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Split-Lee
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 |  Subject: Repairing bullet holes.....  Wed May 11, 2011 9:10 am | |
| So does anyone have any top tips for repairing bullet holes out of the side of cars??  ~Lee | |
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Hatch DLM
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| | Subject: Re: Repairing bullet holes..... Wed May 11, 2011 10:50 am | |
| Drive faster with a zigzag line LOL | |
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Austin powers
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Split-Lee
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| | Subject: Re: Repairing bullet holes..... Thu May 12, 2011 4:41 am | |
| Hahaha, your interested now aren't you!  | |
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Austin powers
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Split-Lee
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| | Subject: Re: Repairing bullet holes..... Fri May 13, 2011 9:54 am | |
| Not to me they don't!  | |
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roverv8
Location : garlinge
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| | Subject: Re: Repairing bullet holes..... Fri May 13, 2011 10:02 am | |
| opps who's been playing with the bb gun again?????? | |
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Split-Lee
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| | Subject: Re: Repairing bullet holes..... Fri May 13, 2011 10:03 am | |
| - roverv8 wrote:
- opps who's been playing with the bb gun again??????
These holes definitely aren't BB gun sized, think through one side and out the other | |
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roverv8
Location : garlinge
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| | Subject: Re: Repairing bullet holes..... Fri May 13, 2011 10:08 am | |
| in that case buy a bullet proof car, it'll be safer driving thro clifftonville | |
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Morrisand944man
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| | Subject: Re: Repairing bullet holes..... Wed Aug 17, 2011 10:23 pm | |
| Assuming this is a serious question.....
How to repair the small (bullet, really???) holes depends on what panel they are on and what shape the panel is and what shape exactly the holes are.
If on a curved panel, I would first try and hammer and dolly the damage back to flat if the metal is still there (pushed in "star shaped" hole) and then you may be able to weld the holes up with minimal distortion once dressed back to flat (assuming decent gauge of steel and on a curved / shaped section of bodywork. This assumes that the welding will not distort the panel noticably. Use a block of copper behind the hole to act as a heat sink.
However, if a clean hole on a flat section, distortion from the welding heat may be a problem, again hammer and dolly the area to original shape then make a patch slightly bigger than the hole, apply weld thru primer, and plug weld the patch to the bodywork. Then clean up the outside, tin and lead load the area for a permanent "metal finish" repair.
Your mig or gas welding skills do need to be very good to do this though! | |
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