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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 09:36 AM
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can anyone briefly explain the basics to filling in holes on the metal parts of a car?

i switched my spoiler to a type r style spoiler and i need to fill in two holes. what do you recomend i use for this, bondo? any other product u recomend? also, my type r style spoiler has a led light so the hole where the wires comes through, i dont wanna completely cover, i want to have a small section of it open for the wire, but only enough to have the wire and to be covered by the spoiler. how should i go about doing that?

also, i have a couple dents in my quarter panel, they arent super deep or sharp, but its kinda spread across my right quarter panel, and 2 small ones are by the body line. i used a ding king dent popper to get it out some but its not perfect.. can i use a body filler or bondo to smoothen out the surface or is that gonna be too thick and the filler will crack or be unsmooth..

any help, advice, pictures, suggestion are welcome..thanks homies
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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 02:08 PM
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Default Re: fix dents/fill holes (PnoyJeff)

I would weld the holes ant then wipe some putty on it after you grind them flat. You should only need a thin layer of putty if done right.
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Old Jun 6, 2007 | 10:10 PM
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Default Re: fix dents/fill holes (PnoyJeff)

you can allso use fiberglass resin and cloth ,if you dont weld or cant get to a shop to have them welded up

or for welding it up ,you just make a little patch go from the under side and tack it in place ,then just tack it a few more times to make sure it welded good ,make sure you dont go to fast when welding it (warping can happen ) grind it smooth and plastic filler

id personal use fiberglass jelly ,but its up to you

good luck
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Old Jun 7, 2007 | 04:51 AM
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Default Re: fix dents/fill holes (phatboycrxhf)

what would be best for holes in the engine bay? (wire tuck/shave)
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Old Jun 7, 2007 | 05:32 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by alltech_hybrid &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what would be best for holes in the engine bay? (wire tuck/shave)</TD></TR></TABLE>

The best thing to do would be weld them shut. Each hole only takes a couple of minutes, so the charge should be minimal if you have a shop do it. I suggest doing it right the first time, so you don't have to do it again.
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Old Jun 12, 2007 | 08:03 PM
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Default Re: fix dents/fill holes (phatboycrxhf)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by phatboycrxhf &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you can allso use fiberglass resin and cloth ,if you dont weld or cant get to a shop to have them welded up

or for welding it up ,you just make a little patch go from the under side and tack it in place ,then just tack it a few more times to make sure it welded good ,make sure you dont go to fast when welding it (warping can happen ) grind it smooth and plastic filler

id personal use fiberglass jelly ,but its up to you

good luck </TD></TR></TABLE>

fiberglass will shrink in the sun and look like **** weld the holes up
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