This reminds me. 1953 Oldsmobile. Previously had the front suspension "replaced". Back then nothing was standard, so Olds parts were different than a Pontiac, Chevy, Buick... Well someone couldn't find repalcement parts for the Olds so they located a Pontiac of the same vintage, cut the spindle of both cars right below where it attached to the upper control arm and welded them together. We discovered something was wrong when we went to rebuild the brakes and couldn't get bearings and races to fit. It wasn't until later that we were rebuilding the suspension because the car had some serious steering issues that we noticed what they had done.... Correct parts located and replaced.I saw a repaired full sized GM sedan where the frame was twisted so much the car could not be aligned, so the lower "A" arm was cut and rewelded. When I saw how bad the welds were I was sorry that I had test driven the car.
Not so much for rust repair but police cars here in Indy have problems with paint flaking off, so they use sheets of white vinyl wrap to cover the primer. Doesn't look bad in the dark from 50ft away.
It's becoming more common to have longer intervals for oil changes especially with synthetic and blended oils. Though I am not a fan CNG and Autogas engines the oil looks dang near new when it's drained after 4,000 miles.
Years later when I worked in an auto repair shop, it's still had me always paranoid about making sure all the Lugnuts are tight. I always started them by hand, spun them on with the impact and then went over them with a t bar. I always hated people that slammed them on with the impact and swore I wasn't going to be that guy.
I had a car come in once overheating and the cooling system was plugged up...the knucklehead cracked a dozen eggs and dropped in to seal the leaky radiator. Said some old demolition derby friend said it works great.
I watched he's a guy not too long ago on YouTube "repair" rust with fiberglass. He said it was a good repair and the people in the comments ate it up..... Yeah, safety isn't a concern at all....
I understand roadside fixes to limp home, but...... Always enough time to doing something twice, never enough time to do it right the first time....
Also fleet service on rental cars is near non-existent. People buy those thinking they are getting a deal.......:lmfao
Nothing party's like a rental
I once saw a station wagon that had been painted lime green...with a brush.
Bah! Amateur! The birth mother painted my dads 56 chevy 1/2 ton with a roller!!!
SOOOO do personal hack jobs count?
In college I fixed the flexible wire mesh exhaust line on my car with steel wool and JB Weld!
LOL I have probably just black balled myself from the Classifieds section, the gun smithing section, and the reloading section!
I once saw a station wagon that had been painted lime green...with a brush.
Bah! Amateur! The birth mother painted my dads 56 chevy 1/2 ton with a roller!!!
Not so much for rust repair but police cars here in Indy have problems with paint flaking off, so they use sheets of white vinyl wrap to cover the primer. Doesn't look bad in the dark from 50ft away.
It's becoming more common to have longer intervals for oil changes especially with synthetic and blended oils. Though I am not a fan CNG and Autogas engines the oil looks dang near new when it's drained after 4,000 miles.
Bah! Amateur! The birth mother painted my dads 56 chevy 1/2 ton with a roller!!!
The whole body is part of the structure. Every piece works together to properly crumple up and protect the occupants. The only way to fix rust is to cut it out and replace it with steel, not cover it up with fiberglass.....If just body rust, what is the safety concern? If you are talking structural, different story.