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Old 08-14-2008, 11:07 AM   #5
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Re: Body work finished

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Originally Posted by silicon212
Looks better ... but for a more lasting repair, use sheet fiberglass and resin. It's a little more work, but yields a more permanent repair. The first large bump you hit might dislodge this. You are on the right track, however. Your repair will be better if you used some sort of screen under the Bondo - did you do this?
Yeah i did this myself. And i did use fiberglass as my first repair a month ago and it didn't work out too well cause it drizzled that night which i didn't know and it was enough to make it not dry and screw it up. I put another layer over that and it was just a mess so i ripped it out. But i figured that repairing it with metal would be more permanent though? I mean i did weld it in place like i said so i dunno how a bump could dislodge that. I had a big hole over my fuse box too and i used fiberglass for that and it worked just fine though.
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