Atmos

can you take a bigger picture of the area you're working on?

94XjSport94

Psssh on NAXJA? guys would cream over here.

Damn now youre making me re read Knuckleheads build.

Big D!

this is a little earlier in the process. This is when I tacked it in

94XjSport94

If youre using the HF welder, when i was stitching some sheet metal, i used the lowest heat and a wire setting of 3.5-4. .30 wire.

Big D!

No HF welder. It has two switches. High /low power and a min/max, so 4 different options. We were welding on low-max. The low-min welds kept popping off, low max is what I welded my floors with

Atmos

yeahh didn't see the point putting it on here lol. knucklehead's work is too clean. I can't read his or ericXJ's threads anymore because they make me want to redo everything

that looks fine man. you could make it a lot of bondo work or a little. depends on how smooth you want it to turn out. it's not easy or fun but it will turn out decent. I usually just put a whole bunch of tacks down and grind them smooth. welding the whole thing up would be tough and can cause warping.

94XjSport94

Yeah, now i want to re do a lot of things on mine. Having another pure crawler would be nice.

I agree. As long as it doesnt leak on you. Its on the roof, no one ever sees it lol.

Big D!

It won't leak with bondo? What if I put a sealant down first then bondo

Rollincoal420

Bump the heat up one notch. Low/max, or high/min. Its only an 80 amp unit so it will have to b run a bit hotter. Especially w .030 wire






I just kinda went through this alittle. The bondo w fiberglass, bondo glass and bondo hair is supposed to b "100% waterproof." Regular bondo filler is supposed to b "95% waterproof" or something like that. Then u paint it. Which it waterproof. In theory

Big D!

So your conclusion is use fiberglass resin Bondo, not filler

Atmos

no. use regular old bondo with a hardener. it's not water proof but it doesn't have to be. it's used to repair thousands of cars every day covered by insurance. the water proofing comes from the paint/clear. I'm sure theres a youtube video on how to mix and spread bondo

Big D!

I'm rhino coating the roof, no clear coat. Will this still be ok?

Atmos

it should hide most imperfections so it would make things easier. but I always make sure to call the company that produces the bedliner and ask them about application specific procedures. explain that you want to use it as your base coat over bondo, should you use primer, is it waterproof etc. they'll know best

Big D!

What if I were to just prime it anyway , primer usually waterproof

Atmos

rhino liner will probably stick to anything. there should be basic directions on the back of the can or whatever you're using. I've never used the stuff