Re: [FWDLK] funky chrome spear thingy

[Ron Waters <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The problem with the Eastwood product is that, in addition to being very 
expensive, they are not bend-able, due to their thickness. You want a thin 
piece of sheet copper (20 or 22 gauge) that you can bend to conform to the 
curvature of the fender, for example. That piece has to be flush with the 
underside of the metal in order to achieve what I describe in the post 
below. I use a pair of large jaw vice grips to hold the copper in place.

Ron


> If you are of a mind, Eastwood has copper backing plates that are magnetic 
> in case vise grips can't reach over the edge to where you want them.
>
> http://search.eastwood.com/search?asug=copper&w=copper+backer&p=Q&ts=custom
>
>  Bill Huff
>
> At 2/19/201012:32 AM, Ron Waters wrote:
> > Roger -
> >
> > MIG welding is the way to go.
> >
> > What you want to do is clean the area around the hole (both on top and
> > underneath) with a wire wheel on a high speed grinder or a drill, until 
> > the
> > area is perfectly clean. Then vice grip a piece of thin gauge copper to 
> > the
> > underside of the hole as a backing. Set your 110v welder to a relatively
> > high heat setting and puddle the weld into the hole, filling it.
> >
> > Once things cool off, unclamp the sheet copper, which should fall off, as
> > the weld won't stick to the copper. Now grind the weld flush with the 
> > fender
> > on the top. You're done, and it only took about ten minutes total.
> >
> > Ron
> >
> >
> > > I just picked up a nice rust-free set of fenders for my '58 DeSoto
> > Firedome
> > > in California after a five year search for a good reasonable pair.
> > Problem
> > > is they're from a '57; same sheet metal but side trim in a different 
> > > place
> > > and those hellacious double chrome spears on top.
> > >
> > > What's the best way to fill in the holes?  I've heard they can be 
> > > welded a
> > > little at a time from the outside in, and that's preferable to bondo. 
> > > Any
> > > other suggestions?
> > >
> > > --Roger van Hoy, Washougal, WA, '55 DeSoto, '58 DeSoto, '56 Plymouth, 
> > > '66
> > > Plymouth, '41 Dodge
> > >
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