Bodywork - rust repair

Whats the current 'trend' in DIY rust repair these days? My 20+ year old Cherokee is starting to 'go' and needs a body overhaul.

I prefer solder repair, am unkowledgable with MIG or TIG ....

so I guess the real question at hand is lead/tin solder still considered a good way of repairing rusted panels, etc. ..... and the beginnings of 'body cancer', etc. Im planning on a completely new paint job and sure dont want to go through all that work only to have it rust through again. Any 'new' tricks etc. that you can share would be appreciated.

thanx

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Rich Hampel
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You know the best way by far! You are just supposed to wear a mask these days while doing it so you avoid the lead fumes.

Welding takes the temper out of the sheet so those repairs tend to rot right at the weld.

They have new fiberglass strand bodyfiller that can cover some smaller dings if you get the rot out first, but I haven't seen anything that can compare to the 'old fashioned' way.

You also can get complete panels and 'rust repair' panels from folks like this:

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Mike

86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Rich Hampel wrote:

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Mike Romain

I thought the art of paddling lead was lost. Same with the use of roofing tar for seams. Get the metal really warm and that stuff will penetrate about anything and last as long as the metal does. Soaks into any rust, seals out moisture better than anything I've found.

A couple of weeks back my daughter had her vehicle > You know the best way by far! You are just supposed to wear a mask

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Will Honea

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