dave6666
Enthusiast
Which I reserve the right to never make stuff up that people didn't say and then attempt to make a fool of them.
Try it.
Welding side sills...any warping?
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Which I reserve the right to never make stuff up that people didn't say and then attempt to make a fool of them.
Try it.
dave6666
Enthusiast
The reason for the epoxy is that the area behind the sill ( after investigation) was found to be corroded to the point that it was through half the thickness of the aluminum sill...2 different body shops gauranteed the epoxy as that was the only option short of welding a new piece in after cutting the old one out. They both decided that a weld attempt could cause the area to collapse due to the thinning from corrosion.
Piper
OK. Sorry for the interruptions. New batch of Dave haters I guess.
My point on the welding being the "best" way versus epoxy being a wee bit cheesier is simply that if you are the ultimate anal car person, then do it the ultimate anal way regardless of cost.
Most people have a reasonable limit to that behavior, and given the way you describe yours are corroded, no shame in the epoxy. But like Dan said, cleanliness is godliness when it comes to life of the adhesion of the epoxy to metal substrate.
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