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Old 02-21-16, 05:01 AM
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low spot after priming body filler?

how do i go about it?
just sand and fill the low area or sand it back and skim coat it again?...
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Sand it , re wipe it with filler , block it , skim it with putty coat, block it with 180 grit, re primer. Hope this helps you
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Originally Posted by erick31876
Sand it , re wipe it with filler , block it , skim it with putty coat, block it with 180 grit, re primer. Hope this helps you
thanks ill give it another go later on. im sick of sanding lol.

do you have any tips on getting body filler nice and flat, I always struggle to get the filler straight and flat on body lines that go 2 different ways like this??...

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thanks ill give it another go later on. im sick of sanding lol.

do you have any tips on getting body filler nice and flat, I always struggle to get the filler straight and flat on body lines that go 2 different ways like this??...

Wipe one half.of the body line at a time, I worked at a body shop for the last 8 years, and I still make a mess with it, lol. It takes practice
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Originally Posted by erick31876
Wipe one half.of the body line at a time, I worked at a body shop for the last 8 years, and I still make a mess with it, lol. It takes practice
I haven't tried that, just been wiping the whole lot and trying to sand it to shape, wich always ends up with too much filler on the body line and I end up undercutting one of the sides trying to get it flat.
ill see how I go with it tomorrow after work.

I should start a build thread to get some peoples input on the body work.

thanks for the advice.
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