Posted by Kevin in Ohio on Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 09:41:24 :
In Reply to: Okay, no wonder my don't sit snug. But 'weld through primer' posted by Chriscase on Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 17:41:50 :
Honestly, I don't think I'd weld them back on at all. I would use a thin coat of one of the new 2 part panel adhesives out there. Most body shops do this all the time especially with bedsides. I was skeptical till I saw some rip tests on it.
Don't know how they'll hold in 50 years but in this application with rivets less than 3 inches away it wouldn't be an issue anyway.
You are right about Dodge's metral protection under the spots. On the rear fenders shown here there was nothing and after 60 years there was still "some" clean steel there. No wonder most pucker and blister rust out. Kevin