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Old 04-01-2021, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by JJDeville View Post
I agree it is a great product when used correctly. I had a guy install wheel lip patch panels on a 69 GTO for me about 15 years ago. He used Panel Bond instead of welding them and the repair ghosted through the final paint. Another guy took it back down and was supposed to weld it up and it ghosted through again. I think it expands or shrinks different than metal.
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Originally Posted by n20ta2 View Post
Yeah I think I would use only to bond panels. I would imagine it would show through a repair if it was painted over.
You might note in my pics above that I placed the seam so that it would be covered over by the adhesive trim.

In the end it didn't matter since the joint does not show through even after all this time.

K

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