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Hey Guys,

I'm taking the chrome trim off the EK doors, quarters and the front guards. I dont want to apply heat that will damage the paint or warp the panel.

Will bogging them up suffice so long as you mushroom the bog on the inside? OR

What about soldering them up, then finishing off with bog?? (I would be worried that the solder would rattly loose over time, especially on the doors due to the constant "slamming")? OR

What about plugging them with an aluminium rivet then grinding the rivet back on the outside of the panel, then finishing off with bog?

Any thoughts/ideas?

Cheers
Paul

I have soldered some of the side trim holes and welded others. Once you pull the trim you will see why. At either ends are big holes and along the centres of the doors and rear quarters are small screws.

Provided all surfaces are clean soldering should be fine, as in a since it is the poor mans lead wiping! Its also an old panel beaters trick from way back for small holes. Bog will work too, but will be visible once the doors are open if not cleaned up properly. Welding is probably the preferred way to go.

Front guards are all large holes.

As for paint damage, ummm you will still have to touch up the holes and probably wear marks from the trim.

If you're good with a welder or know somebody that is I'd weld them up.No worries then about bog falling out if you slam the door etc.Small holes (such as small screw holes) should'nt need a metal patch but larger holes (say 5 mm upwards) will need a patch section to make up the extra area to weld otherwise you'll need to fill up too much of the hole with weld and then more heat and we all know what happens then

"Spot" weld the hole and have a wet rag handy to cool the weld straight away (a helper holding the wet rag is handy).

But if you're in doubt with your welding ability try Devilrods suggestion.

Just my bit,

Terry.

Back in my early days as a beater, I would solder the smaller ones and weld the larger ones for the reasons mentioned above.

Tony