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Re: Lwb daily drive and laner build

Post by ScottieJ » Wed Nov 01, 2017 8:49 pm

Cheers :thumbup:

It’s copper rich Upol weld #2 primer. I use it on any overlapping seam before welding just for that extra bit of rust prevention.
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Re: Lwb daily drive and laner build

Post by ScottieJ » Tue Nov 07, 2017 9:44 pm

So I had a bit of an issue with one of the panels, it had some oil canning and a high spot that refused to shrink after a few hours of panel beating so out came the angle grinder. Not ideal but I want the body on this as close to perfect as possible, unfortunately it meant cutting out a section I had already done.
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Started slowly tacking it on and working the steel between each tack to stretch out any shrinking.
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Will slowly be welding it up next time I’m at the unit.
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Re: Lwb daily drive and laner build

Post by kiwizook » Wed Nov 08, 2017 8:02 am

did you try shrinking it by heating and quenching with a oxy/acetalyne torch? we did that on my sj, seems to work a treat, fairly tricky to get it perfect, bit of a knack to figure out where to heat and quench though
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Re: Lwb daily drive and laner build

Post by ScottieJ » Wed Nov 08, 2017 8:38 am

Yeah I use that method quite a bit, it got it close but I wasn’t happy with it, seemed to just get to a point where it wouldn't shrink anymore with that panel, it was odd. :lol:
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Re: Lwb daily drive and laner build

Post by ScottieJ » Thu Nov 09, 2017 11:50 pm

So far so good :mrgreen:
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Re: Lwb daily drive and laner build

Post by SherwoodNash » Fri Nov 10, 2017 1:11 pm

Nice work :thumbup:

I really love this thread, 'got to get into welding when I build a little workshop at my new place.
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Re: Lwb daily drive and laner build

Post by Anton » Fri Nov 10, 2017 3:53 pm

SherwoodNash wrote:Nice work :thumbup:

I really love this thread, 'got to get into welding when I build a little workshop at my new place.
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Re: Lwb daily drive and laner build

Post by andyrew » Sat Nov 11, 2017 9:59 am

ScottieJ wrote:Cheers :thumbup:

It’s copper rich Upol weld #2 primer. I use it on any overlapping seam before welding just for that extra bit of rust prevention.
its great stuff, ive not used the copper version. only the zinc based one.

DO NOT EVER! buy the halfords own stuff. its just the worst, im certain its just standard primer.
it had a recall notice issued as it explodes apprently.
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Re: Lwb daily drive and laner build

Post by Anton » Sat Nov 11, 2017 1:04 pm

andyrew wrote: it had a recall notice issued as it explodes apprently.
There's a youtube video waiting to happen...
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Re: Lwb daily drive and laner build

Post by mike harris » Sat Nov 11, 2017 1:21 pm

Great work mate I'm impressed, very tidy

Can't wait to see it done and in the mud bud !
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