Stepdown Roofs

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Hey all,
Am currently blocking my roof, and besides the occasional small crease from a bump in the past, the entire roof is barely perceivably wavy. You can only really see it with some guide coat, but I am assuming that this is normal and just wanted to confirm with other folks.
Thanks,
Ray
Am currently blocking my roof, and besides the occasional small crease from a bump in the past, the entire roof is barely perceivably wavy. You can only really see it with some guide coat, but I am assuming that this is normal and just wanted to confirm with other folks.
Thanks,
Ray
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53 Studebaker Coupe Custom
64 Champ pickup
Wellborn, Fl
I've met and known a few that swore to lead over Bondo. All but a few are dead now.
I have made a drawing proposing a solution. Under the areas that oil can and immediately rebound, I propose panel bonding some reinforcement metal bows. Approximately 1/8 thick and 2 inches wide steel bent to the specific curvature of the roof with no welding and the only physical attachment being the 3M panel bond. I am not looking to fix the roof and the issues, more akin to stabilizing it so a thin skim coat of filler or glaze will sort the darn thing out.
Has anyone tried a solution like this? Pros and Cons? I am all ears.
Thanks all!
Ray
I would make the stiffener bands about 2" wide & you could experiment with running a central bead or a bead on each edge to stiffen these bands sufficiently. Probably better to finish with the oil-canning areas slightly low than too high - you want to avoid having to hammer down high spots once the bands are bonded in. Should be able to finish nicely with a slight fill in those areas. Careful x-pattern blocking is your friend!
Considered doing either fiberglass or a thick coat of fiberglass reinforced filler as a stiffener and was worried about stresses eventually popping it off. The strength of the panel bond is absurd so no worries there.
Lance,
In a perfect world that'd be the ticket. But after hours of driving, hundreds of dollars, then dozens of hours, if I can even find a suitable donor roof that was legit solid (this looked it when I bought it), this can be done for under a hundred bucks.
Thanks all!
That is exactly the plan. Glad to know I am not 100% crazy ??
Thanks!