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Tye

12-15-2002 14:47:40




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My 50 has a few cracks in the hood around the edges. What can I do to repair them myself? Should I consider taking the hood to a autobody shop? Id rather do the repairs myself. If anyone has repaired hairline cracks before I would appreciate any information. Thank you.




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Dave K

12-16-2002 14:52:35




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 Re: Cracks in Hood in reply to Tye, 12-15-2002 14:47:40  
I drilled mine at the ends to stop the cracks and then used Bondo to fill in. Sanded, painted three years ago. Work the tractor pretty well (1948 Model A) and no sign of any cracks. Cheap and easy but I suppose it depends on the location of your cracks.

Dave



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G.R. in Mi.

12-15-2002 17:37:05




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 Re: Cracks in Hood in reply to Tye, 12-15-2002 14:47:40  
I am more in favor of oxy welding using olr coat hanger for fill rod. Learned this trick while working in body shop,fixing cracjed fenders.

LOL G.R.inMI



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Paul from MI

12-15-2002 17:21:19




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 Re: Cracks in Hood in reply to Tye, 12-15-2002 14:47:40  
Don't braze any cracks. You can fix the crack OK, but the brazing will interfere with some modern paints and you'll have a blister under the paint afterwards. I know from sad personal experience with Imrom on my H. Welding with any type of steel rod is OK, not brazing. I would go to a body shop if it was me. Cost isn't that great and the job will be better cause they do it day in-day out. Just my opinion,
Paul

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jp

12-15-2002 16:14:20




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 Re: Cracks in Hood in reply to Tye, 12-15-2002 14:47:40  
I've had real good results with the oxy-acetylene torch brazing small fractures. The key is to use a small flame and have the steel very clean before starting to weld. The prefluxed rods are nice for this application. If you leave a nice smooth bead on the inside to reinforce the joint most cracks will not return. Really stubborn cracks in areas subject to extreme vibration sometimes can be reinfoced with a thin backing strip brazed over the back side of the joint. If you don't use this welding process often - practice on scrap pieces first before diving in to the real job.

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Wayne in Tn.

12-15-2002 14:55:04




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 Re: Cracks in Hood in reply to Tye, 12-15-2002 14:47:40  
Tye, if you have never done any welding, you may want to take it to a bodyshop. In sheetmetal,the only way to stop the crack from showing or coming back is to weld it with a Mig. Be careful not to over heat in one spot or you will get warpage. I use a wet rag and try to keep it cool as possible. Then grind the weld smooth and putty and prime.



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Tye

12-15-2002 15:09:40




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 Re: Re: Cracks in Hood in reply to Wayne in Tn., 12-15-2002 14:55:04  
Wayne, Iam fairly proficient at welding however, I am not experienced at welding cracks in the real thin stuff. I might be better off taking it to a autobody place. Id like to get this done right the first time. Thanks for the advice.



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Ron B

12-15-2002 18:20:15




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 Re: Re: Re: Cracks in Hood in reply to Tye, 12-15-2002 15:09:40  
Tye, I agree with Wayne, for the money you would spend taking it to a body shop, you might consider buying a 110 volt wire feed welder and practicing with it. I did my own and it turned out great, I myself am not a great welder, but MIG is the way to go!just my 2 cents. Ron



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