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JB Weld or Bondo

Post by Bob in Texas » Thu Dec 17, 2020 5:49 am

JB Weld or Bondo? :D (Test post)
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Re: JB Weld or Bondo

Post by bobt » Thu Dec 17, 2020 7:00 am

WOW! Some of the paint is still there. Amazing!!!
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Re: JB Weld or Bondo

Post by Adam » Thu Dec 17, 2020 7:54 am

That’s nothing special... The left front fender on the T I drive year-round looks worse than that!
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Re: JB Weld or Bondo

Post by Mark Nunn » Thu Dec 17, 2020 8:22 am

Neither. That should buff right out!
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Re: JB Weld or Bondo

Post by Henry K. Lee » Thu Dec 17, 2020 8:26 am

Ultra Light Weight for Racing! NASCAR approved!
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Re: JB Weld or Bondo

Post by John kuehn » Thu Dec 17, 2020 8:48 am

I’ve seen T bones over the years and and I can tell you that one has been out in the back fourty acres for lots of years! T’s left in the open don’t last long in the elements. Just the bones.
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Re: JB Weld or Bondo

Post by Billy Vrana » Thu Dec 17, 2020 8:49 am

Tires and tubes are doing fine but the air is showing through
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Re: JB Weld or Bondo

Post by StevenS » Thu Dec 17, 2020 9:40 am

Really the fender is all there, it's just been "clear coated" The coverage is just thicker in some places. :roll: :roll: :roll:
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Re: JB Weld or Bondo

Post by RustyFords » Thu Dec 17, 2020 9:56 am

Optional 'Fender Delete' package.
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Re: JB Weld or Bondo

Post by Norman Kling » Thu Dec 17, 2020 10:54 am

The front spring and axle might be usable.
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Re: JB Weld or Bondo

Post by varmint » Thu Dec 17, 2020 11:40 am

Neither. I use the rusted panel as a template and cut a new piece out of sheet stainless steel, welding .030 stainless flux weld wire to the treated skeleton.
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Re: JB Weld or Bondo

Post by BobShirleyAtlantaTx » Thu Dec 17, 2020 11:55 am

Please post a picture— pictures of your Fire truck.
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Re: JB Weld or Bondo

Post by Jerry VanOoteghem » Thu Dec 17, 2020 12:15 pm

Billy Vrana wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 17, 2020 8:49 am
 Tires and tubes are doing fine but the air is showing through
Tonight we're settin' the woods on fire!
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Re: JB Weld or Bondo

Post by Rich Eagle » Thu Dec 17, 2020 12:19 pm

Often it is difficult to see through a project. No problem here. :lol:
When did I do that?
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Re: JB Weld or Bondo

Post by Bob in Texas » Thu Dec 17, 2020 5:35 pm

By request, my Fire Truck. 1924 Simms on TT Chassis.
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Re: JB Weld or Bondo

Post by otrcman » Sat Dec 19, 2020 12:01 am

Our much-admired artist in residence has commented on the beauty that can be seen in patina and rust. This fender has more patina and rust than metal. I bet Rich E. has the picture saved in his "Pictures to Paint" file already.
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Re: JB Weld or Bondo

Post by Mark Gregush » Sat Dec 19, 2020 12:17 am

Bend a piece of corrugated roofing and bolt in place but be sure to use rusty square nuts. ;)
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Re: JB Weld or Bondo

Post by jiminbartow » Sat Dec 19, 2020 2:40 am

I know this thread is meant as a lighthearted joke, as if the fender is beyond repair and I apologize in advance, for deviating from the fun, but on a serious note, it is not beyond repair. Neither JB Weld nor Bondo epoxy putty alone will work, but a fiberglass repair kit with woven fiberglass cloth and resin would be the way to go to lay down a foundation, using the original fender parts with which to build upon in order to strengthen and form until the fender is strong and ready to shape it into its’ final form. Once you have the foundation, you can shape with a flexible body working rasp, a sanding disc and palm sander and finish it off with Bondo Epoxy putty. Normally, I would remove the rust, but, I believe in his case, removing the rust would totally dissolve the fender, so before beginning the work, I would totally coat both sides of the fender with “Ospho” to neutralize the rust, turning it into a hard black inert substance that will no longer continue to rust and deteriorate. Okay. I’m done. Back to the fun. Jim Patrick

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Re: JB Weld or Bondo

Post by 1923orange » Sat Dec 19, 2020 7:03 pm

Jim good idea, id like to see it done on a fender like this. Would it be prone to cracking eventually?
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Re: JB Weld or Bondo

Post by Michael Peternell » Sat Dec 19, 2020 9:20 pm

I'm surprised by the bunch of you! My first thought was "a little surface rust, other wise cherry!"
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Re: JB Weld or Bondo

Post by jiminbartow » Sun Dec 20, 2020 12:45 am

Fiberglass cloth and epoxy resin makes a very strong repair. After all, there are entire car bodies made of it, so I don’t believe a repair of this kind, if done properly, would crack. Jim Patrick.
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