well... i was told from a very reputable source that type of repair would, and i quote: "would last a long time and a very long time if only driven occasionally ."
What is it with some people..
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well... i was told from a very reputable source that type of repair would, and i quote: "would last a long time and a very long time if only driven occasionally ."
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If it has tits, it's a liabilititty.
I was going to say to start your own thread.. but then I realized based on the title of my own thread here that this conversation is appropriate..lol
oh no man. no way. if there's one thing that dude can't do is let it go.
he'll follow you thread to thread with his bobby bondo bullshit just chirping it up about how he's preserving cars on a shoe string budget and "his way" is the right way and you don't need money to fix these cars correctly. and when called on his blatant hackery lashes out and starts calling names. though some of the threads have been deleted, you can still find traces of his utter nonsense if you're so inclined.
anyway, that's what has led to a few time outs for him. and you'd think he'd get the picture, but no. here he is right back on with that same old bullshit.
Certainly not a quote of mine. I think it will last a long time especially if only driven occasionally , just like any other type of repair.
You're pretty slick though as I've seen you use various techniques to distort the actual build as well as what I've said.
What else you got ?
I have this car:
It has some weird rust spots....
It is a 73 but I dressed it like a 68. I want to fix it up but I only have $14 to spend.
Any suggestions?
It has some weird rust spots....
It is a 73 but I dressed it like a 68. I want to fix it up but I only have $14 to spend.
Any suggestions?
Chicken wire and bondo.
Some prefer the term " Mig " wire . They do use bondo though.
I posted this just to see who would suggest a BS fiberglass and wire "repair"
The car is set up as a stunt car for a hobby video that I have yet to do. It is a 73 Swinger that I got with a good running drivetrain. I sold the 318-904 and used the disc brakes on another car. My plans are to do a crash scene and a rollover, then save the floor pans and front structure from the bumper to firewall to resurrect another car.
The hero car:
The stunt Dart will never be restored but I will have to apply clear over that black primer to get the sheen a little closer to the '67 Dart so they match onscreen.
The car is set up as a stunt car for a hobby video that I have yet to do. It is a 73 Swinger that I got with a good running drivetrain. I sold the 318-904 and used the disc brakes on another car. My plans are to do a crash scene and a rollover, then save the floor pans and front structure from the bumper to firewall to resurrect another car.
The hero car:
The stunt Dart will never be restored but I will have to apply clear over that black primer to get the sheen a little closer to the '67 Dart so they match onscreen.
Kern Dog Productions, LLC.
I know a guy that might tell you that you are doing more harm than good. I say it's your car do as you wish. Of course I took into account the situation and circumstances you outlined. Some are unable to take those things into consideration.
Yep, a 30 day ban, makes a single post to his own thread and then immediately resumes in the thread that led to the ban and jumps into other threads to make digs at my multicolor car for no reason whatsoever other than I called out his shoddy work before. So much for a cool down.
You are doing more harm than good. As someone that worked in a professional shop, and has repaired the EXACT same BS as what you're doing, I can absolutely, positively say without any doubt that the work you did on that car of yours will make it harder for the next owner to repair it correctly than if you had literally done nothing. And worse, the work that the car needed before your "repairs" was obvious. The work it STILL needs now is hidden, and will take seeing the car in person to fully identify.
As far as the "situation and circumstances", if you have these
But do this
Then the situation is you either lack the skills to do this repair, in which case, you either need to learn, walk away, or pay somebody, OR, you have the skills, but are flipping the car to make a quick profit and screw the next guy in the process.
You can't legitimately do a "no weld" build on a car that needs extensive rust repair. You can absolutely do a low budget build on that car IF you can weld or are willing to learn, especially since you already had the replacement panels, but you have to put in the time and effort. Effort and integrity are clearly the "circumstances" that are the problem here.
oh, really?
good thing i came with receipts....
i like how you can't even keep your tales of hackery straight.
don't worry, i took a screen shot in case you want to go back and rewrite it to fit your narrative.
hmmm... sounds familiar... didn't they do some joint productions with Golden Age Collectibles?
Yep, a 30 day ban, makes a single post to his own thread and then immediately resumes in the thread that led to the ban and jumps into other threads to make digs at my multicolor car for no reason whatsoever other than I called out his shoddy work before. So much for a cool down.
You are doing more harm than good. As someone that worked in a professional shop, and has repaired the EXACT same BS as what you're doing, I can absolutely, positively say without any doubt that the work you did on that car of yours will make it harder for the next owner to repair it correctly than if you had literally done nothing. And worse, the work that the car needed before your "repairs" was obvious. The work it STILL needs now is hidden, and will take seeing the car in person to fully identify.
As far as the "situation and circumstances", if you have these
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But do this
Then the situation is you either lack the skills to do this repair, in which case, you either need to learn, walk away, or pay somebody, OR, you have the skills, but are flipping the car to make a quick profit and screw the next guy in the process.
You can't legitimately do a "no weld" build on a car that needs extensive rust repair. You can absolutely do a low budget build on that car IF you can weld or are willing to learn, especially since you already had the replacement panels, but you have to put in the time and effort. Effort and integrity are clearly the "circumstances" that are the problem here.
Don't need you to tell me what I should do with my car. I am quite proud of what I did to this car within the parameters I described. The car is fine and will last a long time . Yes, you can legitimately do a " no weld " build on a car with extensive rust damage if the frame and structural members are in good condition especially if there is no collision damage.
If a person wants to spend thousands of dollars on trunk extensions and patch panels to get started on a different route , that is fine also. Then you can pick apart their work for not drilling spot welds , overlapping metal or whatever else you think makes you look smarter.
There's another world out here beyond your bubble and a person doesn't have to do things your way to preserve their car and get it looking good. They may wish to spend their money elsewhere on the car .
You have no credibility when you say " As someone that worked in a professional shop, and has repaired the EXACT same BS as what you're doing, " I doubt you've seen a fiberglass/bondo repair done on this scale that was treated and sealed from the elements.
god, it must get tiring moving those goal posts so much...
why would i go look at that atrocious work again? is there some aspect of hackery i missed the first go around?
there is galvanized wire and bondo where metal should be. literally, you are using chicken coop screen and bondo to "make" a lower quarter panel. there is no exaggeration there. you posted the picture of it! you even listed the materials! in the other post you filled a 3" hole in the fender with bondo!
where is the exaggeration or lies? hint: there are none. you, yourself posted that.
the reality of the situation being that is hack work. something that belongs on a parade float or a piece of static artwork.
you know what i don't like: hack work. charlatans dressing up cars so they "look nice" with their bobo work trying to pass it off as a reasonable repair. that's huckster conman written all over it.
oh yeah, it'll last a good long while so long as you don't drive it? you mean the one thing these were designed to do?
No, I had backing and an indented area for the bondo if you want to describe it more honestly. You're getting closer though by stating it's galvanized .
You have a right to your opinion but your comprehenshion skills are lacking. You left out the advantages of this type of repair as I laid out.
You are right that I consider it a reasonable repair and it is under the right circumstances and the right car. It would last fine under normal driving conditions but will fail just like original did if left unattended and unobserved .
Do you act like this at the car show ?
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that was an honest description. you filled a 3" hole with bondo. don't walk around it.
there are NO advantages to this type of hacky repair. i'd say it's 3rd world, but i've seen better at the *** end of hard luck on dirt road than this repulsive display.
again, you come with this comparison: it will last fine, but will fail just like the original if left unattended and unobserved.
which is nice that you've amended that to include "you'll need to check this dreadful disgusting work to make sure it doesn't fall off of the car" but totally ignoring how long the original work lasts. don't bother answering, i know you'll just come with some blustering bullshit so you can save everybody the delight of reading what drivel you come up with.
and yeah, if somebody came up to me and spun the tale of fixing the rust on my car with bondo and chicken wire i'd know instantly that they were either a conman flipper or a hack of the highest order, somebody not to be trusted and certainly not do business with. and i'd tell them directly to their face. just as i'm doing now.
you're a hack doing bobo work and i feel sorry for anybody that gets swindled by you and winds up with one of your bondo buggy crap cans.
Care to elaborate
340six
King Of Bling
You described and clearly typed!
You cut a piece of metal one inch larger than a hole.
Then mixed up Bondo and used it as glue, and placed metal in wet uncured filler. When hard mixed some additional Bondo up to put more on to hide the metal. With the intention of spraying paint and undercoat to hide what you did if anyone looked.
And put Bondo filler on the outside. Where did you get this idea? Eating Orero cookies?
Sorry but Bondo Sandwiches don't preserve anything
Sorta but I didn't undercoat to hide but rather to protect.
Everything I did on the car a con man could do to try to pass off a car. Does that mean I should try to make things more apparent ?
And yes, that section of the car is preserved and treated from further damage. A person could cut out and put metal in there but would most likely use bondo also . I kept the bondo more confined by tapering in the edges of the hole . Won't be a problem. Very practical and keeps more original metal in the car .
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