daniel mason
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| posted on 27/1/12 at 09:30 PM |
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step by step guide to patching grp body work?
i made a huge mistake with my first attempt at a rear exit exhaust and drilled an 80mm hole throught the body tub of the mnr,only to find that i had
to move it due to heat soak.
i have bonded a pannel to the inside or the rear tub and filled the 2-3 mm deep hole with body filler. sanded it back to a near perfect finnish but am
unsure how to finnish it. i am eventually going to put a sticker over kit but want to paint it first. so how do i complete it. im guessing a coat or 2
of primer, coat or 2 of correct paint,(ral 6009) then a clear lacquer
[Edited on 27/1/12 by daniel mason]
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rdodger
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| posted on 27/1/12 at 09:37 PM |
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John Dickens book is very good.
http://www.completekitcar.co.uk/automotivefibreglass.html
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RK
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| posted on 27/1/12 at 11:07 PM |
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I haven't checked Dickens' book yet (although I own it), but I have had this issue. I was afraid of discolourisation of the spot where the
body filler went, so I sprayed a coat of clear over the sanded filler, sanded again, then painted. It is not perfect but it'll do. I always go
by the mantra given to me by my mentor, Mr. S. Hignett, that very knowledgable chap, which says "There is good, and there is good enough".
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