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Old 01-18-10 | 04:18 AM
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Looking good. What kind of filler are you using?
Old 01-18-10 | 07:53 AM
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thought about this..

I want to see it finished.

Good job not warping the metal when you tacked the hell out of that plate.
Old 01-18-10 | 02:57 PM
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this is gonna come out nice when you finish.
Old 01-18-10 | 05:04 PM
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very nice, cant wait to see it all finished
Old 01-18-10 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by SYNSEI
Looking good. What kind of filler are you using?
Well I know this is gonna sound cheesy, but, I'm strapped for cash and still have a bunch of the bondo brand left over from building a sub enclosure. And then I'll use evercoat for the final layer
Old 01-18-10 | 11:25 PM
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Coo work , but I dunno about the bondo .. after time it will be showing through wouldn't it ?


But I bet there is alot of guys who would pay to get that done ... and now you can sell your work if it comes out right
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Looks good so far! Keep up the good work!
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Clean.. Good work
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Originally Posted by VipDout
Coo work , but I dunno about the bondo .. after time it will be showing through wouldn't it ?


But I bet there is alot of guys who would pay to get that done ... and now you can sell your work if it comes out right
Well technically you're going to need to use some filler. Totally depends on how inset you weld the plate. Plus you're going to have to build the radius of the trunk into a spot which never had it. Since this was our first time on this trunk we inset just enough to give ourselves some room to play. Still not using very much body filler at all.
Old 01-19-10 | 06:36 PM
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this is going to be awesome. I love the look. I did it January of 09 and am still in love with it every day.
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this is going to be awesome. I love the look. I did it January of 09 and am still in love with it every day.
As soon as I saw pics of your car I was absolutely sure that I was going to go thru with this myself!

Thanks for the inspiration! your car is sick!
Old 01-19-10 | 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by VipDout
Coo work , but I dunno about the bondo .. after time it will be showing through wouldn't it ?
Nah, people have been using Bondo for years and it's fine (especially for such a small skim coat). It's all in the prep work. Filler has just gotten a lot better in recent years.

Again, great job so far OP.
Old 01-19-10 | 09:20 PM
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i would've forked out money for evercoat...but what do I know about bodyshop stuff...
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looks good cant wait to see it finish
Old 01-20-10 | 04:13 AM
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i would've forked out money for evercoat...but what do I know about bodyshop stuff...
Haha, you're the body shop owner right? I'm in Hutto so I may be looking you up for a couple of quick fixes.


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