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I need to fill the top trim holes on Dart, will this work?

Stayed up all night trying to decide if it will work or not, would like to sleep tonight.

Drill a hole in a piece of test metal first.

You need to fill it? Got a picture of what u wanna do? You don't wanna use that to fill. Mig welder to fill.

Ok I get some pics
ThanksI'm no body man just thinking up ideas to fill these trim holes
I do have a mig just thought that would warp it

Nope - get some pics and I will give you pointers on how to do it. Mig welders are perfect for filling holes but I times I do TIG them. I have gotten very good at welding up rust holes with the mig - you zap it till you get a ball stuck and then use the ball as a heat sink and work around the hole. These were rust holes I stitched up with a mig.
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Bigger holes.......



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The ones on the side pillar are about 1/4 and below back glass are 5/16

Nice work Mark

Was that a vinyl top car?

That's a bit further from a solid edge than I anticipated. There is some risk of warping. I would use a heat sink compound such as this one (this is the one I use - its reusable - just keep it wet)

http://www.eastwood.com/ew-anti-heat-compound-1-qt.html

This is a newer style I have not used before:

http://www.eastwood.com/coldshield-thermal-paste.html

To weld it, I would go down one heat setting than what is called for. Need to keep an eye on it - may need to go to rated heat.

Trick is to just zap it. Zap an edge, let it cool for a second, then zap right next to it using the first ball as a heat sink. Keep going around - you can fill about 2/3 of the hole and then finish it up - very small circular motion. If you are concerned about burning through then go all the way around the hole before you finish it - the welded part is much more difficult to burn through. It is pretty amazing how big a hole you can bridge with the mig. Certainly when you have about 1/8 inch hole left just finish it off. If you do it correctly after grinding all you will need is primer. Grind with a 36 grit sanding disk, although 24 grit can also be used. I use a 5 inch disc. Use 0.025 wire - thicker wire (0.030) can be used but its not as good or easy.

Practice..........

ws27 Wrote:Was that a vinyl top car?

Yes white top, white interior, Turbine bronze, I like the look and I have all the trim plus some and a shame to leave off but car will be outside most all year round so I don't think it would be a good idea to put one back on.