Any years broken p[ot metal trim stud

[David Greenburg]

I have a small piece of pot metal trim on my '60 that has 2 of three studs broken off.  I understand it is not feasible to to weld the studs back on to the pot metal.  But the piece is thick enough that it looks like it might be possible to possible to drill out the "stumps" of the studs and then use something like JB Weld to attach new studs.Has anyone tried something like this?  Did it work or am I doomed to failure?

[Clewisiii]

Muggyweld.

[J. Skelly]

It might be worth a try.  I used JB Weld to reattach the manual mast antenna to the top of the fender on my El Camino.  It had some flimsy sheet metal fastener on the bottom side of the fender that was supposed to lock the assembly into place once you threaded the antenna through the fender hole.  The repair has held up. 

[59-in-pieces]

David,

I have seen JB used.
The JB usually causes a volcano shape around the post.
If the trim is supposed to fit flat/flush to the mounting surface, the sides of the volcanoes will not allow the trim to be flat with the mounting surface - causing visible gaps.

On the other hand, you could use a clear epoxy.
You need to carefully drill out the broken stud just slightly below its mounting surface, creating a hole into which the stud is placed after filling the hole with the epoxy.
Much stronger fastening without any surface misalignments.

I know, I have used this process on the ELDORADO bar atop the trunk trim - much longer and heavier trim, often with several broke studs.

There is a video about affixing the stud trim put out by Caddy Daddy - using JB as I recall - small trim.

Have fun,
Steve B.

[Moody]

Muggy weld would certainly work unless the piece is chrome plated. In which case JB has worked very well for me doing a similar repair.

[David Greenburg]

I'm not a welder, and the couple of guys I've spoken to don't want to touch it, so I think I'm going to try the epoxy route. I have successfully drilled out the broken studs.

I get what Steve is saying about the "volcano" and have experienced that with other projects. I'm hoping to be able to tap a few threads into the holes to help with "grip" and alignment and reduce the epoxy build up.