I took an autobody in highschool and I clearly remember the instructor saying that when using body filler the hardest thing to do is to imitate a strait line or anything with lines. the sad thing was we never got around to repairing things that involved seems or lines. Now 4 years later im Repairing a dent on my car getting ready to paint.

So my question is what are your guys secrets to using body filler to create a strait line??
**** is hard as f##k

 

sand in a diagonal motion switching every 10reps. go diagonal one way, then diagonal the other way. dont sand with the contour of the car. thats how i do it...

 

sometimes it also helps to run tape on ur body line, then put some filler...then peel the tape and put it on the other side of the line and apply filler there too, kinda making a "fake" line then do the diagonal sanding

 

That what i usually do. I use good automotive 3m tape and seem to do O.k. I just hate when i get those pinholes.

 

I have no idea what you're talking about imitating a line. If you're talking about creating an edge, I think the first thing you should be thinking about is how you can get the metal shaped better without having to make a line out of body filler. Second, if you have no way of fixing the metal, then I would use a hard flat block to follow the existing line.

Do you have a picture of what you're trying to fix?

 

I do that as well depending on what I'm working on

 

Yeah I got hit when i was parked I drive an Ek and im trying to make an edge/strait line. I forgot to take some pictures of the before I started to bondo pictures Ill try to get some up tommorow. But the person hit me right below the side molding on the passenger door, denting my molding in along with the strait line that was there.

forgive my spelling and nonsense typing if it doesnt make sense I am typing late at night on top of my gut on my laptop
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