I saw the guys on "Trucks" of Spike TV weld the seams shut on an old
pick-up. They used a TIG welder then ground/sanded it smooth. Looked good.
Ken Lewis
86 Transporter Crew Cab
60 356 T-5 Porsche
http://neksiwel.20m.com/
Vanagon tech, pixs, O2 monitor gadget
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Thoma" <mpthoma2003@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 4:55 PM
Subject: [VANAGON] Vanagon autobody question

> Any pro's out there who can give me a definitive answer on this (no
> educated guesses allowed!  :-) )
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> Once the old caulk is pulled out of the seams on my van, why not just
> fill those seams with bondo and paint for a much cleaner appearing van?
> I can't think the body flexes enough to crack the bondo, (which is
> pretty flexible.)  In the old days wouldn't they have filled a seam with
> lead for a clean look?
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> I have seam sealer ready to go and the seas are rust free, but I'd
> rather not see any seams at all.
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> Thanks for the input,
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> Mark Thoma
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