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JB Weld or Bondo
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 5:49 am
by Bob in Texas
JB Weld or Bondo?

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Re: JB Weld or Bondo
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 7:00 am
by bobt
WOW! Some of the paint is still there. Amazing!!!
Re: JB Weld or Bondo
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 7:54 am
by Adam
That’s nothing special... The left front fender on the T I drive year-round looks worse than that!
Re: JB Weld or Bondo
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 8:22 am
by Mark Nunn
Neither. That should buff right out!
Re: JB Weld or Bondo
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 8:26 am
by Henry K. Lee
Ultra Light Weight for Racing! NASCAR approved!
Re: JB Weld or Bondo
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 8:48 am
by John kuehn
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.
Re: JB Weld or Bondo
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 8:49 am
by Billy Vrana
Tires and tubes are doing fine but the air is showing through
Re: JB Weld or Bondo
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 9:40 am
by StevenS
Really the fender is all there, it's just been "
clear coated" The coverage is just thicker in some places.

Re: JB Weld or Bondo
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 9:56 am
by RustyFords
Optional 'Fender Delete' package.
Re: JB Weld or Bondo
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 10:54 am
by Norman Kling
The front spring and axle might be usable.
Norm
Re: JB Weld or Bondo
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 11:40 am
by varmint
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.
Vern
Re: JB Weld or Bondo
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 11:55 am
by BobShirleyAtlantaTx
Please post a picture— pictures of your Fire truck.
Re: JB Weld or Bondo
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 12:15 pm
by Jerry VanOoteghem
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!
Re: JB Weld or Bondo
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 12:19 pm
by Rich Eagle
Often it is difficult to see through a project. No problem here.

Re: JB Weld or Bondo
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 5:35 pm
by Bob in Texas
By request, my Fire Truck. 1924 Simms on TT Chassis.
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Re: JB Weld or Bondo
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2020 12:01 am
by otrcman
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.
Re: JB Weld or Bondo
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2020 12:17 am
by Mark Gregush
Bend a piece of corrugated roofing and bolt in place but be sure to use rusty square nuts.

Re: JB Weld or Bondo
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2020 2:40 am
by jiminbartow
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

Re: JB Weld or Bondo
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2020 7:03 pm
by 1923orange
Jim good idea, id like to see it done on a fender like this. Would it be prone to cracking eventually?
Re: JB Weld or Bondo
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2020 9:20 pm
by Michael Peternell
I'm surprised by the bunch of you! My first thought was "a little surface rust, other wise cherry!"
Re: JB Weld or Bondo
Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2020 12:45 am
by jiminbartow
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.