weld trim?

[charger10]

dent went through stainless. one welder said to weld with tig would probably distort the metal. any ideas? trim is next to left door window 1967 charger

 

[Lee Robinson]

dent went through stainless. one welder said to weld with tig would probably distort the metal. any ideas? trim is next to left door window 1967 chargerView attachment 724488 View attachment 724490

They can be repaired with stainless rod. However there might be discoloration and a lot of work involved to finish the repaired
area. Finding another piece of trim is probably a better option.

 

[gkent]

They can be repaired with stainless rod. However there might be discoloration and a lot of work involved to finish the repaired
area. Finding another piece of trim is probably a better option.

Yup !!! Too much heat from a buffer will discolor stainless - imagine what a weld will do !!

 

[Photon440]

My repair with a hole in stainless was to hammer it as smooth as possible, clean with emery cloth and then using acid flux I silver soldered it. Filing and sanding the solder smooth, then polishing. Wasn't perfect, but looked much better than a hole. High tin silver solder matches the colour better than regular lead solder and tarnishes less.

 

[ckessel]

My boss told me of an interesting way to repair/modify the trim. When he was on Overhaulin, Chip told him that he used old trim material as the filler rod for welding. This way there was no changes in the material that showed up when polished. Other than cooking it with too much heat.

 

[steve340]

Almost impossible to weld because the material is so thin and under so much stress from the manufacturing stamping process.
You could use plastic metal and paint it or find another better piece from what I know.

 

[dadsbee]

Both my rear lower back glass trims had holes in them from a past glass place that couldn't get my trim to stay down. They drilled a hole in each lower corner and screwed it down. The place that polished my trim tig'd the holes up with stainless filler and buffed it out. You can't tell at all on the front show face that it was ever anything but solid and perfect.

Weld, grind, sand and buff... but you'd better know your welding machine.

 

[charger10]

sounds like I better try to find the part and if I can't , I will give my welder a go at it.
thanks.

 

[Bb70charger500]

Both my rear lower back glass trims had holes in them from a past glass place that couldn't get my trim to stay down. They drilled a hole in each lower corner and screwed it down. The place that polished my trim tig'd the holes up with stainless filler and buffed it out. You can't tell at all on the front show face that it was ever anything but solid and perfect.

Weld, grind, sand and buff... but you'd better know your welding machine.
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That dude who fixed those is a trim god!
I think we need this shops info so others can send them there stuff!
I've seen a few people fix trim very few get it right the rest melt the end off and end up buying a new trim !