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Super-Bee
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10/17/2003
17:32:11
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anybody have any autobody tips?
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Super-Bee
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10/17/2003
17:33:30
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p.s. it doesnt have to look to good, the trim peices cover thos spots normaly, thast hwy its taken me so long to find them
but the hood should be painted, and im NOT going to pay 2 grand to have sopmone fix and paint a $2000 truck
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Super-Bee
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10/18/2003
12:45:20
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no advise, i knwo there is somebody out there with some knowhow
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Kowalski
Dodge Dakota
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10/18/2003
12:59:22
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Glue window screen, or better yet, rivet some sheet metal to span the voids - then slather it with bondo. Use a sureform to plane it into rough shape before it completely hardens, then final sand and paint. Won't be perfect, but better than what you've got. You might have to build it up with multiple coats.
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zooks
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10/18/2003
14:08:03
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you should have used some oil
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Kowalski
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10/18/2003
14:33:20
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Oil eats rubber parts (softens them) use transmission fluid if you want to protect against rust that way.
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Kowalski
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10/18/2003
14:33:34
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Oil eats rubber parts (softens them) use transmission fluid if you want to protect against rust that way.
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bakindak
Dodge Dakota
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10/18/2003
17:28:43
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Fiberglassing it would work too until the spring, then you may want to take the time to cut that out andput in some fresh metal
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Super-Bee
Dodge Dakota
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10/19/2003
00:37:23
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im going to put in fresh metal from the get go
i also have a rocker panel to replace the hole there
i was looking for tips on post rust removal steps
what rust trnasfomer to use, bondo tips, primer info, body glazing info, and painting tips, that kind fo stuff
i can manage to cut the old stuff out no problem, i have a grinder and snading disks :-D
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bakindak
Dodge Dakota
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10/19/2003
10:17:22
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Well if you put the trim back on, wash the truck like twice a month, and during the winter months when the sand and salt is around, once a week, that way salt wont eat away at the metal. Also get a undercoating spray done professionally, that will greatly reduce the build up of future rust
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Super-Bee
Dodge Dakota
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10/19/2003
19:29:47
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well what i think sparked it was the screws holding the trim on rusted, and the fenders started rusing from there, so i may end up sing stainless srews when i put them back on and seal it up with some sealtent or something
and i am NOT paying anyone to do anything to it
the truck is 13 years old as it is, jsut need it to last a few more years till im out of school and get a job and i can get other means of transportation sop this can be my toy :-D
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10/20/2003
17:26:48
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you'd better stop B.S.ing and get to it then ! "Put in" fresh metal - what, you're going to weld in replacement panels but you don't know how to finish it ?
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Super-Bee
Dodge Dakota
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10/21/2003
10:47:58
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you'd better stop B.S.ing and get to it then ! "Put in" fresh metal - what, you're going to weld in replacement panels but you don't know how to finish it ?
i was looking for some finer points, and the ability to welds does NOT mean i knwo how to do good looking autobody repairs
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