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Old 05-03-2018, 11:20 PM   #53
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Re: 1947 Biederman Truck Fender repairs

Tonight we did the wired edge on the Biederman truck's drivers hood side, so we did a couple videos of the process. We did a practice sample to make sure our adjustment on the folded flange length gave us a good wrap with a slight gap for paint..




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b6TiuiUQQQ




This shows the basic process of closing the wrap, wasn't as pretty as it should have been, but hey, this is practice.





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNc9WJ3SmYA




For the hood side, we used the tipping wheel in the Fasti swaging machine (bead roller) to add the flange. After running through the Lennox for adding the joggle, the panel was scrubbed with a warm dish soap and water mix using scotchbrite, then scuffed with 220 paper, then SPI epoxy added in the channel. After our 3/16 wire was laid in place, any remaining bare spots on the wire were also brushed with epoxy. The entire length was then closed as per the practice sample. We'll let that set a day or so and get the recycled hinge welded to the top.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiNrkZ7pslg




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