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jsut picked this **** up today from work...
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tomorrow i'm off, and i'm starting w/ the bodywork on the ratdub...i gotta start somewhere...so i'm going to start on the rust on the q'panels, and fill them w/ a'lil bondo...i'm also going to shave the emblems and the hatch...
if anyone has any tips/tricks on doing so (this is the first time i'm working w/ bondo)
also: has anyone worked w/ this sander:
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makita 45000rpm 5" sander
 
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Re: got the materials & tools...now just hafta' do it (njbmx)

That's amazing that Bondo still uses the same can graphics. I remember more than 10 years ago looking at a can of Bondo on my dad's shelf with that same car in the picture. I couldn't figure out if Bondo was paint or what it did. Well good luck with it!
And ballerina shoes
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Re: got the materials & tools...now just hafta' do it (GodSquadMandrake)

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And ballerina shoes
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they're my g/f's...look in the first pic w/ the square on the floor next to the 'ballerina' shoes...
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Re: got the materials & tools...now just hafta' do it (njbmx)

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they're my g/f's...look in the first pic w/ the square on the floor next to the 'ballerina' shoes...
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Why are they displayed so proudly, prominently, and flamboyantly? Are you trying to come out of your shoe fetish closet?
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Re: got the materials & tools...now just hafta' do it (eduardopepe)

if there was metal there in the first place then replace it with metal...not bondo http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif
 
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Re: got the materials & tools...now just hafta' do it (vdubspeed)

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if there was metal there in the first place then replace it with metal...not bondo http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif

Yeah, but easier said then done. Some people don't have the skills nor $$$ to weld and do sheetmetal work.
 
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Re: got the materials & tools...now just hafta' do it (Batan)

Look for a product called 'Metal to Metal.' It's a body filler w/ real metal in it. More expensive than bondo, but it won't let the real sheet metal underneath it rust like bondo does. When I strated the body work on my car I didn't know soo much bondo was used, like 1/4" to 3/8" thick
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It was cracking and coming off in chunks, underneath it nothing but rust http://****************.com/smile/emthdown.gif (luckily not too deep)
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You can get it for a decent price at a company called Eastwood
http://www.eastwoodco.com/shop...metal
* Also it sands just about as easy as bondo.
Also something else to think about (you can get it from eastwood as well)
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Good product for DIY, The final
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Modified by EuroTrash at 11:57 AM 5-4-2005
 
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Re: (Bejbis)

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youll cut through bondo with that stuff FAST
-Dan

yes, go out and buy a random orbit sander with some 150 grit stuff, that sander will put huge gouges in your bondo. Mix the bondo well and use enough hardener.
Also, get a foam sanding block, and build up your layers thin and slow. Take your time and it will look good. Don't expect perfection on your first time with bodywork.
Also, wear a sanding mask, bondo dust gets everywhere. If you have rust that has perforated a panel, you can JB weld a piece of metal to the back maybe (after removing all rust). Then fill it in with bondo.
When you're done, you can go to the same place you bought the bondo probably (any auto parts store) and get some filler stuff, it's in an orange tube. Mentioned on the back of the can for filling in pinholes and stuff. http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif
 
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Re: (magic_hobo)

thanks for the help...anything else?
i was just going to get as much rust out of the area...then build it up w/ a piece of sheet metal...then use the bondo to fill in the gaps...am i right to do it this way...i dont have access to a weilder(yet) so right now i want to just do it this way...
 
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