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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 272 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 272 | Has anybody tried to use J B Weld to fill minor body imperfections?
I am refering to filling small areas where the dents were beat out and depth is 1/16 or less.
What about small pits in the metal, what holds best.
Thanks
Brad | | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 149 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 149 | I have used it to fill in rust holes in the windshield frame were the rubber fits. As far as body filling its probably hard to smoth out. Eastwood makes a filler that appys direct to metal and has metal flakes in it that may be best. But, be sure to have all the rust out of the place your filling!! 
"Finish the thing, do it right the first time, and drive the S.O.B.!"
1949 Chevy half ton 3100 In a kazillion pieces
2000 GMC Serria 1500 SL 4x4
| | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 234 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2000 Posts: 234 | For small pits and imperfections, plastic filler (aka Bondo) is the correct tool for the job. The stuff they make now is much improved over the stuff from 20 years ago.
If it's over 1/16th of an inch, that's where you get into trouble. It ain't dent repair, that's what hammers are for!
You could try solder, but there are problems with the resin causing paint to lift. If the pits are large, you could weld then grind. In the end you may require a wee bit of Bondo anyway.
-Boyo
'48 Willys CJ-2A / '55.1 Chevy 3600 / '66 Austin-Healey 3000 / '04 Volvo wagon (parenthood!?)
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 804 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 804 | The best filler for a hole that is all the way through is a water proof plastic filler like Evercoats "Kitty hair", "Tiger hair" or "Metal to Metal".
1948 Chevy Pickup
Chopped and sectioned
owned since 1974 when I was 15.
| | | | | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered | Hammers, dollies & spoons do most of the body straightening work. I would improve my sheet metal repair skills before I slathered filler over everything. | | |
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