Epoxy or weld it?
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There any number of makers of this product out there today. The majority of late model repairs made in body shops are now done this way (sheet metal not structural) to prevent warpage from welding. Also, it eliminates the source of future rust out from a welded seam. Demos have shown that the metal will tear before the adhesive bond fails. It comes in various working times from 15 minutes to 90 minutes. Look into Speedgrip by Norton or 3M Automix 8115 Adhesive. It will make a believer out of you.
Last edited by bigoldscruiser; April 28th, 2012 at 08:26 AM.
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There any number of makers of this product out there today. The majority of late model repairs made in body shops are now done this way (sheet metal not structural) to prevent warpage from welding. Also, it eliminates the source of future rust out from a welded seam. Demos have shown that the metal will tear before the adhesive bond fails. It comes in various working times from 15 minutes to 90 minutes. Look into Speedgrip by Norton or 3M Automix 8115 Adhesive. It will make a believer out of you.
#9
Try this www.tcpglobal.com/. My friend used it on his Road Runner and he said it works great.
#10
I work at a dealer ship that has a body shop and the use it all the time they tend to use it behind parts or on body lines something about the glue attracts the dust so with a good eye you can see the seem because of the dust it does protect from rust and is stronger than a weld put its designed to be peeled away for replacement reasons
#11
These new cars nowadays are half plastic and half metal. You cant weld plastic onto metal so they use this Fusor. Easy to use and you dont have to worry about warpage. Works great and very strong.
#12
I actually prefer doing patch panels with adhesive and rivets. You can remove rivets after adhesive sets if desired. A doubled up flange is stronger then a butt weld. Welding also changes the molecular structure of metal making it rust easier. Overlapping panels are sealed by the adhesive and when done correctly will not rust between the panels. This is my opinion. There are still places where welding may be the best choice, and those where adhesive is the hot lick. Look at Eastwood. com for their adhesive and panel replacement kits. On a long seam, (30+ inches), a flange and adhesive gives a nice straight,strong seam without any warpage.
#13
There any number of makers of this product out there today. The majority of late model repairs made in body shops are now done this way (sheet metal not structural) to prevent warpage from welding. Also, it eliminates the source of future rust out from a welded seam. Demos have shown that the metal will tear before the adhesive bond fails. It comes in various working times from 15 minutes to 90 minutes. Look into Speedgrip by Norton or 3M Automix 8115 Adhesive. It will make a believer out of you.
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epoxy panel replacement
Here are some pics of fabricated panel replacement. I did cheat a little and put seam under chrome strips. I am a beginner at this, and it ain't perfect, but I DID IT.
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I just came across this post.... In aircraft (747's ,50's 90's pretty much most passenger planes) assembly the panels are glued and riveted together. The only reason for the rivets is to hold it together untile the adhesive is fully cured. They use a brand called "LORD" Adhesive. It comes in a couple of different types. The strongest was a green color and anything that was going to be powder coated was a red color. On a warm day you have about 15 minutes or it's over with the green. The redstuff for the high temps had a longer work life (30-35 min)but was only 80-85% as strong as the green. Either is fine for automotive panel replacment. It's around $80-$90 for the 2 part tubes and you have to buy static mixing nozzles and a special caulk type gun to despense it. You also need a respirator or I'm pretty sure you won't make it too long. I was not sure about it until I seen the destruction testing. Some of these planes have been in servise since the early to late 80's or even further back. Look at the sides of them next time boarding!!!!
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