Replacing Battery Tray

[velokid1]

Ok. 1969 Deluxe.

Fresh paint from last year over the OG blue paint, but the fresh paint job was poorly done. I can live with it, I guess, but there are spots of minor surface rust in a couple places that they just painted over and are bubbling. If my bank account would cooperate, I would definitely paint the bus, int. and ext., right now. But it's not really an option.

My question is this: The only place that there is anything more than very minor rust is the battery tray, which is completely rusted through. I would like to replace it and I have a friend who runs a bronze foundry here in town who is an excellent welder. If I bought the tray, we could install it, no problem. But---

Can the battery tray be replaced without discoloring the exterior paint on the other side of that rear body panel?

[Miguel Arroyo]

Today's cars have many panels glued and not welded. Perhaps he can glue against the ouside and weld the non visible areas. Good luck.