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[Spoonz]

i have almost completed the dee-seeming process ive gone round all corners and plated the back so it wont pull itselt apart, top job, really happy,,,,, BUT WAIT!

ive realised that i cant plate the roof seems ? what do i do ?

is there a technique to this ?

if i dont get an answer im going to grind it down ever other 5 inches like i did with the sides and then have about 2mm left poking up and tap that down ?

i cant really weld from the inside as there is a metal strip in the way ? or do you bend this out the way,

im abit connoodled at this point,

HELP !

spoonz

[Spoonz]

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roof seems ? help pweeese

[Jammy]

Blu tak should be fine!

[Guess-Works.com]

IMO, leave the roof seam on, minis just look wierd without it, even deseamed ones...

[Steamo]

IMO removing the roof seems makes them look bald.

Although I saw one the other day with roof seams left on until just after the front door (The front part was left on to stop water going in the door seals) the seams down the front widscreeen were left on for the same reason). It looked really good.

[clubman katie B.F]

was just about to say...you wil get pi%$ wet through if you remove the roof seems

[jack_marshall]

If you want to take the roof seam off, take it off..

Tis car your car, do what pleases you, not anyone else.

When i deseamed around the back of the roof, I cut out a section about 3" wide because it was rotten, I then made plates up, slid them through and welded it up.

Welding the roof to the body without plates should be fine if your a decent welder. Dont need it plated all the way.

[Spoonz]

was just about to say...you wil get pi%$ wet through if you remove the roof seems

Its a z car, so it wont go out in the wet, will be used like a motor bike., , , ,

If you want to take the roof seam off, take it off..

Tis car your car, do what pleases you, not anyone else.

When i deseamed around the back of the roof, I cut out a section about 3" wide because it was rotten, I then made plates up, slid them through and welded it up.

Welding the roof to the body without plates should be fine if your a decent welder. Dont need it plated all the way.

i have plated everywhere else but the roof you cant get plates behind. what can i do ?

i could plate over the top and tap it down ?

spoonz

[jack_marshall]

Good luck plating over the top and beating it down. You'll be filling forever after.

Seriously though, I didnt plate the roof up. Cut back the seam, then grind it so there is 2-3mm of the panel lips left.

Then do the welding couple inches at a time, each time, giving the last weld a quick smack with panel hammer. This will make skimming over easier.

Grind the tips off the welds with soft grinding disk and it should be low enough to skim over.

But, if your welding really does need to be pretty damn good. Make sure your penetrating all the way along.

Usually, a good weld with be surrounded by blue from the heat. If you get a constant blue area the same all the way around, without burning any holes, your doing well.