well i wanted to be a poser and turn my 96 dc rs model to a itr looking. Anyway i kno there will be holes exposed when you remove the side moldings. So since i have no access to a welder, i was wondering if it would be fine if i used jb weld to fill those tiny holes and shave it down, then use some little body filler to smooth it out ? any other ideas would be great! *put flame suit on for using jb weld in case...*

 

I'm going to be honest, your best results would be to weld the holes shut. But if you can not gain access to a welder then you'll have to use an alternative method. On a recent post about filling an antenna hole, some members said that they used fiberglass to fill the hole then, plastic body filler to finish it. You could try that method and hope for the best. I'm sure if you used duraglass it would hold up pretty well.

 

Another way to do it is to buy 3M panel bond. Its stronger than a weld, I have never used it for filling holes but the **** is strong. You could get a little piece of metal stick it behind the hole and fill the rest in with the panel bond. The stuff is like $30-40 dollars a tube and should do the entire car.

 

because i know u dont want to just fill in the holes with bondo or otherwise it would crack and fall out after a few weeks. it is best to sand the holes until bare metal? Could i access them holes from behind the door panel and the rear panel pieces?

 

just do wat i did ..get fiberglass resin and the cloth ..grind down the holes to bare metal..then apply the fiberglass resin to the cloth onto the hole let it dry till its hard..then apply some body filler..continue to sand /add filler as needed..i did that and hasnt cracked /chipped and come off..

 

i might as well. would it be better to put some fiberglass behind those holes and use the filler to smooth it out ?

 

not really not neccessary..the fiber glass resin is just acting like a back sort of..its there so the bondo has something to grip onto..there fore it wont crack..

 

alright i will give it a shot

 

Shaving your moldings with a plug of bondo or fiberglass is a terrible idea. It will eventually crack. Get them welded and smoothed if you want them to last.

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by WihaSi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm going to be honest, your best results would be to weld the holes shut. But if you can not gain access to a welder then you'll have to use an alternative method. On a recent post about filling an antenna hole, some members said that they used fiberglass to fill the hole then, plastic body filler to finish it. You could try that method and hope for the best. I'm sure if you used duraglass it would hold up pretty well.</TD></TR></TABLE>

That method is viable for shaving emblems/ antennas, but remember that doors are constantly being slammed. I've just heard too many horror stories about ghetto-shaved moldings in the tech forums. One guy literally blew out the plugs of bondo with his subs

 

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That's why I said "I'm going to be honest, your best results would be to weld the holes shut". If someone is going to ghetto up their car, there's nothing you can do about it. Welding the holes shut then using plastic filler is the correct method.

 

im going to have to not agree with thr rest of you..i have hit ..done alot to my car and the moldings have not cracked or nothing..dont come to conclusions if you dont know what your talkin about..if you do it right ..it ill last..and not everybody has access to a welder or the money to pay for it to get welded...