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[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

why is body work so King hard

 

ive been trying to blend in a inch or so mark on the bonnet and can i get a good finish or what

 

all i want is it nicley blended in and shining but it sticks out like a sore thumb and the area to work on seems to get bigger

[flyingbanana]

tell me about it.......ive been doing it for at least the last 2 months....and im only just about finished...spent 4 days just on one door

[Cookie]

Mate, I'v had years and years of aggro doing bodywork and to be pretty honest I was sh*t at it, BUT I picked up a few tricks from watching the boys in my mate's bodyshop and from looking at pics on people's resto threads and although I still hate doing it I am fairly good at it now

 

I always used to leave loads of filler on a repair as i thought that was the best way, but no, now i sand off as much as possible and make up sanding blocks to suit the job i'm doing with old wood, have a very nice selection of homemade blocks now

 

Another trick that has served me well is always fut a mist coat on and flatten that back, shows you exactly where you need to be putting more or less filler on, never used to do this and it always looked poo, with a bit of time and effort you slowly learn the tricks.

I still have loads to learn and thousands more tricks i'm sure but I could make pretty much any panel appear the shape it's meant to be now, plus its a good bit of satisfaction when done

[Cookie]

Oh and always, always go over the filler with a very fine sandpaper before putting any paint or primer on, makes it blend in a thousand times better

[Pintoman]

Someone did a head-on into my car and I finished up having to get a body repair guy to come around my garage every night for 2 weeks to replace /repair the bonnet, wings, crossmember front panel etc etc. I sprayed everything forward of the windscreen myself and got a cracking finish. When I took it out for the first time in daylight I found that the rest of the car had faded slightly and was shown up by the front half. Yup... back into the bloody garage and I had to spray the back end to match. Now THAT's a patch that got bigger!!!

Four weeks later a pick-up truck reversed into it when it was parked. and took out the back wing and door. It usually takes a lot to upset me but...

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

i know what your saying abouit filler ive just learnt similar too

 

but this has no filler involved but trying to blend in so theres atleast a close match without spraying the whole bonet ???????????? its King har work

[turner]

Ive built a few cars ground up and lost count of all the repairs ive done ,ive learnt most of my skills spending time in my m8s bodyshop, a couple of tips i have regards to filler work are firstly dont skimp with the filler on the area you are filling or try to keep the area you are working on small,this is when you get ripples when you look at the area youve concentrated on it may look good but when finished and from a distance you may see low and high spots around your repair,you will be surprised how large an area is affected by even a pin dent !! Also if u mix a little davids fastglas resin into your filler you will find it goes on so much easier and to a point self levels, handy on large areas .i have only ever used fastglas mixed in with other fillers made by upol dont know if youd have probs with other brands i stick to what i know .hope this helps

[spooner]

i know what your saying abouit filler ive just learnt similar too

 

but this has no filler involved but trying to blend in so theres atleast a close match without spraying the whole bonet ???????????? its fooking har work

 

what paint are u using ????????? is it a rattle can or gun

[MattJ]

The quality of the body work is only as good as the time you put in to it.

 

I like body work, not great at it but it's better than my welding!

 

I watched a few guys in body shops to get an idea and the thing i noticed was the tools, ie:- bock sanders, etc. I was using my hand and paper when these guys halfed the time using blocks and get a better finish straight away.

[MattJ]

oh, and as stated above, but a dark coloured dust down first and flat this off. The wonky bits will stand out then before the paint goes on.

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

yes cheers but its getting the paint to match im having troubl with i9ts metalic and theres already two different tones on the car

 

anyway ive decided now im gonna get the whole car painted still blue but not metalic as soon as ive saved up so hopefully in time for some nice weather early next spring

[Mr Sam]

2 words

 

 

matt black

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

id thought that but would prefer to keep it blue

 

but will see what happens if i cant afford paint job mat blacks a option