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pnw1302 Samba Member
Joined: January 03, 2015 Posts: 85
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 5:31 am Post subject: Welding trim holes in rear quarter 72 super |
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I noticed the rear section under the crescent vents has what you all call "death foam" no rust anywhere. I was going to weld/fill the trim holes. my concern is how flammable is this stuff? have any of you welded on a rear quarter with this stuff? |
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theKbStockpiler Samba Member
Joined: July 07, 2012 Posts: 2316 Location: Rust Belt
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 9:18 am Post subject: Re: Welding trim holes in rear quarter 72 super |
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Stick a piece of wire up there ,tear part of it out and put a match to it. _________________ My beetle is not competing with your beetle. I have the yellow beetle in my town. There is a red one, a green one ......
Use all safety devices including a mask. |
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Mike Fisher Samba Member
Joined: January 30, 2006 Posts: 17970 Location: Eugene, OR
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 4:16 pm Post subject: Re: Welding trim holes in rear quarter 72 super |
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Bend up a coat hanger wire with a 1/2" right hand bend on the end. Run it up into the death foam on your drill & root out all the foam in there. _________________ https://imgur.com/user/FisherSquareback/posts
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pnw1302 Samba Member
Joined: January 03, 2015 Posts: 85
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 4:30 pm Post subject: Re: Welding trim holes in rear quarter 72 super |
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thanks guys! |
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pnw1302 Samba Member
Joined: January 03, 2015 Posts: 85
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Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2018 3:12 pm Post subject: Re: Welding trim holes in rear quarter 72 super |
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Well, today I used the advice above and repaired some rust and filled some trim holes. I found one of the holes had a bit of rust, so I oversized the hole, stuck a ground down bolt in it and cut it flush before welding. while my rig will weld mig, I've been welding fcaw for years and did it that way.
Thanks for the advice!
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theKbStockpiler Samba Member
Joined: July 07, 2012 Posts: 2316 Location: Rust Belt
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Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2018 4:54 pm Post subject: Re: Welding trim holes in rear quarter 72 super |
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Nice Work! _________________ My beetle is not competing with your beetle. I have the yellow beetle in my town. There is a red one, a green one ......
Use all safety devices including a mask. |
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pnw1302 Samba Member
Joined: January 03, 2015 Posts: 85
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 6:46 pm Post subject: Re: Welding trim holes in rear quarter 72 super |
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thank you! |
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