Duc1991 HZ Supermint Sandman

[Absinth]

easy enough to repair, I have done this style repair many times over the years, basically just slide a piece of folded metal in behind and weld though the rust holes, weld through primer or a zinc rich metal primer on the inside of the patch helps with longevity too

yep, and bodgy crap like that is why I would be very wary of buying a car someone has restored themselves. I've lost count of the amount of those type of repairs I have had to cut out over the years when doing up my cars.....

Laminating sheet steel together by welding in a piece from behind or on top to patch a hole just creates somewhere for moisture to gather and eventually you just end up with a bigger rusted section.

to do it properly you need to cut out all rusted metal and fabricate a replacement section that will butt weld into the hole left by the metal you cut out..... Don't lap joins, you are just asking for trouble down the track.

[Taily]

yep, and bodgy crap like that is why I would be very wary of buying a car someone has restored themselves. I've lost count of the amount of those type of repairs I have had to cut out over the years when doing up my cars.....

Laminating sheet steel together by welding in a piece from behind or on top to patch a hole just creates somewhere for moisture to gather and eventually you just end up with a bigger rusted section.

to do it properly you need to cut out all rusted metal and fabricate a replacement section that will butt weld into the hole left by the metal you cut out..... Don't lap joins, you are just asking for trouble down the track.

Spot on Abs....

[Duc1991]

Thanks for your advice Absinth.