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what is the preparation trick for using bondo? I'm fixing to start preparing for primer and finding lots of bondo all with rust behind it! thanx in advance Darrell

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The only realy trick is to not put bondo on bare metal. It attracts moisture and causes rust. It should be put on after a layer of paint or primer from what I've always been told.

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I was told ( back in the 80's) that it should be put on bare metal to make sure it sticks well. But I also have seen lots of bondo being removed (or falling off) with rust under it. So maybe... Probably I was told wrong, way back when.

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thanx for the reply's i'm no fan of bondo whatsoever but sometimes with the little stuff there's no way around it

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Bondo is best used to blend in the patch panels that are welded into the rusty areas of thesheetmetal that you cut out and replace. If it was rusty once...

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My 2 cents, body filler goes on BARE metal, spot putty on primed metal, bondo (brand) best belongs in the garbage, if you are going to spend the time to fix something, do like my sig says and go to a place that sells autobody materials and get a better quality filler, like evercoat or feather rite. Spending a little more in the short term, pays bigger in the long run. Make sure you get ALL the rust off first, no matter how good the filler, it will always come back through if left.

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sweet thanks for the advice i didn't know there were any other brands then again i don't like using it in the first place so i don't look for it

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uh so where do they sell autobody materials only place i've ever found it is at an auto parts supply house

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Search the net or your Yellow Pages. There out there, it's the places that the body shops get their supplies from.

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Bondo is made with a talc type product. What does that mean. It will absorb water. It is a sponge waiting for water.... There are better products.

I am having a brain fart right now and can't think of the other stuff I have used. My shop is 1 hr away. I'll remember later and post it. It has metal in it. Silver gray stuff...

If you don't remove or get rid of the rust, it will come back. Air lets it comeback.

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Here is a short video on body filler on bear metal can do.

http://www.expertvillage.com/video/43088_car-restoration-body-filler.htm

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75 Luv, 350 V8, TH350, Camaro rearend. New 1975 Luv Step side. Stock for now.
Grandmaster of the "Shade Tree" way.. I can't see the yard for all the cars. Come on down and we will sit on the porch and watch the grass grow.

thanx for the listing, great videos i wish they told me more about the products they use brand name etc.

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Metal to Metal is what I think it is. You can use a bondo type filler on top of that.
I think others are polyester type fillers. They should say talc free.
Rage is a polyester type filler

3m(bondo) makes other fillers too. I seem to remember a gold something or something gold....

It will come to me later.... I know some people who do body work who say "you get what you pay" for in all this stuff.
More $$$ does not make it better just because it costs more.

I did know a bodyman whose driver was a bondo magnet. He would hit a deer about every other month. He got where he didn't feel like fixing it or spending a lot of $$$ on it.... He kept if for a loooooonnnnnnggggggg time

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75 Luv, 350 V8, TH350, Camaro rearend. New 1975 Luv Step side. Stock for now.
Grandmaster of the "Shade Tree" way.. I can't see the yard for all the cars. Come on down and we will sit on the porch and watch the grass grow.

If you look at the ones after that, you can see the steps that they use to repair it. You will see that they use metal to metal and them filler then go to others.

I found the evercoat site. This has all the other fillers, skim coats and more. They make good stuff.

http://www.evercoat.com/index.aspx

I have to go to the trash dump so I will check back later....

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75 Luv, 350 V8, TH350, Camaro rearend. New 1975 Luv Step side. Stock for now.
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hey thanks for the links papa g they were very helpfull i downloaded all the videos from evercoat and have watched them twice now i think i'm learning something. I think when i get done with my electrical apprenticeship program i'm going to go to school for body work now if i can just find a good place to buy supplies and sheet metal i'll be in business thanks again

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Dont know if these are in your area but these places sell PPG paints and should have good quality fillers.
http://corporateportal.ppg.com/NA/Refinish/ppgrefinish/9-0-Locator/default.htm?searchType=17&Zip=73101

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hey thanks tilted there is a place less than 5 miles from the house

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Rage Gold is a great filler.

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