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Originally Posted by JEBalles
Junkyard would be the place to go to get appropriate gauge metal, but you should be able to buy 16 gauge (pretty close) at your local hardware store. Just make sure is labeled as weldable steel. As for rust bubbling, unless your cutting out all the rust-affected metal, you'll need to treat it with something or use something like POR-15 that can be applied directly to rusted metal.
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Thanks, I'll check True Value for sheet metal. I did use POR15 on the rust and in most spots it worked great. In other areas I guess maybe I sanded some of it off inadvertently or something, because it just bubbled through all the filler and paint ... it might have actually been trapped air or moisture or something, but it kept coming up so I just sanded it all off, dug out where the rust was, coated it with more POR15 and am building it up again. Hopefully will have more luck ... most spots did just fine, just a couple areas where tiny little bubbles appeared. If not I'll just live with the bubbles and move on to some more crucial repairs (e.g., the giant hole under the parking brake pedal). I can always replace the fenders with good ones if need be, but they're great to practice on for now.
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