Some idiot decided that I needed door guards on my camaro so I took them off, but they left 5 tiny holes in my door. I filled them with Bondo tonight and sanded them down, but now I have half-dollar sized circles in my doors that need to be painted...

can I just leave it that size and maaco or whoever can touch it up or do I need to do the entire length of the door? I do realize that's it's almost impossible to match the color exactly, but I'm getting my entire car painted soon so it doesn't have to be perfect.

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82 Z28
355 carb'd, Edelbrock Performer RPM package (minus heads), Hooker Super Comps, Mufflex 4" offroad y-pipe, 700r4 with B&M shiftkit, '85 IROC 10 bolt rear with Richmond 4.10's & Auburn posi unit, Lakewood 50/50 drag shocks. Shooting for 3000lbs w/ driver.

The car's website (New design in progress...very cool look)

(383/TH350 buildup this winter)

AIM: Unitedhope
ICQ: 77979548

 

Run a clean cloth over the area, and feel through the cloth with your hand. The sanded area should provide a very smooth, undetectable transition to the "real" paint. Paint jobs are given in "mils", or "millionths of an inch", so if you can't feel a transition, you're probably good to go. Don't leave the Bondo open to rain at all; it'll absorb water. In fact regular primer absorbs water, too. (I didn't know that, and don't ask how I found out. ) You need to spray a "primer/SEALER" over the areas to leave them exposed to rain.


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