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Good job on the merc. I may have a go at this actually, keep me out of trouble over Christmas if I can make a bit of room in my dad's garage. Would be a nice transferable skill to have for future cars too. I suspect I may give up part way through and resume over summer but I might surprise myself!! |
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PM sent. Having had some pretty poor repairs to sills etc in past I was determined to get a good job done this time, particularly in such critical / visible areas of the car! Was very impressed with the guys that did the work this time from start to finish - wouldn't hesitate to take anything from a minor repair to a full restoration to them. |
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Superb! The restorers did a very nice job with the lines where the trim mounts just behind the door.
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The more I think about it the more I think this is a job for summer when I can rent/beg some suitable space&equipment! In the meantime I will try to go easy on the old thing and use sparingly in these salted conditions! |
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Caught up with the folks that did the repair and this is their view on the size of panel used: "Theres several reasons we do this (if the panel allows) one is because its what we call a natural edge, theres a step in the steel there that gives the panel strength so distortion is kept to a minimum, also if you stand beside a car and look at it, you look down, the volvo has a trim there that takes your eye from the repaired edge, any discrepancies are impossible to see, also from a distance your eye takes the same line in, and wont focus on the mm or 2 below it. Cutting a curve in a flat panel and welding is almost impossible without distortion, the reason being that the movement in the steel isnt caused by heat/expansion, the warping is caused by cooling/contraction. Distortion in a straight cut/weld all pulls in a similar direction whereas a curve pulls in an arc and causes flex" |
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When you can, get a photo of the rust inside the boot and I'll give you my two penneth about how best to repair it. John |
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