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Re: First time doing bodywork. How's it look? squeeze #795576 11/06/2011 5:36 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,214 Silver Spring, MD M Mike B 'Bolter
Mike B 'Bolter M Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,214 Silver Spring, MD	Lugnutz, I'm not a body man, but I've always heard you should epoxy prime before you use body filler. The body filler is porous and could wick moisture, so get the metal close with the dolly, them epoxy prime, then fill, then epoxy prime again to seal everything up, then use a primer sealer and then put the top coat on. Mike B Mike Boteler 1956 Chevy 3100 Resto Rod 1952 Willys M38 Army Jeep 1983 Jeep CJ7 Laredo 1984 Jeep CJ7 +++++ Silver Spring, MD

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First time doing bodywork. How's it look?	Lugnutz	11/06/2011 2:50 AM
Re: First time doing bodywork. How's it look?	Achipmunk	11/06/2011 4:45 AM
Re: First time doing bodywork. How's it look?	squeeze	11/06/2011 4:48 AM
Re: First time doing bodywork. How's it look?	Mr. Lang	11/06/2011 5:22 AM
Re: First time doing bodywork. How's it look?	Mike B	11/06/2011 5:36 AM
Re: First time doing bodywork. How's it look?	EtekRestos	11/06/2011 5:14 PM
Re: First time doing bodywork. How's it look?	jomichael	11/07/2011 3:28 PM
Re: First time doing bodywork. How's it look?	Lugnutz	11/07/2011 6:10 PM
Re: First time doing bodywork. How's it look?	jomichael	11/07/2011 6:23 PM
Re: First time doing bodywork. How's it look?	Lugnutz	11/07/2011 7:44 PM
Re: First time doing bodywork. How's it look?	CASO	11/07/2011 8:44 PM
Re: First time doing bodywork. How's it look?	MPandC	11/07/2011 10:24 PM
Re: First time doing bodywork. How's it look?	dalyman72	11/07/2011 11:19 PM
Re: First time doing bodywork. How's it look?	Lugnutz	11/08/2011 2:36 AM
Re: First time doing bodywork. How's it look?	Lugnutz	11/08/2011 3:38 AM
Re: First time doing bodywork. How's it look?	CASO	11/09/2011 6:35 PM
Re: First time doing bodywork. How's it look?	Lugnutz	11/09/2011 8:38 PM
Re: First time doing bodywork. How's it look?	MPandC	11/09/2011 10:03 PM
Re: First time doing bodywork. How's it look?	CASO	11/09/2011 10:33 PM
Re: First time doing bodywork. How's it look?	MPandC	11/09/2011 9:45 PM
Re: First time doing bodywork. How's it look?	EtekRestos	11/11/2011 3:01 AM
Re: First time doing bodywork. How's it look?	Lugnutz	11/11/2011 3:13 AM
Re: First time doing bodywork. How's it look?	64fleetside	11/07/2011 9:59 PM
Re: First time doing bodywork. How's it look?	79broncoowner	11/08/2011 12:05 AM
Re: First time doing bodywork. How's it look?	Skip49	11/27/2011 4:58 PM
Re: First time doing bodywork. How's it look?	MPandC	11/06/2011 11:12 AM
Re: First time doing bodywork. How's it look?	Lugnutz	11/06/2011 2:07 PM

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