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any tips/steps for bondoing? suggestions?

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Old Oct 11, 2010 | 12:15 PM
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Old Oct 11, 2010 | 12:17 PM
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prep the area to be filled very good or cracking will happen
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Old Oct 11, 2010 | 02:54 PM
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prep the area to be filled very good or cracking will happen
so basically sand all the rust off and i'll be good to apply the bondo?
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Old Oct 11, 2010 | 03:49 PM
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so basically sand all the rust off and i'll be good to apply the bondo?
yes but dont ever use bondo its the worst filler out there I would recomend evercoat
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Old Oct 11, 2010 | 04:05 PM
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take it down to bare metal
mix filler not to much hardner
apply filler as smooth as possible (easier to shape it)
allow to cure
sand down i usually start at 120-320
spot prime them on to next place
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Old Oct 11, 2010 | 08:10 PM
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okay that helps a lot

could you explain these couple steps

"sand down i usually start at 120-320
spot prime them on to next place "
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