Bud, I just had the opportunity to "fuse" sheet metal parts on my MG. Check
with a real body shop supply company for fusing material. There are various
steel fuser products available. I used Lord Fuser. I think Lord and 3M are the
only suppliers of this type product. These products are generally a two part
epoxy, similar to JB Weld, but specifically formulated for automotive sheet
metal.
It was a friend of mine that suggested I try this stuff. He is a body man, he
told me they rarely weld any more, everything is glued together! Crash tests
indicate fused metal is as sound as welded metal.
Good luck.
Larry Hoy
"It's not how fast you go, it's how fast you go fast"
http://pages.prodigy.net/larryhoy/
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
>Behalf Of Bud Krueger
>Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2000 7:15 AM
>To: MG List; mg-t
>Subject: Metal adhesives vs. welding
>
>
>Here's one for you ---- My basket case 52TD, known as Arby (Rust Bucket) has
>some areas where the body metal has completely rusted away. As some you may
>already know, the TD has a wooden body framework that the tub (body) skin is
>attached to. Removal of the metal from the wood is a task that one wants to
>avoid, if at all possible. There are some areas where I'll need to add some
>steel to replace rust in non-stressed areas. Welding it in is gambling on
>setting the wood on fire if I don't remove the panels completely.
>
> It dawned me that we have some amazing bonding products out there
>nowadays, and things like JBWeld, etc. Anybody have any experience, knowledge,
>of just thoughts about the possibility of using a bonding substance where one
>might otherwise weld? TIA.
>
>--
>Bud Krueger
>http://home.ici.net/~bkrueger/
>52TD
>77MGB
>
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