looking at no weld panel adhesives to put my new half quarter panel on my 63 88. never used them before but don't have the best welder so I figure on trying this. people say it is good but how do you clamp the overlap in the middle of the panel? or do you just hold it for a few mins?

 

I have flanged, glue and countersunk rivets to attach. But I could hide it behind molding.

 

Lord-Fuzor makes good products, the panel bonders you are working with come in different cure times. You should probabbly be using one that gives appx 2 hours just in case you run into trouble.


Usually clamped w/ very long vise grips w/ paint stick "bridges" to spread load, Tek screws or rivets would work as posted previously. The important thing is that you have sufficient material in an unbroken bead w/ no gaps, try not to smear it out of joint positioning panel and dont clamp it too tight - don't want to squeeze it all out of the seam. Always nice to have to have a helper when setting a panel of some size.

 

thank you

 

So, did you use the panel adhesive? This thread is almost 2 years old now. I was going to suggest renting a welder instead. You wouldn't want to use so much bondo to cover up a seam where two panels are joined together.