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| | | Re: I'm in the Garage! YEAH! | Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 3,811 pooh-bah | pooh-bah Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 3,811 | I can't get over the amazing transformation of this van.It is looking so | | | Re: I'm in the Garage! YEAH! | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 28,125 Madman! | Madman! Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 28,125 | It's Shaping Up! Damn dude! Looks AWESOME! | | | Re: I'm in the Garage! YEAH! | Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 6,258 Likes: 164 Master Metal Sculptor | Master Metal Sculptor Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 6,258 Likes: 164 | This has been a great build to follow. Thanks for posting all of the pics! It looks GREAT!!!!! | | | Re: I'm in the Garage! YEAH! | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,207 Likes: 1 veteran | OP veteran Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,207 Likes: 1 | More pics... The "Z" bracket worked out GREAT! NO flex! Did the same thing in the back. I glued the panels on with Lord Fusor Adhesive. This stuff is WILD! But I also tacked welded the sides and bottom of the panel (but not the top). I wanted to make sure things wouldnt shift around on me while everything expands/contracts. Clean everything up real nice.... And fill it it, Long Hair first, then duraglass... Then, I used 3M bare metal seam sealer on the top between the panel and the gutter rail. That's some crazy stuff.
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I think that to get a real feel for what it will look like, you'll need to put a life-size picture of a guy with an ear-to-ear grin inside the windshield!!
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A couple of quick questions - did you use the weld-through Lord Fusor adhesive or the standard stuff? The 3M #08116 I used was nearly black, but it looks like the Lord Fusor is nearly Zinc Chromate green? Is that the color once it's fully cured?
Sounds like you're pretty happy with the 3M seam sealer? Did it lay out and stay in place well? Perhaps most importantly, how thick a layer did it cure to?
I need to do that same seam on my van when I get ready to paint, (c'mon, springtime!) and since I've already got a 3M applicator gun I've seriously been considering using their sealer.
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