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Old Nov 20, 2011 | 06:46 PM
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I was swapping my radiator out and found a nice little hole. This shouldn't be to hard to fix. I'm gonna take a drill with a wire brush on it and go over it, then take some sand paper and emory cloth to it. Then some primer and get a thin piece of sheet metal and pend it to fit and silicone it down ( don't have a welder) then paint over it again. Sound like a plan?
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or cut the corner out at a 45' angle and sand/prime/paint it and forget it... If you can't weld it. What about riveting it?
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Maybe jb weld instead of silicone, I would say use panel bond like some 3M 8015 but it's pretty expensive and the gun for useing it is like $75, so jb weld n some undercoating or spray paint
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Just sand it down and treat it with a rust killer, something that's got phosphoric acid in it. Then scuff that after it's dry and shoot some spray paint on it and forget about it.
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What is something with that acid in it that you could get locally? All I can find on google that has phosphoric acid is Coca Cola lol and we've got some iron out that says rust remover but its something like little rocks.
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Old Nov 20, 2011 | 09:35 PM
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Maybe One Step, it's a rust converter, turns rust into a primer. They sell it or similar brands at any auto parts store.
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ospho? i think thats what its called for the rust remover. ace hardware should carry it
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If you want to know the truth I've never in my life seen an Ace hardware lol I live in the *** end of no where. We do have local no name hardware stores I'll have to check out. Thanks
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What is something with that acid in it that you could get locally?
if there is a sherwin williams paints near you they carry a little bottle of the stuff. Just ask for rust treatment and they should direct you straight to it. Or any automotive store.
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how ever you do it do not use silicone it will eat the metal
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