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Re: TR3A floor pan rust

To: Paul Schneider <schneidr@mc.net>
Subject: Re: TR3A floor pan rust
From: George Richardson <gprtech@frontiernet.net>
Date: Sun, 07 Feb 1999 21:35:22 -0500
Cc: Triumph List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Organization: Merlin Group Inc.
References: <001101be5304$65eda400$ce86acd1@default>
Open them up a bit and MIG weld patches on them. If you try to fill pinhole
rust, you'll find you just keep making the hole bigger.

Then you can use POR 15 over them.

Paul Schneider wrote:

> I was sandblasting the floor pans of my TR3A.  They are generally solid, but
> the sand blasting uncovered about a dozen pin hole "pitting" perforations.
> Anyone have any experience or recommendations on:
>
> 1) rip 'em out and replace (will this be an extension of a project which
> already looks like it will extend past my natural life)
>
> 2) MIG weld them closed (try to at least)
>
> 3) Fill with POR15 (cheap and sleazy)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul Schneider
> 1960 TR3A (in boxes)


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