can this be repaired wo welding?

[cherokeechief79]

this is the only spot of rust on my latest project.the paint was bubbled up in this area and I chipped it off to find this underneath a bondo repair.the hole actually was not completely thru but close.is there any way I could cut a square beyond the hole through and repar this properly without having a patch welded in?its very thin in this area.
if it leaks here it goes right in the trunk.

 

[UNGN]

Any non structural panel rust can be repaired without welding, but is that where the trunk rubber bumper sets? If so you are going to want to weld it. Plastic will likely crack unless you use a ton of it and by the time you remove all the dead metal, there may not be much structure left.

 

[DRIVEN]

I'd be willing to bet it's not the only rust, just the only rust you've found. You could clean the rust out and use a panel bonding adhesive to affix a patch piece but I don't know that most people would consider that a "proper" repair.
I assume you don't have a welder? If that's the case you could do all the prep work and take the car to someone with a welder to have them weld it -- maybe even a muffler shop. Then you could finish the job yourself. My last boss probably wouldn't have charged more than $20 for a job like that. Hell, he might have done it for free if you showed up with a case of Coors light.

 

[Z48LT1]

Man up and take a 3M wheel and dig all the body filler out to find out what you have. Then you can decide whether you have to bite the bullet and get it welded.

Edit: Post a pic so the peanut gallery here can chime in!


Good luck - Gary

 

[Texas82GP]

Depending on how thick the filler is and how crusty it is, you could make a long lasting 'temporary' repair with seam sealer. Not everything has to be a concours restoration project. Sometimes less is more. Drive it and enjoy it.

 

[foxtrot]

Depending on how thick the filler is and how crusty it is, you could make a long lasting 'temporary' repair with seam sealer. Not everything has to be a concours restoration project. Sometimes less is more. Drive it and enjoy it.

Agreed %100!

I'm thinking that you could also grind the filler/rust in that area and make a long lasting temporary repair with some epoxy/fiberglass. Good luck.

 

[DRIVEN]

I agree with the temporary part. Just remember, rust never sleeps. That's why that spot popped in the first place.

 

[BOXCARS]

Cut out the rust if that's the area you want to fix, and cut a piece of sheet metal that over laps the hole, and glue it in. Maybe put some bondo over or just paint it. It will stop your leak, hold up indefinitely or until you decide to repair it properly.

 

[Clutch]

I was just wondering if you looked around the rest of that quarter and rear body panel with plastic and rust in that area one of them may have been replaced and that rot could be from a bad mig weld. Just saying poke around a little it was and is quite common for insurance companies to write for used weld on parts if that's the case check all the seams and make shore it's been done properly butchery was common back when these cars had loan value and full coverage

 

[cherokeechief79]

no ....this is the only rust at all on the entire car.thats why I bought it.
fortunately its in a spot that's not too noticeable.i notice your from brick.were neighbors!