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05-03-2021, 11:34 AM | #1 | |
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Re: Roof patch causing warp / oil canning
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The two pinholes to the right I was able to weld from the top side, with some copper as a backer on the interior. They filled very nicely. I put this aside for a week due to work and am getting back to it this week. I hope to primer the new skin and top of the cab this week and get to the skin install by the next week or so.
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04-25-2021, 04:21 PM | #2 |
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Re: Roof patch causing warp / oil canning
Well..the spot blaster didnt "create" the holes...it just uncovered them....
It's looking good ..!!!
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04-25-2021, 08:45 PM | #3 |
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Re: Roof patch causing warp / oil canning
I agree with this assessment
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05-06-2021, 08:27 PM | #4 |
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Re: Roof patch causing warp / oil canning
Today I shot some SPI epoxy primer on the inside of my new skin, and the top of my cab.
I had some fisheye/solvent pop/??? in the thicker spots on my first coat. Was this due to me laying it on too thick? See pictures. Overall it looks very nice. This was my first time shooting actual paint materials through an HVLP gun (Devilbiss FLG4). This was a good practice run for future primer-ing. I hope to get the new skin installed within the next week.
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Re: Roof patch causing warp / oil canning
That's normal, SPI doesn't like to go on very wet on the first coat. I still forget and do that from time to time
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05-16-2021, 09:00 PM | #6 |
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Re: Roof patch causing warp / oil canning
Got my new skin installed last week. About 50 spot welds on the front and sides, and 3M panel bond on the rear seam. Install and fitment went well.
I tested the panel bond on a couple pieces of scrap, about 1 square inch bonded together. I could not separate the pieces without risking an injury. I was able to get it started, and about half way through the separation stopped. After the small test patch I feel pretty confident in the quality of the bond on the rear seam. Thanks to Lorne for some additional tips and tricks for using the panel bond. I have about 40-50 hours of work from start to finish in this whole project. Technically speaking, this was no harder than some rocker panels. I appreciate all the comments and feedback in this thread.
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Re: Roof patch causing warp / oil canning
Looks good!!
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05-18-2021, 08:39 AM | #8 |
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Re: Roof patch causing warp / oil canning
That panel bond is tuff stuff I was totally amazed when I did my test trying to separate the two pieces and could only rip the metal. looks good it also sealed your seem I think if I ever did a roof I would consider panel bond all the way around especially on the earlier models like my 65 that way you wouldn’t be relying strictly on seam sealer
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05-18-2024, 01:29 PM | #9 |
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Re: Roof patch causing warp / oil canning
3 years to the day and almost same hour as the last post in this amazing thread. Sorry it took so long for someone to come along and share their experience with patching the outer roof skin vs. Replacing the entire panel. I had bad rusted pitted holes along both side outer roof skin on my 72 c10. I didn't have the money for a full replacement panel. And I was able to connect with another member here that only used part of a complete roof skin. I was able to get both sides above the door about 6 inches wide from front to back of cab sent to me for only the cost of shipping. It isn't an easy way to repair or even a good looking way to repair the roof skin. Which is probably why you won't or don't see very many people attempt this repair by patching into the existing roof skin. I may have to bite the bullet and rip the entire roof skin off if I'm not able to get a acceptable finish with body filler and body work. But whatever, it's my truck. Ha ha. Just as with my engine work, if the truck runs great, it's because of me. If it runs like crap, it's because of me. No one else to point the finger at. That's my attitude with my truck. If it looks great, that's me. If it doesn't, that's me. Anyways. Here are some pictures that only confirm everything Robert has been saying throughout this entire thread. The man knows what he is talking about. I'm really glad there are people like him on this website that contribute concise, truthful experiences.
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05-18-2024, 01:31 PM | #10 |
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Re: Roof patch causing warp / oil canning
Some more pictures of the roof skin patch on my 72 c10
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05-18-2024, 09:48 PM | #11 |
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Mike, thanks for sharing you roof repairs, they are a challenge at any level and it’s good for everyone to see what goes into the effort. Here’s another resource that shows a good roof repair in fixing someone else’s “botched” chop job that went nowhere. Quite the save, and demonstrates some of the theory i mentioned earlier in this thread.
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/...ojects.461712/ Here’s my response/critique to his work, highlighting some lessons learned for the casual observer…. https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/...2/post-8782724
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Re: Roof patch causing warp / oil canning
Just a question regarding welding thin sheet metal. Typically the wire used in a wire feed is either .030 or .035. My Miller 211 auto set is designed for that. But .023 wire is available and can be used in my Miller wire feed.
For welding thin sheet metal would .023 work better for reducing heat and warp? I'm far from the experts above but I help at a body shop a couple days a week mostly just to get out of the house. LOL. They use panel adhesive for rust rocker repair all the time. So maybe not a good idea but maybe fab some brackets that could be bonded to the under side of the skin and then panel bond your patch panel to them? |
05-19-2024, 10:04 PM | #13 |
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Re: Roof patch causing warp / oil canning
in theory , it takes less heat to "melt" .023, so less heat into your panel..
thats if you can weld it quickly and get full penetration ive been watching one guy that keeps a air nozzle in his hand while welding, he does a weld and immediately hits it with air to cool it off.. if your gonna run .023 . make sure you have .023 feed wheels for the wire
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05-20-2024, 12:59 PM | #14 |
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I've used .023 wire to replace a lower inner door shell for a buddy of mine. It's a lot of work. The .023 wire worked great for minimizing heat distortion just as you're thinking. But also know that you can literally only spot weld with .023. You cannot run a weld for more than a second or two or stringers with it because of how thin it is. Any stick out from the tip just instantly melts the second the trigger is pulled. But that may be because of my machine. It's a lincoln electric from home depot that runs on 220v. It took a little while to get it dialed in but it worked great for doing the door shell repair inside my garage on a work table. I had to dial back the shielding gas from around 25 to about 15 cfh. Because the higher pressure would actually cool the .023 wire before it was able to get any real penetration. I'd imagine it would be a lot more difficult to use outdoors unless a good windblock was setup. Because any kind of moving air would both cool the .023 and blow the lower pressure shielding gas away from the weld area. The .023 is probably also better suited for a 110v machine. Welding machines can be tricky to dial in at the extremes of their abilities be it low or high. Unless you have a good one that allows precise control of your amperage and wire speed. This home depot unit has preset amp selections that are lettered. Some times you need amps in-between these settings. But that's where experience comes in and you have to control your heat in other ways. Imagine spot welding around the entire perimeter of a door shell. It was easily 10 feet in length of welding done spot by spot. Took a while. Ha ha.
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