ok Im bout to do this, I got the sheetmetal, the mig welder and plenty of bondo... my only question is how far above and below the actual bodyline do I cut the sheetmetal or do I cut it a lil too short and fill in whats left with bondo, hit me up and let me know... if u dont mind email me, its greatly appreciated......kzgco04@aol.com

btw, is the entire door shell metal? a peice broke from the bottom and it looked to have a thick coat of plastic, not sure if that part (rust behind it) had been put on...

 

seeing that this is your first post id reccomend u going to the appearence forum...thats where you'd find your best answer...

 

thanks for the info, Im a g2ic refugee, thanks again

 

ok so I tried the cosmetic appearance place and it wont let me subscribe, I subscribed but never got an email, pleace help me out, I just need to know the answer

 

bump

 

i think it takes u off of "Trial user" status after 15 days or something

 

so am I supposed to just sit here and wait until then? not to be rude.. but ya know what I mean???

 

when I was a trial user (not too long ago )
and I had an "urgent" question I just put my shiz in the INtegra forum, and added a note at the bottom that said that it was in that forum cuz it wouldn't let me in the Appearance forum, n the mods could move it if they felt so compelled

 

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btw, is the entire door shell metal? a peice broke from the bottom and it looked to have a thick coat of plastic, not sure if that part (rust behind it) had been put on... </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes the entire door shell is metal, the broken piece that you found must have been from something else. But yeah to answer your question, i don't recommend going the sheet metal route because sheet metal tends to warp in the long run. What I recommend you doing is buying fiberglass compound and filling in the molding lines with it and shave down the excess compound once it dries. Finally smooth it out as much as you can and add a thin layer of bondo (because bondo has a tolerance level of thickness and it will crack if you go over it). Sure the fiberglass compound is a little heavy but it is very strong and you will be pleased in the long run when you see that you're panels are still straight and not warped. Good luck

Cheers


Modified by JDM_Honda_Fiend at 3:32 PM 11/17/2003

 

uhhh whats wrong with body lines?? lol

 

Thank you for your answer, you are about the first helpful person I have found on b17a, g2ic or hondatech yet... thanks again,... now this fiberglass compund, are you speaking of kittyhair bondo? or just doing fiberglass mat and layering it, Im somewhat familiar with the kittyhair.....(fiberglass slices in resin) incase you didnt know *Im pretty sure u did tho

 

I got my moldings shaved, and I think the shop owner welded and used fiber glass with bondo. I can ask him specially how he shaved my moldings.

 

thanks man, ask him and let me know, maybe it would be good to weld a small part, then fiber/ then bondo, let mek now what you find out, email me back at kzgco04@aol.com, thanks man

 

so what kind of car is this for?

 

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This fiber glass compound is grayish looking. I'm not sure what's the name of it though but it could be the kittyhair that you're talkin about. It's a very thick material and when it dries it can be shaved with a grill-like tool. Thanks for the compliment I try to help the best that I could.

Cheers