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SoSoDef24 · 05-16-03, 08:37 PM

i want to take the side moldings off my car before i paint it. i tried to fill the holes with bondo but it won't stay on without caving in. what should i do?

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Motohip · 05-17-03, 03:24 AM

weld metal to it. Bondo will deffinitely not hold.

SoSoDef24 · 05-17-03, 11:22 AM

sounds like a good idea. good thing i am a good welder

Motohip · 05-17-03, 08:21 PM

Cool, wish I had some kinda useful skill

armada_v · 05-19-03, 11:46 AM

Just remeber to do tack welds and jump from one part of the door to another. Don't try to do a long seam, or you will warp the hell out of your doors. Good luck.

5thgenacc · 05-25-03, 04:28 PM

you can use bondo to smooth it out but you still have to weld them up first

SoSoDef24 · 05-25-03, 07:25 PM

so:

i should make small little pieces to fit over each hole, weld them, then it all down and use bondo to smooth it out.

STOCK96civicDX · 05-27-03, 04:42 PM

you can take it to bare metal and then use fiber hair. stuff is harder than a rock when dry and has a fast set time. Bondo makes it as well as other companies. The bonus is that it won't crack like regular body filler if it's banged around.

05-27-03, 04:42 PM	#8
STOCK96civicDX I take care of my member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Northumberland, PA Posts: 135	you can take it to bare metal and then use fiber hair. stuff is harder than a rock when dry and has a fast set time. Bondo makes it as well as other companies. The bonus is that it won't crack like regular body filler if it's banged around. __________________ Mike Psycho Dad 99 CBR600F4

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05-17-03, 11:22 AM	#3
SoSoDef24 ... Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 388	sounds like a good idea. good thing i am a good welder

05-19-03, 11:46 AM	#5
armada_v Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 3	Just remeber to do tack welds and jump from one part of the door to another. Don't try to do a long seam, or you will warp the hell out of your doors. Good luck.

05-25-03, 04:28 PM	#6
5thgenacc Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: ATL, Ga Posts: 19	you can use bondo to smooth it out but you still have to weld them up first

05-25-03, 07:25 PM	#7
SoSoDef24 ... Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 388	so: i should make small little pieces to fit over each hole, weld them, then it all down and use bondo to smooth it out.