Shaving with bondo.

I wanna shave the side moldings from my 95 civic. Is it a good idea to use bondo, I also have to bondo some dents, alot of dents. Is it a good idea to use it.

ive heard that a thick coat of bondo will crack over time, and that anything over 2-3 thin coats shoud be enough, id weld in a panel then use bondo to smooth it out, and yes for little dents, bondo is good.

bondo does crack
just 1 coat shuld be enuf
and when you weld a plate weld it so ther is at most 1/4 in. from the plate to the rest of the body. DO NOT BONDO ON PAINT. the bondo WILL NOT STAY then you will have to spend xtra money on more paint. at our body shop we usually dont weld the plates we use this liquid weld stuff that you caulk on then put the plate on then let it dry. it will not warp your metal and has a higher tensile strength then welding. make sure the surface yur bondoing on is clean tho if its dirty the bondo will not stick. make sure the surface has scratches on it too or the bondo will not stick if you have any more ?'s just pm me

right. i fucked up shaving my molding the first time because 1. I used Just bondo, and 2. I Didnted scuff up the surface at all.

Welding will warp the thin steel from the heat, so follow these steps:

1. Take off the moldings.
2. Scuff up where the moldings were with the biggest file you can find.
3. Drill some holes in your door so the fiberglass has something to hold onto. (besides the holes already there from the molding brackets.
4. Use fiberglass with that meshy stuff in it and roughly fill in the gaps.
5. Push the fiberglass into the holes to anchor it to your car.
6. Bondo it.
7. Sand it.
8. If necessary take off your door and put it on sawhorses to get the door panel smooth.
9. Primer.
10. Bondo More.
11. Sand More.
12. Primer more.
13. Paint.
That should work.
Good luck, and if anybody has anything to add please do.

right. i fucked up shaving my molding the first time because 1. I used Just bondo, and 2. I Didnted scuff up the surface at all.

Welding will warp the thin steel from the heat, so follow these steps:

1. Take off the moldings.
2. Scuff up where the moldings were with the biggest file you can find.
3. Drill some holes in your door so the fiberglass has something to hold onto. (besides the holes already there from the molding brackets.
4. Use fiberglass with that meshy stuff in it and roughly fill in the gaps.
5. Push the fiberglass into the holes to anchor it to your car.
6. Bondo it.
7. Sand it.
8. If necessary take off your door and put it on sawhorses to get the door panel smooth.
9. Primer.
10. Bondo More.
11. Sand More.
12. Primer more.
13. Paint.
That should work.
Good luck, and if anybody has anything to add please do.

So the fiberglass will not crack?

Im thinking of doing this because my moldings are in bad shape and they're expensive to replace. But no access to a welder.

thanx

Wow, a thread from two years ago, fun.

and fiberglass would work best

I have a 95 Civic as well and I am in the process of shaving everything, (meaning door handles, trim, emblems and seams to bumpers and side skirts) and we welded a piece of sheet metal to where the trim was and then we bondoed over it. We didn't have any trouble, we did rough up the paint some. It'll look good when you're done, my car is still in primer with lots of cracks on my fiberglass body kit from old ladies who don't know how to drive.:disappoin

I have a 95 Civic as well and I am in the process of shaving everything, (meaning door handles, trim, emblems and seams to bumpers and side skirts) and we welded a piece of sheet metal to where the trim was and then we bondoed over it. We didn't have any trouble, we did rough up the paint some. It'll look good when you're done, my car is still in primer with lots of cracks on my fiberglass body kit from old ladies who don't know how to drive.:disappoin

Wow, isnt that gonna be pretty expensive getting everything remotely operated? But yah that would look very clean. Just hope u dont get dings on the doors.

Of course ur not gonna have any trouble, cuz ur doing it right, welding and using minimal bondo.

I wish I had access to a welder so I can do it right too.

Post some pics when ur done. Love to see.

peace