Question

[dorkjoey240]

well...I'm about to get a s13 and my question is what kinda grid paper do you use to do a paintjob on the car? and last question is how can I do bondo, never really deal with it before. So...I was wondeing if you give few pointers for bondo? Thanks everyone.

[Howard92884]

Google.

http://www.ehow.com/tips_3379.html

[89dc240]

If the paint just needs to be painted over 400-600 grit will work. Primer, more 400 grit, paint, clear. Finish sand if you don't know how to clear.

Bondo is a lot of fun. Get your metal as straight as humanly possible before using it though. You're not supposed to use more than like an 1/8th of an inch iIrc. Mix it well, but without getting air bubbles into the can. Slather some onto your mixing board(don't use cardboard or paper) Start with a little bit of hardener about one tenth the amount of bondo or so, mix that with your spreader til its good and mixed. Put it on the car, let it dry. Sand it down. You will probably want to start with like a very low grit for that maybe 80(as a newb to bondo) and work your way up to like 4-600, primer over it and you're golden. It will take some practice, so hopefully you have a lot of dents.

Good luck. If you have any specific questions about bondo-ing, supplies, sanding, let me know.

[dorkjoey240]

If the paint just needs to be painted over 400-600 grit will work. Primer, more 400 grit, paint, clear. Finish sand if you don't know how to clear.

Bondo is a lot of fun. Get your metal as straight as humanly possible before using it though. You're not supposed to use more than like an 1/8th of an inch iIrc. Mix it well, but without getting air bubbles into the can. Slather some onto your mixing board(don't use cardboard or paper) Start with a little bit of hardener about one tenth the amount of bondo or so, mix that with your spreader til its good and mixed. Put it on the car, let it dry. Sand it down. You will probably want to start with like a very low grit for that maybe 80(as a newb to bondo) and work your way up to like 4-600, primer over it and you're golden. It will take some practice, so hopefully you have a lot of dents.

Good luck. If you have any specific questions about bondo-ing, supplies, sanding, let me know.

Thanks, yeah...I'm not sure what bondoing supplies I need. plus this first time doing bondo experience.

[89dc240]

Well, bondo, hardener, a mixing board, a few spreaders, yellow ones are nice and soft. A paint stick to mix the bondo in the can before you use it. You have to do that really slowly and kinda stir it to avoid the bubbles.

Some kind of paint thinner or prep-solv to clean up after yourself. Take good car of your spreaders. I've still got one from 5 years ago that I will never have to replace unless something ridiculous happens.

For sanding bondo on a large flat surface the sanding board is nice, and you can get all kinds of grit sandpaper for that. You will likely have to find an actual auto-body supply store to get some of this stuff.

Still check out google though. there's probably loads more info there, or different techniques.

Also, you could get a cheese grater to knock off some of the really badly placed bondo, but you can take away too much if you use that. Not an actual cheese grater, just what they call it.

Gotta work some now.

[dorkjoey240]

Well, bondo, hardener, a mixing board, a few spreaders, yellow ones are nice and soft. A paint stick to mix the bondo in the can before you use it. You have to do that really slowly and kinda stir it to avoid the bubbles.

Some kind of paint thinner or prep-solv to clean up after yourself. Take good car of your spreaders. I've still got one from 5 years ago that I will never have to replace unless something ridiculous happens.

For sanding bondo on a large flat surface the sanding board is nice, and you can get all kinds of grit sandpaper for that. You will likely have to find an actual auto-body supply store to get some of this stuff.

Still check out google though. there's probably loads more info there, or different techniques.

Also, you could get a cheese grater to knock off some of the really badly placed bondo, but you can take away too much if you use that. Not an actual cheese grater, just what they call it.

Gotta work some now.

Where could buy some of supplies like bondo at Sears?

[Irukandji]

Don't buy Bondo brand bondo... cracks too easily.
Get what they sell at autobody stores.

[ms!3]

yea bondo sucks. "rage" is where its at. kitty hair is pretty good as well.

[89dc240]

Kitty hair if you know what your doing. The shyte is hard to sand down so don't put too much on. Yeah there are better brands than Bondo. But cracking has a lot to do with how you use it also.