1934 Alvis body repair
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Corners of the bonnet are rubbed and rotted away and in need of replacement.
1.6mm Aluminium |
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| New metal needs letting in. |
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| Cut out all damaged Aluminum. |
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| An oversized patch, scribe and cut out. |
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| Clamp in place using a Copper backing bar. |
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| Then tack into place. |
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| 90 Amps AC TIG |
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| Fully welded inside and out using 4043 1.6mm filler. |
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| Using simple hand tools the distortion in the panel is put straight and the weld is filed flush. |
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| Smoothed out nicely. |
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| Next scribe the cut line |
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| and trim the panel using snips. |
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| File to the cut line, round all corners off finally finish with abrasive paper on a small block. |
All done, ready for another 82 years!
