Hi, my Stag has flexing cracks between the front wing panels and the front panel (between the grill and the bonnet). I understand that these are not unusual on Stag's however I would like to carry out a small repair. My Stag is not due for a respray for a couple of years and i wondered if anybody has carried this out and what sort of results they got. I would like to keep the area as small as possible and do not want to spray in the front end. Am I being unrealistic?
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Not any easy answers I believe...I have the same problem
I just squirt some paint from an aerosol into the can's cap and then run the paint into the cracks with a fine paintbrush, and wipe off the excess straight away - I use the aerosol paint because it's so thin it'll creep into the crack.
Russ:dude:
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This may help if you just have cracks and are worried about rust developing, which was my problem three years ago. I use Bilt Hamber Auto Balm which is a Practical Classics best buy and is claimed to prevent rust. I work it well into the joins and the cracks have not rusted.
John
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Ive had the same problem in the past with the front seams but these have been fine since the car was resprayed a few years ago. Sprayer said he had welded up the seams and then put them back with a grinder, not sure if thats true but they have been fine. The rear seams where the rear wings join the rear panel have however cracked and have I put this down to flexing caused by having acouple of bikes on a tow bar mounted bike rack or from towing the caravan.
Anyway when my front ones used to crack I filled them with a body sealer called tiger seal. It comes in various colours including white and can be over painted. I boughtmine from a car paint supplier and used to smooth it off with white spirit and then over paint it in body colour using a fine touch up brush. A rub over withT Cutafter a few days and the repair was almost invisible.
Dave
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My rear seams are cracked as well.
It is interesting to read that the rear seams, between wings and top panel were 'leaded' on early MK1's the practice of lead loading but was stopped in Stag production (along with the rest of the car industry) because of H&S worries and productivity reasons.
I would never weld the seams unless it was being done for structural strength like rally prepping a shell however lead loading the seams gives a completely rust free join and will never crack, ever seen a crack along the top seams of early XK120/150? no, you won't because they were all lead loaded on production.
If I ever stomp up enough cash to have a bare metal respray then I would lead load all these seams.
- Alan
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this is the best type of filler- but the joins between the rear pillars and main body on my fathers Daimler Majestic Major are lead loaded and have cracked but have never been touched from new so I suppose they have a right to - that and a few laps of Castle Coombe brisk enough to make the headlining come untucked a few years ago!Comment
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Seam sealant in a tube available from any auto paint supplier. Goes on just like you would run a silicon bead. Then paint with a touch up brushComment
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