see.
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Jan 16, 2012 17:45:31 GMT
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I'll be following this with great interest! Lots to be learned here |
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Your work gives me butterflies. On one hand I can't wait to start practicing your techniques on my own cars, on the other hand I'm still scared of doing bodywork stuff. Do you take work in Tony? I'd pay to get a few spots on the Viva welded but I want it to be a seamless invisible repair so it looks factory fresh and have no idea what body shops to trust. Oli My Advice would be to give it a go, what the worst that could happen ?? And sorry no time for any more projects for the foreseeable future Just out of interest Tony, where did you learn to weld etc? Mark As far as working on cars goes I started by buying a welder and teaching myself, but then got a job as a sheet metal worker, working in thin Gauge stainless steel, so I've had plenty of opportunity to hone my skills |
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Jan 16, 2012 22:41:14 GMT
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Looking good Tony. I like that trick with welding in a small sheet of steel to fill in the gap. Very clever.
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Jan 17, 2012 16:58:33 GMT
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Jan 19, 2012 13:57:21 GMT
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You work is looking great Tony, as always. And I love the e28 M5.
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