To seam seal or not?
09-26-2009, 01:21 PM
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To seam seal or not? I'm in process of strippin my 95 bird down now. I was wondering in the areas you can see like the quarters in the B-pillar and hte quarters in the hatch channel. You think I should seam seal it or use evercoat metal to metal so I can get a nice smooth look? they say the metal to metal is waterproof i'm just worried about it cracking. What you guys think.
09-28-2009, 09:35 PM
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Nobody has any input about this? I want to do it but i'm afraid it's gonna crack. Although some of the sealer is cracking anyways. But if it would be ok I want to strip the sealer off and fill the bond lines in the quarter, b-pillar bond line.
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evercoat makes a good product it should not crack in the areas you are talking about putting it. In the same if you use a heavy bodied sealer you can smooth it over the seams and sand it smooth and prime over it if you are worried about cracking down the road.
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I wouldn't. You have different expansion rates of the metal and would cause cracking in the future. The only way to get it that way would be to weld the seam completely and then you could smooth it.
10-01-2009, 11:56 PM
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Ok i'll try a test spot tomorrow. but if you can actually sand that stuff then thats the best way to go. Just think seam sealer looks like crap thats why I wanted to fill it. but if you can sand this sealer it would be the perfect compromise I think.
