03-28-2020, 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by cooperino
I own a spot welder. Some of the better rental places will rent them. If you can rent one it would leave the smallest amount of damage.
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We have one, but that would be the last resort.
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Originally Posted by CADplans
The JB Weld fix will work,, ya just gotta do it right,,
Bend a piece of thick siding or other sheetmetal to an "L" shape,, some piece of metal close to the thickness of the hood.
If you can not find that, a thin piece of angle steel, with legs that are at least one inch can be substituted.
you must have at least 4 square inches of area that will contact EACH part.
Bend it until you have a good fit,, apply the JB Weld to the at least 8 square inches of contact area.
I would apply it to all 4 surfaces, prior to assembly, to insure no spot remains "dry"
After curing, that lap joint fix will be easily as strong as the previous tack welds.
Large lap joints do very well at resisting vibration,,
I have fixed many things that normally are considered "weld only" using the large surface area trick.
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Great idea, I’m going to try it.
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