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Originally Posted by swamp rat
That you did and i can't thank you enough, the time isn't around the corner just yet but this thread has helped a great deal, i still debate over doing a flange VS a butt weld repair, i think the flange is more solid for rigidity plus gives you a little room for error in sizing, but i am a little concerned if the flanger that i end up buying will be deep enough so blending it all out with body work won't be an issue.
But first, once i get my garage organized i need to start on the rat's rocker repair..
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I'm no expert but I think both types of the repairs have there merit. A bead roller will help you to dial in your flange depth but that's difficult on complex shapes, large panels, etc. also a flange just doesn't work for all applications. Our C10 project was all butt splices and we have been able to hide all the repairs on all viewable sides. It was more difficult at times but I feel it was the right thing to do for that project. Here's a pic of all the patches we did for that one and still made a few small ones.