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Re: new product

To: "Greg Gelhar" <gmark@lightdog.com>
Subject: Re: new product
From: "Fred Thomas" <vafred@erols.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 17:21:51 -0400charset="iso-8859-1"
Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
References: <NEBBJIEOALHHGANNIEEEEECOCGAA.triumphs@mcleodusa.net> <3908A7B7.42E4799@lightdog.com>
Greg, was any prices discussed, for the complete system or for panel work
being completed ??  "FT"
----- Original Message -----
From: Greg Gelhar <gmark@lightdog.com>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: new product


>
>
>
> Our local Triumph club was invited to see a demonstration of Metal
Mender's.
> This sounds like the same type of outfit.  There were several restorations
going
> on at the time and we got to see the process using a rusted TR3 gas tank.
The
> wire that was used is fifteen percent zinc and is said to protect the
metal from
> further rusting. Very impressive! The areas to be worked on must be
sandblasted
> clean and the welding process seemed to take very little time.  Most
interesting
> is that you don't even have to have an entire panel.  It can be applied
over a
> copper spoon for small holes and even cardboard forms for very large
areas.  It
> looks like a combination of a plasma cutter and wirefeed welder.
> Two electrode wires are used with compressed air. The surface of the gas
tank
> was never too hot to touch.  I've got some pictures if you want me to send
by
> e-mail.
>
> Greg Gelhar
> 1980 TR8 dhc
> "FUN 2BN"
> Osseo, MN
>


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