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PostPosted: Sat Oct 23, 2021 5:04 pm    Post subject: Window Channel Rust, any Body experts? Reply with quote

I'm tackling my leaking window. I knew I was going to find holes and some cancer. I'm actually quite happy that it's less than I thought.

1) the dimpling granite like texture, should I take the time to build this up with weld or use a filler product?

2) would a product like monstaliner make sense for this area?

I will be cutting out the bad and replacing it with donor metal.

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 23, 2021 9:12 pm    Post subject: Re: Window Channel Rust, any Body experts? Reply with quote

I saw a video where a guy put fiberglass body filler product where the smaller pinholes were.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 23, 2021 10:32 pm    Post subject: Re: Window Channel Rust, any Body experts? Reply with quote

Yeah I'd be tempted to fill that up with Dynaglass instead of cut-and-weld. Far quicker and easier. That stuff is like concrete, sand it down to get close once it's set and then just use filler over it.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2021 3:46 am    Post subject: Re: Window Channel Rust, any Body experts? Reply with quote

I've yet to see and epoxy/plastic repair placed upon rusty metal stand for the long term test of time.

From what I've seen and done......... the rust returns.

If you have the ability and time to weld in a proper repair, that is the only proper way to fix this kind of missing metal rot.

That being said, I have several spots on my 90 that I will be doing a fast dirty plastic repair on before Winter falls upon me.
Just temporary, just to delay the decay until I have the time (hopefully) to mae a proper weld in repair.
These spots are easy to access though, such as perforated footwells.

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2021 7:22 am    Post subject: Re: Window Channel Rust, any Body experts? Reply with quote

Probe the pinholes with an ice pick. It it goes through, you must replace it. Not an especially difficult repair.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2021 7:40 am    Post subject: Re: Window Channel Rust, any Body experts? Reply with quote

Some of the vendors carry replacement sheet metal for the front window. I've been fixing rusty areas on my van and spot welding in new panels is straight forward. If you just have a small area you can also just cut that area out of the larger piece, saves time vs shaping the metal to fit.

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2021 9:01 pm    Post subject: Re: Window Channel Rust, any Body experts? Reply with quote

do it right

cut and weld. any poop you put in there will be back to haunt you x10


skills@eurocarsplus wrote:


passenger side rear window had an obvious hole. i'm trying to do as little paintwork to the van as possible but this is just unavoidable

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old rust out

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didn't bother to do a full play by play... my work here doesn't seem to amuse the vanagon crowd as it does the bay forum so i'm just chipping away as i have time

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 9:13 am    Post subject: Re: Window Channel Rust, any Body experts? Reply with quote

rust bullet treatment, tigerhair, quality auto paint, will give you some time.
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