Is there a filler out there that will not shrink?
Here is why I ask. As many others have, I installed a fender vent patch panel from Classic Enterprise in the right front fender of my Hawk. The patch comes with a flanged edge so it can be plug welded into the fender. This installation method leaves a narrow gap (maybe a 1/16") between the fender metal and the full height area of the patch. During the body work phase this gap was filled with Evercoat Rage Gold. Everything was sanded and finished nice and smooth. The car was painted and the fender looked great. Fast forward a few years and now if you get the light just right you can see a faint outline of that gap around the patch in the reflections of the fender. You can't feel it but it can be seen.
I just installed the same patch in the front fenders of Dad's car and it is getting close to body work time. I don't want to end up with the same outline due to filler shrinkage. What can I use to fill this gap that will not shrink? I originally thought about lead but I don't know if I could get the metal clean enough down in that gap for it to tin properly.
Thanks
Here is why I ask. As many others have, I installed a fender vent patch panel from Classic Enterprise in the right front fender of my Hawk. The patch comes with a flanged edge so it can be plug welded into the fender. This installation method leaves a narrow gap (maybe a 1/16") between the fender metal and the full height area of the patch. During the body work phase this gap was filled with Evercoat Rage Gold. Everything was sanded and finished nice and smooth. The car was painted and the fender looked great. Fast forward a few years and now if you get the light just right you can see a faint outline of that gap around the patch in the reflections of the fender. You can't feel it but it can be seen.
I just installed the same patch in the front fenders of Dad's car and it is getting close to body work time. I don't want to end up with the same outline due to filler shrinkage. What can I use to fill this gap that will not shrink? I originally thought about lead but I don't know if I could get the metal clean enough down in that gap for it to tin properly.
Thanks
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