new project cowl hood, new pics added 3-9 its DONE
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sweet! never seen that before can't wait to see it in paint. the guy at work told me too that the sheetmetal on the hood is too thin to weld on...guess you got it down. at one point i wanted to put some louvers on my hood somehow, but I'd have to tack in the louvered panel and he said it wouldn't work...
To louver your hood, you'd have to cut out a section of your inner reinforcement, then have the louvers stamped, and then weld the reinforcement back in, and hope that the hood held it's shape...
It's not that the metal on hoods is too thin to weld, it's just as thick as any other body part on the car, it's just that with hoods getting slammed and such, they're prone to having the body work crack, so most people won't touch them. Flat panels like hoods also present an easy opportunity for the sheet metal to warp, resulting in a lot of extra work to straighten it out. In body shops, they hardly ever fix hoods, just because of the liability of the repair coming back.
It's not that the metal on hoods is too thin to weld, it's just as thick as any other body part on the car, it's just that with hoods getting slammed and such, they're prone to having the body work crack, so most people won't touch them. Flat panels like hoods also present an easy opportunity for the sheet metal to warp, resulting in a lot of extra work to straighten it out. In body shops, they hardly ever fix hoods, just because of the liability of the repair coming back.
what about using all metal filler first then finsihing it with some evercoat light weight body filler. and laying some fiberglass on the underside to stiffen it up a bit
new project cowl hood, new pics added 2-28 its in Primer
heres some pics of the extention piece i cut the side were the cowl meets the hood and a angle do you guys think it looks ok like that or kinda round it out a little bit?
heres some pics of the extention piece i cut the side were the cowl meets the hood and a angle do you guys think it looks ok like that or kinda round it out a little bit?
nice work on the hood, I will be doing the same with mine, maybe a little taller though.
easiest way to fix the bondo cracking problem is to lead it, rough it up with 80 grit so the lead will stick to it and while the lead is stills soft( it should puddle) , wipe it with a wet rag to smooth it out right away, you only have about 2 seconds. If you put too much lead on it, just sand it down with 80 grit. Once you get it nice, just sand it with 180 then finish it with 400 and prime it. If you haven't lead filled before, practice on a piece of scrap. Old body guy taught me how to do it, major thing is only to apply enough heat to melt the lead and just a little bit of heat to your material. I use acid core solder.
easiest way to fix the bondo cracking problem is to lead it, rough it up with 80 grit so the lead will stick to it and while the lead is stills soft( it should puddle) , wipe it with a wet rag to smooth it out right away, you only have about 2 seconds. If you put too much lead on it, just sand it down with 80 grit. Once you get it nice, just sand it with 180 then finish it with 400 and prime it. If you haven't lead filled before, practice on a piece of scrap. Old body guy taught me how to do it, major thing is only to apply enough heat to melt the lead and just a little bit of heat to your material. I use acid core solder.
FYI... sanding lead=bad.
Lead dust will destroy your nervousystem... There's a reason nobody uses it anymore except the old timers.
Lead should be filed till it's level and smooth.
The shavings aren't as easy to inhale as the dust from sanding would be.
Lead dust will destroy your nervousystem... There's a reason nobody uses it anymore except the old timers.
Lead should be filed till it's level and smooth.
The shavings aren't as easy to inhale as the dust from sanding would be.
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