Easy repair?

How big is the hole?

blind rivet (+ washer?) domed bolt (+ washer?)

stick on a something

if it's too big for those - wire mesh/gauze and resin (possibly + fibre matting) from the back makes a decent base for a top skim of body filler.

About 15mm diameter, the reason i am asking is the f****it didnt advertise that in his auction, but told me just as i'm about to win! I can't retract my bid & he can neg me. But in fairness, if the things Ok other than that I aint that bothered as it's MEGA cheap for a good one anyway.

Nige

Nige uttered summat worrerz funny about:

Land rover Badge?

Flame thrower....

Extingisher recharger oulet point ;-)

Lee D

I should hope if its going into a body shop they will sort it in a heartbeat and quite cheaply . Patch and fill jobs are second nature to the body specialists and they will get a very much better repair than the avearge DIYer in a lot less time . If you want to do it yourself bridging filler applied to the back of the panel (once cleaned to bright metal around the hole and roughened to give a good key) will fill the hole and a skim of fine body filler on the outer surface to complete the repair the difficult bit is getting the repair perfectly flat and without any pinhole bubbles to spoil the job . Or put a nice LRO sticker over the hole. Derek

Is there no way of retracting bids without feedback if tis not as advertised? That could be quite a significant thing to miss out of the description.

...and Tom Woods spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...

I had this problem a while ago - there was a thread about it on here. Basically, eBay will not allow you to retract bids within a certain period (12/24hrs?) of the end of the auction, however bad the mis-description of the item - something to do with discouraging bid shielding. However, they informed me that although my bid could not be retracted, they would not expect me to go through with the purchase if the item was significantly "not as described", and would support me if I withdrew from the transaction and the seller tried to kick up a fuss.

As it happened, the seller was a nice chap (mis-description was a genuine mistake) and offered me the chance to withdraw. I didn't, and ended up with a superb roof rack - but for the Disco, not the S2a.

Forget filler in a hole on a flat panel, it will crack with the natural vibrations. If the hole is only 15mm, cut a round patch and tig weld it in, buff down any proud weld and then a thin skin of filler to restore surface to smooth will be fine. Badger.

If the hole is only 15mm, cut a round patch and tig weld it in,

Inset flush, or a surface patch ?

Steve

I'd go for inset flush if only to deter any damp from festering in this already weak spot as far as rust in concerned.

Lee.

It'd have to be the right way to do it, but a complete bugger to do. I'd have to really practice to weld something that thin, on manky steel, with my TIG. How thick is it ??? Might make an interesting test piece.

Steve

Surely not that tough. I've done it in the past with a hole on a curve (front aerial hole on the door pillar / bulkhead of a VW bug) once ground back and filed it didn't need filler :-)

In this case I'd spend ages getting the insert bob on.. then use a large magnet to hold it in place, weld away, Grind it.. skim... then paint it with a roller before applying the GB sticker ;-)

Lee

On or around Sun, 22 Jan 2006 18:15:19 +0000, Nige enlightened us thusly:

I think you'll find that you're within your rights to refuse to complete and /or withdraw bids if the description is factually incorrect.