The rust has formed a depression in the metal. The spot (maybe its not
actually a hole) is exactly in the center, as if there was once a molding
strip mounted on it. The DPO apparently tried to fix it, but did a poor
job.
In order to be repaired, the surrounding area would need to be built up by
perhaps 1/16" - 1/8th" and then feathered, in order to be considered fixed.
But with a layer of bondo in the middle of the bonnet, I'd be worried that
as it is raised and lowered, the flexing would cause it to crack.
And yes... I'd sand it before repairing it.
Regards,
Charles
'74 Midget
'68 SPrite
Bloomfield, NJ
cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com
"How about we duck inside for a Hen?"
----- Original Message -----
From "Larry Colen" <lrcar at red4est.com>
To: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
Cc: "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>; "Spridget List"
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: Bonnet bondo
> On Thu, Aug 03, 2000 at 12:39:14PM -0400, Charles D. Sorkin wrote:
> > On the subject of whether to replace or repair the bonnet on my '74
Midget,
> > it occured to me that when the bonnet is raised, there is a significant
> > amount of flexing. Does this mean that Bondo will not be effective in
> > repairing a rust spot in the center of the panel?
> >
>
> I'm confused, why would you use bondo to repair a rust spot?
> Wouldn't you just sand off the rust and repaint?
>
> If you've got an actual hole in the bonnet, I doubt that bondo would
> work for you.
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