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Leaking seams on my 1960s Lonestar
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<blockquote data-quote="Johnny" data-source="post: 442111" data-attributes="member: 13599"><p>in my very personal and very limited experience, I vote for "YES" </p><p>on bucking all loose rivets as well as tightening up any loose seams that are "overly open"</p><p>prior to applying any kind of sealant or covering onto an item.</p><p></p><p>think about it - - - once a liquid enters the seam, it will be impossible</p><p>to close it back up after that liquid has hardened. making the job look awful.</p><p>I found that applying SteelFlex to the bottom will NOT seal any leaking rivets</p><p>that were loose or compromised before the Flex was applied.</p><p>treat any suspect leakers prior to applying a full bottom covering.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]94599[/ATTACH]</p><p>I had to apply 3M-5200 on top of the SteelFlex to seal the leakers. (which worked quite well).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Johnny, post: 442111, member: 13599"] in my very personal and very limited experience, I vote for "YES" on bucking all loose rivets as well as tightening up any loose seams that are "overly open" prior to applying any kind of sealant or covering onto an item. think about it - - - once a liquid enters the seam, it will be impossible to close it back up after that liquid has hardened. making the job look awful. I found that applying SteelFlex to the bottom will NOT seal any leaking rivets that were loose or compromised before the Flex was applied. treat any suspect leakers prior to applying a full bottom covering. [ATTACH type="full" alt="leaking rivets 001.JPG"]94599._xfImport[/ATTACH] I had to apply 3M-5200 on top of the SteelFlex to seal the leakers. (which worked quite well). . [/QUOTE]
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