The best that I have seen involved grinding away the tops of the beads,
cutting the leg off the "T" of the new beading, and then brazing the crown
of the "T" to the fender. Lots of work but far less then trying to separate
the fenders from the bonnet.
Larry Miller
-----Original Message-----
From: Leo Speichinger <ldsp@flash.net>
To: Spridget List <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: Monday, January 05, 1998 12:49 AM
Subject: Bugeye bonnet repair
>Does anyone have any ideas or opinions on the best way to change or
>repair the fender beading without drilling out the factory spot welds &
>
>associated hassles??
>
> I have a bonnet that is in excellent shape except for some rust pitting
>
>& flattening on the factory beading that after media blasting will be
>too obvious and I really do not want to use any filler on the beading
>due to fear of it popping off later.
> I have not been able to come up with a good way of doing the repairs
>other than separating the fenders and trying to realign them after
>replacing the beading. Also in the interest of the previous posting
>about paint formulas I had a PPG dealer set down and formulate PPG / DCC
>
>acrylic urethane in Iris Blue to match the original color that was under
>
>my license plate light. He weighed every part as he mixed so as to
>retain the formula. A spray out matched perfectly. If anyone needs it
>let me know.
>
>Thanks
> Leo
>
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