| |
Labor Day Putting down your wrenches or time for
MORE wrenching? 
Plenty of places to share. | | Click on image for the lowdown. 
====
| | | Forums66 Topics128,010 Posts1,055,303 Members48,419 | | Most Online14,466
Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks  Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
Lots of work on Brad's part ... pure enjoyment (and references) for you!
| | THANKS!
For helping keep this great
old truck web site
on the Internet for over 30 years! and not clogged down
with Ads!  Again, thanks!
| | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 222 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 222 | Hi! I have a new tailgate and it has the normal impressions in it caused by spot welding. Is it common practice to fill these "dimples" in or are they left to show through the paint? I imagine it is a matter of personal preference but I would like to know you thoughts! | | | | | Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 295 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 295 | Seems to me it is your truck and your decision.
You may wish to consider your love affair (or hatred) with filler and sandpaper.
Dan Bentler | | | | | Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 | If you want it to look stock, don't fill them.
If you want custom, fill them. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,839 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,839 |
Craig My '50 Chevy 3100 5 window, '62-235cu, 3:55 rear My truck ....... Respect The Rust If I'm not working on my truck, '65 m00stang or VW camper, I'm fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 154 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 154 | As long as they look neat and all look alike then leave them as is | | | | | Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 11 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 11 | filling them would require super straight work; you run the risk of having the appearance of shoddy work( if there are any ripples) would would be worse than having the welds show!As long as they are all original and no rust in the pits, leaving them just reveals some of the original character! | | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,552 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,552 | The term "better-than-factory" applies when filling/smoothing factory spot-welds on visible sheet metal panels, so it may be a matter of what is the finished product going to be?...
Last edited by 4-5-6 Chevy Trucks; 11/04/2010 5:36 AM.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 222 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 222 | Thanks to everyone who responded. I think I am just going to let them be. I am not a great painter and I am planning to go with a single stage paint like Centurion (sp?). or perhaps I might try Summits line of paints. It isn't going to be base with 5 layers of clear! So the added prep work to fill and get straight my body work just doesn't seem to fit. Thanks for the input. It really helps to bounce things off of others! | | |
|
|
| |
