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36tbird · 01-23-2015, 10:11 AM

I replaced the ones on my '36 p/u with the epoxy that body shops use now. Used cleco's to hold in place and replace them with counter-sunk pop rivets. I did it this way so that I could clean everything inside the rockers up and paint in order to rust proof the area internally. Seems to me that spot welding them burns away any protection there. They have been on for 6 years now and everything is fine. That epoxy is great stuff. If you go this way, make sure you work it in the correct temperature range or even get the "hot" range and do the job when it is cool so that it buys you more time to properly place the panels. Once it starts to set, you won't be able to get it apart. You can buy the stuff on line and you might find a body shop to loan you the double caulking gun because it is expensive and you may not do the job again any time soon. FWIW.

01-23-2015, 10:11 AM	#8
36tbird Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: nw SanAntonio, TX Posts: 940	Re: 36 pickup rocker panel replacement I replaced the ones on my '36 p/u with the epoxy that body shops use now. Used cleco's to hold in place and replace them with counter-sunk pop rivets. I did it this way so that I could clean everything inside the rockers up and paint in order to rust proof the area internally. Seems to me that spot welding them burns away any protection there. They have been on for 6 years now and everything is fine. That epoxy is great stuff. If you go this way, make sure you work it in the correct temperature range or even get the "hot" range and do the job when it is cool so that it buys you more time to properly place the panels. Once it starts to set, you won't be able to get it apart. You can buy the stuff on line and you might find a body shop to loan you the double caulking gun because it is expensive and you may not do the job again any time soon. FWIW.