good from far, but far from good

[rturbo 930]

You'll find body filler on pretty much every car that's ever been repainted. If the dent is bad, hammer it out, or cut/weld a replacement. But you'll still need a little body filler to get it perfect, and there's nothing wrong with that.

[e30vert]

Unless you have a magnet in your pocket and run it over each panel (every area of the panel) you would never know if there was the proper amount of bondo (actually it should be called body filler as Bondo is crap, but Rage Gold is awesome!)

Bondo is a product name that applies to one specific type of body filler and the technology behind body fillers has evolved greatly.

Any dings and dents should be massaged out so that there is just a small layer of body filler being applied. Otherwise there may be adhesion issues and cracking associated with deeper amounts.

So grind off the body filler and then grind an inch or so around the outer area that the body filler was removed from. Pound out the dent from the inside using the proper body hammer and dolly. Then use body filler to make the panel smooth. Apply glaze to fill any pinholes (With Rage Gold there really wont be any and it sands like butter) then prime , wetsand, paint , clear, colorsand , cut and polish! Done!

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Exactly. And if there was ever rust repair your gotta fill the warpage from welding.

[dirtbag30]

yeah if i ever end up doing anything with my paint ill take your advise.
for now im not going to worry about it.

and yes i understand when using body filler is needed, and that it is useful in a lot of aspects of not only restoring cars, but repairing new cars.

basically the point of my little bitch fit, is that i didn't know there was body filler in the random spots of the car. i would prefer an unmolested e30 as much as anyone. and thats what i thought i had Besides the sunroof of course.

[agent]

It's pointless though to put bondo on panels that can easily be replaced. That's just being cheap IMO.

No, it's being smart. A collectible car with an original panel (i.e. VIN tag) is worth more than one with a DOT-R replacement panel.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

good from far, but far from good

No, it's being smart. A collectible car with an original panel (i.e. VIN tag) is worth more than one with a DOT-R replacement panel.

Well yea when your talking collectible cars a dot- r panel can chop the cars value in half. But when your talking about your average e30 id just replace the panel. I think my e30 has 1 original panel haha.

[jllphan]

great build here. you've done so much that i need to. I will def be hitting you up for tips soon -- consider yourself warned, lol.

[dirtbag30]

great build here. you've done so much that i need to. I will def be hitting you up for tips soon -- consider yourself warned, lol.

thanks, and ill be here. lol

[dirtbag30]

spring in Michigan

Now im no professional photographer, and im still learning how to use my camera. but this is what i intended to do when i bought it. so a good friend Karl and i went out and shot some photos.

im really excited for the snow to melt and get back behind the wheel of this car. our cars are far from perfect but we love them just the same. enjoy.


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