help on flush out joins on mini

[tintin]

please can tell me if i flush out the joins on mini is there any troube with it

[MiniMpi]

If you mean take out the seams for a smoother look then you can have Lots of problems of its not done correctly. Bodyfiller won't do it has to be lead loaded which is a dying art in the body shop industry.

[tintin]

can u not just weld with mig has to lead loaded

[MiniMpi]

To be honest I'm not sure....Ger would have a better idea on it.

[tintin]

thanks any way

[MiniMpi]

As far as I know you weld the seams then grind down the weld till flat and then lead load the area to make it strong and flat. If you use body filler instead of lead loading it Will crack over a pothole or bad road surface.

[Owen]

It's a really bad idea. Especially with long term body repairs in time. When your Mini rusts, which it will, you'll have 10 times the work to sort it. The only way to de-seam a Mini properly, is to cut off an inch of seam every second inch, weld up the cut off bits, then cut off the remaining seams. Ferg's right in that it'll have to be either lead loaded, or done with very very very neat welding, ground down, and skimmed over with filler.

Personally, I think it looks well, but it'll lay the foundation for nightmares in a year or so when you go to do touch-ups.