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re: bondo..... Posted by DougM [Email]  (#211)  [Profile/Gallery]
(more from DougM) on Mon, 28 Apr 2003 04:59:52
In Reply to: Doug, what do you think about leading vs Bondo?, Larry, Sun, 27 Apr 2003 06:44:33 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Well, my car is not perfect as far as body imperfections...there are a few spots that did not turn out 100%...but just a few. As far as fillers go, dry time is very important. Since I did the majority of the work in 80-90 degree weather, I have not had much shrinkage of any of the bondo used, even though I used alot on the doors, rear, and left rear quarter. Normally my problem is getting impatient with body work and rushing the work(beer slowed me down considerably). Like spraying primer over bondo that was sanded with 36 grit paper. From my experience in this case, it is the primer that tends to shrink more than the filler. Sanding is the key to make sure all of the deep scratches are gone. I went over every panel many times before I decided it was time to paint.
I had a shop that specialized in Saab and Volvo back in the late 80's and early 90's. My partner was a master mechanic and very skilled in body and paint also. Plus we employed other body men from time to time and I pretty much learned from watching them. Practice makes perfect.....and I'm still practicing. People used to come to the house when I was in the middle of the restoration and say to me.."you must like doing this kind of work"...actually I hate doing bodywork...the problem is I know how to do it, and I'm not going to pay someone to do something I know how to do.
I had my 74EMS since 1987 and I drove it everyday because it was my only car. In 1995 I had a DUI and the police put the club on the steering wheel. I decided to strip it down and fix all the rust holes that the harsh winters caused(road salt). Well, after a year of working on it, I lost interest because the rust underneath was pretty extensive. After 5 more years of looking at it and storing stuff on top of it, I decided to start working on it again. I called Chip Lamb for parts one day and was telling him about the project. He told me of a 99 in West Virginia that was on the internet for sale and he gave me the web address. He told me the body was in good shape and that I could dump all of my EMS parts into it. That got me thinking....I called the guy up and the car was still for sale....4 days later I had it on a trailer and it was coming home. The rest is chronicled in my albums.
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