I went to a local body shop and bought a tube of stuff made by Dupont that
is about double a toothpaste tube.
It's great for little dimples left in the Bondo after it cures.
I also used it for smaller dings. It air cures fairly fast and sands real
well.
I don't remember the exact name but it was good stuff
-----Original Message-----
From: John Suchak [mailto:suchak@mediaone.net]
Sent: Friday, May 28, 1999 7:43 AM
To: Simmons, Reid W
Cc: Spitfire List
Subject: Re: Body filler
Ahhh, body work, a subject near and dear to my heart of late...
(http://www.jacksonville.net/~suchak/toys.htm)
I use good old Bondo, the standard stuff. I don't like the way the
"lightweight" stuff sands out, I always seem to have to do a lot of spot
puttying on it. The Bondo-glass (fiberglass reinforced) filler is neat
in high strength situations, like if you were dimpling and filling trim
holes which is what I used it for on my 2002, but it's a friggin mess to
work with and requires a lot of puttying as well.
I have used a lightweight named "Sno-white" or something like that and
seem to recall that it was good and sanded out nicely, but it was years
ago. I'm a Bondo man these days. Regular Bondo, applied sparingly to a
well prepped surface. Spend a lot of time with a hammer and dolly and
try to make it perfect *before* you ever start mixing filler. Like
everything else in life, most of it is in the preparation.
JS
Simmons, Reid W wrote:
>
> It has been many, many moons since I have done any body work (on a car
that
> is!) and I was wondering if there is/are any brands preferred over the
> trusty old "Bondo" brand of filler? I don't have a lot to do only a
couple
> of door dents, 3 or 4 nickel or quarter sized rust spots (2 of them in the
> door sills), and a "bonnet bump" where the air cleaner from the "damn
Weber
> knocked itself a little more clearance".
>
> Thanks.
>
> Reid
> '79 Spitfire
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