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Old 11-02-2006, 05:29 PM
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I mean is there any reason to use this much bondo on any car? I started sanding my rear quarters last weekend and found out that there was a little more bondo than I thought.
I started with the abrasive wheel and just kept going. The funny thing is that the fenders aren't in that bad a shape. I think the guy I bought it from just wanted bigger flares.
Anyway. I just thought some of you would get a kick out of them.
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Old 11-02-2006, 06:23 PM
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holy sh*t....theres one spot on my fender like that but the rest was thin....that is out of control....i bet u could tap it with a hammer and chip off a big *** slab....ur gonna need to sell a child to pay for that body work lol....
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Old 11-02-2006, 06:30 PM
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Yeah, either replace that panel, or weld in new metal.
A very thin layer of body filler is the norm for body repair, but gobs of it to cover up rust is just simply stoopid if you want a lasting paint job.
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Old 11-02-2006, 06:34 PM
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Yeah I haven't even gotten to the rear of the panel yet. I'm thinking I will at least need to replace a partial or the entire skin. The driver side front fender is just as bad. It is amazing what you can do with bondo. I think I'm going to need to save up for the OEM fender though.
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Old 11-02-2006, 06:35 PM
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u should have seen the left rear quarters on my old 72 fastback after i stripped 13 different paint jobs off of it and then about 3 cans filler on it[:'(]
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Old 11-02-2006, 06:58 PM
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I'll post more photos of the bondo mobile after the weekend if I come across any more valleys of body filler.
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Old 11-02-2006, 07:45 PM
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damn, that sucks

you shoulda gone over it with a magnent-bondo isnt magnetic.........
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Old 11-02-2006, 07:48 PM
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I know. When I got it I had such a hard on just to own a Stang I let it get in the way of my common sense. But hey, sometimes you you gotta work for what you love!
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Old 11-02-2006, 09:03 PM
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some people cant do body work so they think bondo is a fix it all and its not the 68 coupe i just bought i sanded the hood and found 3 different paint jobs on it
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Old 11-03-2006, 10:27 AM
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the first stang my wife purchased had bondo so thick on the drivers front fender that the 289 emblem pins were to short.............
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