Alright im going to be re-doing my fenders this week and weekend, They have a few dents and scrathes. So i far i sanded them with 320, that just basically knocked the clear and some paint off. I got 80, 120, 220, 400 now. im thinking after i use the 120 im going to use body filler on the dents . after using body filler go back over 80 than 120, 220. Than im going to spray a sealer, than primer. is my method of thinking correct?

 

Well the method we use at my shop is blocking a dent with 180, use filler, block it with 180, than 320 and feather the 180 scratches out. The, prime the bondo/filler to seal it. block with 180 than 320 to get the peal out than mow thw prime spots with 320 and 500 til scratches are all the way out. wet the primed areas and finish the fender off in 500

 

sweet write up, i will try this. But i dont need the Sealer spray?

 

WEll im using my brothers name to reply since it wont log me out of his to my sn, blue horiz0n. It's always good to use sealer to seal it up but i didnt know if you were going to go that route because sealer is use din the painting process and i didnt know if you were painting it yourself. Now to paint i would go, sealer, base, color, clear

here's my write up without mispelle dword shopefully lol

Well the method we use at my shop is blocking a dent with 180, use filler, block it with 180, than 320 and feather the 180 scratches out. Then prime the bondo/filler to seal it. block with 180 than 320 to get the peal out than mow the prime spots with 320 and 500 til scratches are all the way out. Wetsand the primed areas w/800 to get all the sratches/trace marks out and finish the fender off in 500.

 

dents-da80-bare metal-filler-block40-block80-putty-block80-block120-block180-block220-prime 2 coats-block320-block400/600-block800-paint

rest of fender-scuff with grey scotch brite pad-make sure theres no shiny spots or else paint wont stick. u could also use 800 with water

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nwstreets &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">WEll im using my brothers name to reply since it wont log me out of his to my sn, blue horiz0n. It's always good to use sealer to seal it up but i didnt know if you were going to go that route because sealer is use din the painting process and i didnt know if you were painting it yourself. Now to paint i would go, sealer, base, color, clear

here's my write up without mispelle dword shopefully lol

Well the method we use at my shop is blocking a dent with 180, use filler, block it with 180, than 320 and feather the 180 scratches out. Then prime the bondo/filler to seal it. block with 180 than 320 to get the peal out than mow the prime spots with 320 and 500 til scratches are all the way out. Wetsand the primed areas w/800 to get all the sratches/trace marks out and finish the fender off in 500. </TD></TR></TABLE>

bondo/filler will not stick to sanded paint..dont do that unless you want it to fall out/crack in the future while driving. glazing putty will stick to sanded paint. but has to be sanded with 80 grit. if dent is large, sand to bare metal, straighten it, then use bondo/ filler block then go with glazing putty. if its a small ding just go with the putty. yes sealer after prime is good.

i work at a bodyshop and we work on aston martins, audis, jaguars, land range rover, porsche, infiniti. owner of our bodyshop is also the owner of those dealerships
too bad he doesnt own and honda or acura dealerships
we do amazing work!!!

 

if anything block out the filler with 40 then move to 80. put a coat of iceing over the filler then use 120 then 220

 

make sure u sand the filler b4 it drys all the way. saves u some time

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by z395civic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if anything block out the filler with 40 then move to 80. put a coat of iceing over the filler then use 120 then 220 </TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Redline it. &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">dents-da80-bare metal-filler-block40-block80-putty-block80-block120-block180-block220-prime 2 coats-block320-block400/600-block800-paint

rest of fender-scuff with grey scotch brite pad-make sure theres no shiny spots or else paint wont stick. u could also use 800 with water

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i did say block40 - 80 after bondo/filler

everyone has their own way. i just think my way is good because it always comes out immaculate. i dont like to cut corners. - peace