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Subject:Re: Body Seam Rust (long)
From:Gary Shea
Date:Tue, 15 Jun 1999 11:58:12 -0600

You remember when Bob Hoover was on the type2 list?  He apparently
thought that mig welding the seams was the way to go, and had done
it on at least one van.  I don't remember any more details than that.
His claim was that flex was not an issue, that the seams were there
because the car companies were too cheap to do the welding themselves.

        Gary

On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, EMZ wrote:
>     Your going to mig weld the seam? I think this is a bad Idea.
> This I am sure, is where the vehicle flex. Wellding them close
> will cause all kinds of cracks in the body. BTW, sandlasting
> is the best way to remove rust.
>
>             Eric                   86-VW4x4
>             vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
>             Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler