I removed my fender flares and I am trying to decide what to do to fill them before monstaliner. It seems like welding is the best option. What have you guys done to fill your holes? What ever I do I want it to look good and last.
Holes from removing fender flares (1 Viewer)
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Weld em
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Did you do anything besides just weld them? Did you use anything to fill the holes first? Primer?
Started welding but was worried about rust on the back side of the weld. I finished up the job with aluminum tape and it has held up well for the last couple of years. If I were to do the job again I would use tape. Others have done the same.
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Weld them up and grid the weld flush to the body panel. I used a copper spoon on some of the holes but then decided to just weld them without it because it seemed like it worked a bit better. Just watch out for things behind the panel your welding so you don't start a fire. Make sure you prime before monstaliner though. Other options are metal tape, bondo, jb weld.
Use search or Google. I see this subject a few times a month and MUD doesn't need any more. Not trying to be a jerk. Maybe @nuclearlemon could add this to the stickies since it is so frequently discussed.
LINUS
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Poprivots.
PO of my LX did this & had lined arches/rockers & as thick as it was you'd never have guessed.
The poprivots were slight bigger than norm you think of, but it was a solid fix - I hate cheesey fixes & this was no joke, it was a solid no-weld way to fill all 120+ holes a LX has when you lose the cladding.
PO of my LX did this & had lined arches/rockers & as thick as it was you'd never have guessed.
The poprivots were slight bigger than norm you think of, but it was a solid fix - I hate cheesey fixes & this was no joke, it was a solid no-weld way to fill all 120+ holes a LX has when you lose the cladding.
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I was thinking of a small brush and por15 on the back of the welds.
Those who have used the tape. Has anyone taped then bondo for a smoother look?
I welded them, but Im in Ca so unless we have snow in la not really worried about rust, primer-ed the inside walls of the body where I could reach them haven't found a way to weld up the rockers and primer the back side of the rocker.Hell even thought about just replacing the rockers with the land cruiser ones,dang LX had meg holes in the rockers.I cheated with the doors and bought some off a Landcruiser,hell the paint even matched.
Wire brushed the holes clean, etching primer, jb weld, etching primer and then lined with Al's, no issues 3+ years.
It would have been nice to weld but hard to get to the inside on some of the holes to seal afterwards without a lot of work.
It would have been nice to weld but hard to get to the inside on some of the holes to seal afterwards without a lot of work.
LINUS
Waiting for the Great Pumpkin
Sorry, nope - they are just slighty oversized, the ones that use the thickest shank in them & have a 3/8" head.
If you go to a big box store they prob were just the big ones there, they were common to find in the storehouse out in the refineries.
McMaster Carr at the very least.
