Hello
If it was plastic based filler it was not applied by the Jensen factory as they
only used lead.
Hoo Roo
Patrick Quinn
Blue Mountains, Australia
From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Mike Tobin
Sent: Saturday, 8 July 2017 8:29 AM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] Shroud Repair.
I've got a couple-inch gap on the rear shroud at the flange bend. What's the
best way to deal with it? I'd rather do it myself - just because that's how I'm
approaching the restoration.
I've got MIG welder and I closed a couple small tears in the front shroud
with it. I also fill a small hole by using a copper spoon behind the hole.
When I was done grinding ithe fixes came out OK. I'm hesitating to use the
spoon on a hole this size. The metal is also pretty thin there from corrosian.
I could use fiberglass, I suppose, , but I'd rather not.
I've been surprised by the amount of factory-applied filler I've uncovered on
both shrouds. At first I thought I thought it was damage repair with the first
owner, but then I noticed that the reverse sides of the shrouds showed no sign
of trauma - the filler was used not to fill but to shape the contour..
Cheers and Thanks Again,
Mike Tobin
Townsend, Montana
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