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JENSSEN
10-19-2010, 10:20 PM
89 Montero - D/S window frame rust repair,.. as per the web cam tonight

Problem area located

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/RACE4THECURE/db789cc4.jpg

Area cut out and wire wheeled

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/RACE4THECURE/183eaa84.jpg

patch made up and welded in

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/RACE4THECURE/62237c59.jpg

putty to smooth any imperfections

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/RACE4THECURE/930e7061.jpg

primer,..

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/RACE4THECURE/64fc2f2f.jpg

elapsed time approx 1HR
JENSSEN
10-29-2010, 09:31 PM
http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/RACE4THECURE/6234ee49.jpg

Finished product,..
4.3LXJ
10-29-2010, 10:42 PM
Looks good Jensen. You are quick
JENSSEN
10-31-2010, 11:45 AM
took about 1.5 hrs to repair,.. mainly filler setting time
modestmar00xj
12-14-2010, 02:09 PM
nice post! my window has rotting around the windshild. now that i saw this i think im gunna tackle it! thanks!
gary63
12-14-2010, 10:45 PM
looks good nice job:thumbsup:
LizardRunner
01-06-2011, 11:18 AM
Nice repair pictures. thank you
PolarXJ
01-06-2011, 02:31 PM
Looks good, I've never done body repair. Any tips and suggestions?
JENSSEN
01-06-2011, 02:49 PM
What would you like to start on?
PolarXJ
01-06-2011, 04:24 PM
just general repairs like what you did. Tricks of the trade i guess. I've got one spot on my roof, just above the gutter. IDK how much experience you have, but I know some like certain products because they've found on their own that these product behave better for small repair as opposed as big repairs. One thing I have come across is when repairing body panels, the bit you weld in should be slightly smaller than the hole its going in. I would have made it the same size. Things kinda like that. Thanks.
JENSSEN
01-16-2011, 10:43 AM
Let me guess you need to repair the area where the A piller meets the roof sheet metal,.. Once I get to that point in the Comanche I will see if that part needs to be repaired or replaced and do a quick write up in it. Depending on where the rot is and how much metal I have available to weld to determines how I make a patch panel. If I have the room I bevel the existing metal to make an overlay like I did on the cab corners of the MJ project if I don't have the extra metal to play with I may cut the patch slightly bigger and add a Foch more heat on the welder so when the new patch fuses I have a bit more steel to add to the weld when it melts in. I will try and show you on the MJ as I continue the rebuild on the beast.