Hand sanding bondo for the final preparation to spray primer on the car. Body Filler is a tricky thing to work with unless you know the right way to do it. Paint and body for automotive repairs takes practice and patients.
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What grit sandpaper do I use to sand Bondo?
First step: Prep the Surface
Make sure to sand outside of the repair area as Bondo will need to be spread and applied wider than the damaged area. (36-grit to 220-grit should do the trick for body filler application).
Can You Sand Down Bondo?
Cut and sand
Once the Bondo cures, it’s time to sand. Power sanders are OK to break the surface and knock down any high spots, but hand sanding with the body contour is the best way forward. Cut in with heavier grit sandpaper and work out to about 80 grit to leave a tooth for the following skim coats.
Does Body Filler Go Bad?
In a heated storage room, the polyester body filler will last several years. It’s just the hardener that goes bad. Paste hardener should be kneaded in the tube to reach a smooth uniform consistency every time before it’s used.
Is Bondo Toxic After It Dries?
Applying Body Filler / Bondo
As the filler dries, styrene is released to the air and you can breathe it. … Exposure to styrene can cause respiratory irritation. It may also damage your liver and possibly cause cancer at very high levels of exposures – not usually found in autobody shops.
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Yo pete you got any more of those middle fingers for sale?
I thought this guy was dead! The intro says Mini, The body shop girl…🤣🤣 I think her days of being called "girl" are long since gone…lol
Good advice for the beginner. Thanks for the video. Tom
The is great yeoman’s work. I suck at getting it perfect. Thank you Pete.
Pete, is it necessary to bondo all your panels, I'm restoring my 78 firebird, have replaced some panels, and repaired others. I can see doing the panels I've welded on ,but if my lines are good, is it necessary to do the whole car?
Pete next week I start with my High School body students. I don't even let them use a air tool until their metal work and filler work is done. All filler work is done by hand with various blocks, all initial sanding is done with 36 grit. Once everything is really close they move to 80. My preference is finish sand with 180. Less sand scratches plus it teaches them how to feather edge their filler and get a better feel to move to primer surfacer. Good video and couldn't agree more, hand sanding is the only way to go even after doing this almost as long as you. Oh, I will probably show this video to my students once they get their metal straightening done and we move into plastic filler in a couple of weeks.
Thank you my Friend Pete! You're always a great instructor!
Hand blocks are sooo important ..
Perfect diy video
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