[Vwdiesel] 86 Golf goes to Garage tomorrow ! HOW MUCH is TOO MUCH?

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

> There's also that filler bondo with the fiberglass
> fibers built into it - it will fill all kinds of
> holes! And of course the right way to do it - grind
> away all the rust and weld in new metal. But that
> takes some skill (and time) to do successfully. Then
> bondo over the top to make it look like new.
> 

  It's a lot harder to sand and it's no better a fix though.  I a bit of a 
way it's 
not as good as the foam since it'll absorb water and the foam is closed 
cell and wouldn't absorb any water :-P  As you say, to properly fix 
requires grinding (not so bad) or cutting out the rust, (not too bad to 
really bad).  Rust Mort/convert the surrounding area and weld in a 
patch piece 100% then grind, fill, prime and paint.  There's a glue out 
a lot of places use instead of welding!  We're going to give it a try and see 

how it does on something this Winter or Spring.  Body man says a LOT 
of shops are using it now and he wants me to try it on a small patch on 
my work van.  ALWAYS use Rust Mort, phosphoric acid, Por 15 or something 
to stop the rust.  Only Por 15 prior to welding isn't the best though.
     Loren