Paint/Body question??

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Hi

I am having to replace three of the wings on my T25 and as i was cutting them out found that there was a white coating between the paint and the metal. It is quite thick and at first i thought it was filler!! Is it ment to be there as it apears to be on the whole pannel?

Cheers Rob

[Westy.Club.Joker]

It`s seam sealer. see the Wiki guide on bodywork and painting

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Kool at least i know what it is now.. quick novice question how would i go about putting it on a complete rear arch as i need to blend it in with the rest of the car?

Rob

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anybody help?

[Westy.Club.Joker]

The seam sealer is added into the joint after the panel is welded in, just to seal the tiny gap between the panels etc, it`s NOT supposed to cover the seam so you can`t see and join. It`s also the reason that the rust comes through the seams from the back, as the rear of the panel seam isn`t properly watertight, the water will wick through and rust between the 2 steel parts and then you have rust showing on the outside again. You MUST seal the back of any seams after replacement with some good anti-corrosion stuff, and underseal the lot.

If you want to blend out all the panel lines, use bodyfiller, but It will look like s**t when it`s done

[Willoughby]

Hi SSB

Have a look at http://www.ahschofield.co.uk/vanPics80- ... /BRP2.html

IMHO The easiest fix is to buy the full panel with a fake seam, its not clear from pic but the panel has been manufactured to include a seam line(31).

The panel (30) is a good copy of the original but I found very tricky to fit.

Kev

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Sorry westy.club.joker i think we are talking at cross perpoese, i dont want to fill the seams. the whole pannel is covered in this white substance and then painted. so when i weld the new pannel in itis approx 2mm lower that the pannel next to it..

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Its the white stuff on the right of the second pic