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Post by King Of Hearts on Feb 27, 2007 22:07:01 GMT -7
Hello Everyone, I got question on what to do for body filler.I am in the process of epoxying weight in the car and when I get done there are going to be some voids that need to be filled.I was planning on just mixing up some extra epoxy and filling.
For final finish on the car do you think it would matter?I am not much of a painter,but if you want to get better you have to start with the basics,right?Or should I leave a little space so that I could apply some bondo?Which surface would be better for painting on? Thanks for any help,
KOH
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Post by Hillbilly Kustoms on Feb 27, 2007 22:50:43 GMT -7
That depends on the epoxy, some will reject paint. Bondo or glaze will accept primer and paint. Just make sure to get plenty of primer on the filled areas, it sometimes gets tiny pinholes that the primer shrinks into and will leave a textured halo in the gloss of your paint. Hope this works for you. Good luck.
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Post by King Of Hearts on Feb 27, 2007 22:54:46 GMT -7
I will just be painting with rattle cans,I think it was krylon high gloss.I have some sanding sealer Hillbilly,would that be ok instead of primer?And if not what kind of primer would you suggest?Thanks for the help ;D.
KOH
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Post by Hillbilly Kustoms on Feb 27, 2007 23:12:10 GMT -7
Rattle can primer works well too. Look in the automotive finish dept at checker, autozone or Pepboys for something that will work. That's what we used at our pack paint nite and had great success with it.
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Post by docb on Feb 28, 2007 8:14:19 GMT -7
Hello Everyone, I got question on what to do for body filler.I am in the process of epoxying weight in the car and when I get done there are going to be some voids that need to be filled.I was planning on just mixing up some extra epoxy and filling. For final finish on the car do you think it would matter?I am not much of a painter,but if you want to get better you have to start with the basics,right?Or should I leave a little space so that I could apply some bondo?Which surface would be better for painting on? Thanks for any help, KOH I just use a standard wood filler. You can get it at a number of the pinewood derby suppliers. Fill, sand, prime,paint..it is pretty easy.
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Post by King Of Hearts on Feb 28, 2007 8:41:45 GMT -7
[/quote] I just use a standard wood filler. You can get it at a number of the pinewood derby suppliers. Fill, sand, prime,paint..it is pretty easy. [/quote] I have tried the standard wood fillers before and have always thought they left a Little room for improvement,they always seemed to shrink away even weeks later. KOH
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Post by Hillbilly Kustoms on Feb 28, 2007 9:18:32 GMT -7
Any product that has a high solvent content can shrink over time. One way around this is to allow the car to sit for a few days between each step of the process. Or use polyester body filler as a skim coat, it cures quickly and doesn't shrink very much afterwards.
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