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TR2/3/3A gluing it with panel adhesive

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I made a small piece to use on the bottom quarter panel, but I am afraid to try and weld the piece in place along the front. I can weld the bottom and both sides, but where the 2 piece overlap in the front, I know/kinda that I will burn through sorta. I am thinking about gluing it with panel adhesive. thoughts and ideas please
 

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If you have a good automotive paint and body supply shop near you, pick up 3M Panel Bonding Adhesive. It's a 2 part epoxy that you run it through a gun with a mixing tip. If you do your panel prep per their intructions, when it sets up it's not ever coming back apart. I've seen demonstrations where the metal tears before the panel bond lets go.
3M Panel Bond
 
I second the 3m product. It is great and a good replacement for welding. Also, a body guy I know uses it to re-form small body parts. It looks a little like JB weld but you can form it. He then sands it down and you can't tell it from a piece of metal.
 
Thanks you guys I will look into the glue stuff more. Hey Bob there is about a ½ inch overlap on the metals. The overlap and how to get in and get out without making only a mess, I see as a problem. It seems I could smear the adhesive on both sides---- slide the piece into place--- put a screw in it---- and wait then weld sides and bottom. I am developing the plan on the fly, so that should work right you all???

steve
 
I might worry about welding on a small panel that I'd bonded into a car. I'm not sure how that epoxy would respond to the heat.
 
You are NOT doing this right.The repair panel must be shaped a bit at the bottom.Also there is a cage nut
that must be installed prior to welding the panel on. There is some access to the inside, so any warping
can be dealt with later. Never weld close to a bonded joint. DO NOT become your avatar in real life.
Mad dog
 
mctriumph said:
You are NOT doing this right.The repair panel must be shaped a bit at the bottom.Also there is a cage nut
that must be installed prior to welding the panel on. There is some access to the inside, so any warping
can be dealt with later. Never weld close to a bonded joint. DO NOT become your avatar in real life.
Mad dog
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I didn't think Steve was making the lower quarter/dogleg patch in this repair. I though that was a repair to the outer portion of the inner sill.
Now that I look at it again, I might be wrong.
 
Looking at the work now, I think that a number of plug welds (like spot welds, only done thru a small hole in one flange) would be the ticket. You almost certainly will not burn these thru and you can back up the lower panel with copper sheet to guarantee it.
Bob
 
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