Be careful what you use for "spot " putty. If it is nitro-cellulose based it
may not be compatible with some of the modern paints. When I was working on
my '65 the paint shop I used told me to throw that stuff away!
Ralph
----- Original Message -----
From: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>
To: 'John Suchak' <suchak@mediaone.net>; Simmons, Reid W
<reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
Cc: Spitfire List <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, May 28, 1999 9:04 AM
Subject: RE: Body filler
>
> 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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