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10-31-2009 #1
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window channels...?
Prime/paint, or use POR15?
Moderate rust, but no holes. I have cleaned the death out of them. Pitting is prevelant in some areas, non-existant in others.
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How thick is the remaining metal? Can you punch through it with an awl?
If so, I'd personally replace it. If you're not excited about doing that, a good scuff and por15 (with proper surfacer) would be my choice.
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Not so much of an "emergency" anymore, as I have stopped for the day...but here are the pics of the channels...I can not punch through the pitting, its just ugly!
I am kind of thinking of going with the POR15 simply because it is going to be a covered area anyway, and it is good stuff for pitted metal.
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Looking further into the corner you can see what looks to be brass. This used to be a common repair to a rusted out channel. Knowing that, I wasn't comfortable leaving mine as it sat. Once I stripped the brass out of mine my problem was a lot more severe than I had estimated.
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The brass in the corner was put there during the body assembly at the factory, my '64 Tempest has a little brass there as well.
I'd definitely go for the silver POR-15, there's a lot of ground-up aluminum in it to help fill the pits.
This is how my windshield channel looked after pulling the windshield:https://www.pro-touring.com/forum/sh...8&postcount=36
Application of the silver POR-15, along with a bunch of other stuff going on:https://www.pro-touring.com/forum/sh...t=48361&page=7Bart F.
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I looked into this matter quite a bit for my 68. Epoxy primer was discussed as the correct approach. Many use POR15 which has it's own multi-step preparation requirements. Interested in what you decide!
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POR 15 make an epoxy that they call POR-putty, it is just the same A-B epoxy that you knead together with your fingers until it is mixed up right. Put that down first or after and then put the POR on or prime. I prefer to put the epoxy or putty on first.
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