Morris Minor Owners Club

Hi, just repainted one of my front wings, and inevitably when i went to put it back on there was a big gap, on the other side it looks like a kind of putty has been used, what should be used to fill the gap>? Cheers, Ben

Hello Ben,
where is the gap?

Alec

well it runs pretty much all the way along where the front wing meets the bonnet except for where the bolts go.

Early cars had piping to fill the gap, but it sounds like yours should have the sealer filling the gap. I wouldn't expect the gap to be any more than 5mm or so though.
Not too sure what sealer would be best though, some sort of paintable seam sealer?
It's easier to fit the piping, but it will look odd if it's only on one side.

When I did it, i had about a 10mm gap, filled it with silicon sealer, and body filler over the top, guess what.....it cracked!

Body filler shouldn't be used for wing joints.
Silicon isn't overpaintable, and is acidic so not ideal.
An exterior sealer (for windows etc..) will probably be best. Pick one that can be overpainted for best results.

window sealer is silicone.....

Why not use Grey Stripe seam sealer? Available in Halfrauds.

Matt,

window sealer is silicone.....

by law of averages, if you post on every topic, you will be right eventually... ;-)
Overpaintable window sealer is not silicone.

Cam,
Never heard of it but I'll look for it next time I'm there. I'm presuming you used some already and it's ok?

Yes, I have used it to cover (and seal) welded repairs on my Moggy and I have put a LOAD on my MG. It's good stuff and you can paint over it easily with no problems. It's a bit thick though and you can either use a paintbrush or trowel to put it on. It forms a skin but does not harden completely.

I have not used to to bridge wing gaps though as I have not taken any off yet!

I never said over paintable window sealent :p

yes but I did

thats cheating...........

Thanks very much people, when you said you used it for covering welds cam, did you manage to hide messy ones successfully, if there were any? I have a load of messy, but strong welds and need to cover them underneat the car and in the arches i thought underseal would do but this stuff sounds better from the description.

Hello Ben Just seen your post regarding seem filler ,I myself have used a product made by (GRANVILL )It comes in a tube and you apply it by gun, Hence its clean to use and wont sag-cant remember product name but as i say its made by Granvill-Its very easy to use and gives great results-oh and its 100% over paintable. Regards Bill.

Excellent cheers Bill, know anything about painting or covering welds?

Cam uses this one for welds

Why not use Grey Stripe seam sealer? Available in Halfrauds.

Yeah, i heard that from earlier i wanted to know if it was as good as underseal though as a sneaky cover up.

Frosts auto restoration sell a brushable seam sealer, I used this on the gap on my wings and you can paint over it. anything larger than about 5mm, and you can pad it out with dumdum, but you should not really have anything that gappy!

Aligning the wings is a b!tch of job, never quite got mine right.

Thanks very much people, when you said you used it for covering welds cam, did you manage to hide messy ones successfully, if there were any? I have a load of messy, but strong welds and need to cover them underneat the car and in the arches i thought underseal would do but this stuff sounds better from the description.

Well! I have not tried it for 'covering up', but if you plaster it on thick then I suppose it will hide nasty welds. But it's best to dress them first properly with a grinder to get a good finish (this will also expose any welds that were not too brilliant!). After coating with Grey Stripe (thickly) and it has dried, then coat with Hammerite/Wayoyl underbody sealer and you should not be able to see a thing!!