Will this crack?

[kuch68]

This one is for the off roading body guys....

My goal is to have a good looking rig that I can take on the easy - medium off road trails. Good articulation and fun but low risk. My question is about the tail light housing I am replacing. I welded in the good section from my old housing that holds the tail light. I tried to keep the bead around the edges small and short and I haven't warped the metal so far. My question is, I have grinded the welds down and would like to do just enough skim coat of dura glass to blend everything nicely. The angle grinder obviously put slight flat spots and wavy sections in the panel.

Will this crack from body movement while off roading? If so, is there any fillers that would be less likely to crack?

here are the pictures

thanks

 

[1977]

I wouldn't think so, looks like a nice weld job. Just try and get it as smooth as possible first, then use as little as possible of the bondo.

 

[TOFIC]

Looks good but I am no expert
Talk to 2badrotties, he is the man when it is bodywork and Broncos.
TOFIC

 

[NicksTrix]

if you feel the tacks are ground low enough that it might crack, i'd suggest tacking it periodicly from the back, go every couple inches. that will take care of it.
looks like you did a good job merging the two panels together. a good skim coat after you weld it in place you should be set. don't forget to seal the back of the panel with something to stop the rust from starting...

nick

 

[Scott M]

Agree w/ Nickstrix

why not just weld it from the back sid eof the panel, then, who cares what it looks like.

 

[kuch68]

I did weld it from the back side of the panel, and I welded the front side of the panel to blend the gaps without using a lot of body filler. I am not conercerned about the weld cracking, my concern is more with the body filler cracking out under body movement from off-roading. Has anyone ever heard of this?

thanks for the help.

 

[daddyo]

That corner is not stressed, and it is a stiff piece, so I stongly doubt that
you will flex/crack any bondo off of it.

Andrew

 

[GRIZZLY]

Probably wouldn't be an issue unless using a stock tire carrier with an oversized tire.....

 

[kuch68]

I am not even putting the stock spare tire carry on again. So that shouldn't be an issue. Thanks for the help guys. I will skim coat it and hope for the best