Heyy heyy yall (just watched family guy lol) i have been actively progressing in my mission to make my firebird look better but hit a speed bump ULTRA OMEGA HARD and now im in trouble..more or less anyway. Ok, i had fully sanded my car all the way down and decided to complete my hood scoop idea i started a thread about a little while back. So i measured, traced, and taped where they were to go. I did all that right but when i cut..i went too far in a couple spots so i have cuts outside of the scoop area. So now ive got to learn how to "patch" or bondo if you will. YouTube has videos but NO ONE has a dumbed down version. Anyway, could someone break it down in simplest form what i need and what i have to do? Please and thank you.

 

Please don't fill in the holes with bondo, especially if there won't be metal backing it. That's a ghetto solution.

 

weld the cuts closed, grind flat SKIM coat body filler, just to even out the dips. sand even and smooth, prime, paint

 

This would be a way to do it. There's more to it than just bondo.

 

Well i didnt bondo but i was in fact short on change soooo i used JB WELD!!!!! I know this route is unfavorable to many but it worked. Its solid as a rock...of liquid metal lol It not only bonds metals, but other stuff too including fiberglass...as in the fiberglass scoops i were installing. I molded a line of jb weld all the way around each scoops. Killed 2 birds with 1 grapefruit i also installed rivets around the scoops. Tomorrow im going to finish sanding the extra jb weld off. Thanks guys

 

JB weld? Seriously? For body work?

The Presidential solution right here folks.

 

Lol like i said, the is unfavorable by most. The weld and grind idea was top notch but i do not own a welder. Had to work with what i have. I know this wouldnt have even been remotely your idea but it worked for me.

 

if you plan on making any major modifications to metal peices (like a hood), you need to invest in a welder.

 

Plan on it. Ive discovered how fun it truly is to perform successful modifications so i see WAYY more in the future (non JB Weld mods that is lol)

 

HF had a decent fluxcore/mig dual purpose welder on sale over the holidays for 299.99. its the same one i picked up new off CL for $150. ive got it set up for fluxcore until i can pick up a small gas bottle.

 

Yea man!!! Craigslist is AWESOME. I find ALL my stuff from there. But all the good priced welders go at the snap of a finger. Im waiting for another Miller or Lincoln to come by for cheap that isn't too far off my radar.

 

http://www.harborfreight.com/welding...der-94164.html thats the welder i got, its on sale again till tomorrow