What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (18 Viewers)

[nabbasi]

Thanks for the tips and anecdotes. All very helpful tips.

I was leaning towards aluminum and then topping off with rage evercoat (if I ever get around to doing anything about the body). I’ve got some friends with some hammer and dolly skills, but understanding where to cut reliefs and massaging and shrinking metal just isn’t one of the ways my brain works.

I’ve got a decent amount of experience mig welding thin sheet metal (at least a few thousand stitch welds).

On topic for the thread, I lost my locking gas cap on Monday. I had some plastic and a bungee cord, which worked for the 50 or so miles I needed to drive the rest of the evening.

 

[Skreddy]

Evercoat rage gold is my go to, haven't had a single adhesion or cracking issue in 20 years using it and it sands great.

I’m by no means a body guy but the half dozen or so vehicles I’ve needed filler on (and another dozen motorcycles) I’ve always used rage gold.
I use thin, smooth cutting boards from the dollar store to mix it on and spread it from. Don’t mix too much because when it starts to kick, it’s done and just toss it. Better to mix a few baseball size batches than one big batch that hardens while you’re trying to work it.

With the thin cutting boards (like 1/8”) you can feel the heat from the chemical process. Pretty crazy.