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aluminum body panel tears by hand

962 views 7 replies 6 participants last post by  dawg 
#1 ·
this is crazy. i still want to see more aluminum cause maybe we'd see more shops with TIG welders and less panel replacement. Obviously this is a replace. :D

 
#2 ·
OMG.. people are going to come back to their aluminum trucks and find the exterior pealed off and recycled.

that looks like the WRONG ALLOY might have been chosen.. or somebody bought some incorrectly marked rolls.. or worse.. that's not going to be good..

thanks for posting that ..

i know that steel will also peal back like that.. but it takes a lot more pull..
 
#4 ·
I'm instantly reminded of the old SMC Saturn panels where people would go, "but the adhesion at the seams is tougher than steel. Then when it wrecks there's nothing left of the panel but two mated pieces still adhered. Well, they were right, technically. :D
 
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