Hot Rods When was weld tru primer first introduced? What was used before this?

When was weld tru primer first introduced? What was used before this?

 

Not sure. We started using it in the early 90s

what was used before?
Nothing

 

So to be correct would be to use no weld tru primer on these vintage vehicles.

Was there seam sealer back in the day?

 

Only If inspecting in between seams.

using newspaper and oil cans as rust repair is also traditional but not recommended

 

What is the newspaper and oil can technique?

 

Stuff the rust with newspaper
Oil cans or whatever and wipe bondo over it

 

And don’t forget window screen. Road signs and self tapping screws.

 

The free weekly sale sheet (called "The Pennysaver" around here) was good for that. USC made a filler with coarse fiberglass strands in it called "Long and Strong". That shit didn't bubble up!

 

When I bought the rust bucket 53 Stude in the avatar the seller gave me really nice quarters (on a Stude they bolt on, I took all of the bolts out, tugged on the quarter and it moved a little, so I rechecked that I had all the bolts out, then gave it a jerk, and yep, newspaper slathered with bondo. The inner quarters were bad too. I learned a lot about welding 18 gauge doing that car.

 

If ya can't afford bondo, mashed potato and Elmer's glue works.

 

And it keeps the rodents out of the wiring…

 

I called it Vintage Rust

 

Has anyone else ever owned or worked on British cars like the original Mini, or other low end cars? You know the type: made with water soluble steel.

 

Yep I’m interested in this thread as I am in the process of replacing a lot of sheet metal on an OT British car I’ll have I’m not sure 300 hundred or more plug welds.
Dave you’re right water soluble steel he he.
Dan

 

2 ot Minis, lots of rust repair. Have to get going on the whatever so I can make room to work on the current Mini. Oh well…

 

I’m thinking the the Brit’s didn’t use any thing on lap or pinch welds except maybe a little rust for future rust.
I don’t seem to get good weld with the weld through primer. I even cleaned the primer from where my bead starts.
Dan