Bondo And Primer

[CivicSi04']

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(sjsotelo @ Dec 2 2005, 12:59 AM) [snapback]97278[/snapback]</div>

i just talked to siege911 and he showed me the best type of bondo to use which is about 30$ a gallon on ebay.. im gonna take a good look of the car saterday and take photos all the areas and then i will decide what to do.
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hmm...we sell it where i work, i gotta check on that price...i may be able to do better for ya.

[ledzep09]

i should probably look into this. it looks like sombody threw rocks at my driver's door.

[tonyroll]

buy a clean used door, they're cheap enough for your car

[sjsotelo]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(tonyroll @ Dec 2 2005, 11:59 AM) [snapback]97300[/snapback]</div>

buy a clean used door, they're cheap enough for your car
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i already paid 200$ at a junk yard for a door... the rest of the problems on the other 3doors are minor... i mean nothing bondo couldnt easly fix. Ill take pictures saterday afternoon and you guys can tell me what i should do.. probbly 7-8 areas (less then 1" in size) that need small amounts of bondo and maybe 2 big areas (4-6" spots) that do..

[CivicSi04']

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(sjsotelo @ Dec 2 2005, 01:47 PM) [snapback]97304[/snapback]</div>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(tonyroll @ Dec 2 2005, 11:59 AM) [snapback]97300[/snapback]

buy a clean used door, they're cheap enough for your car
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i already paid 200$ at a junk yard for a door... the rest of the problems on the other 3doors are minor... i mean nothing bondo couldnt easly fix. Ill take pictures saterday afternoon and you guys can tell me what i should do.. probbly 7-8 areas (less then 1" in size) that need small amounts of bondo and maybe 2 big areas (4-6" spots) that do..
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thatd not that bad at all. i have two in the pass door that are 1 inch, one in the hatch that is 2 inch, a busted front fender and bumper, and a random dent that just appeared in the rear quarter panel.

[ledzep09]

wouldnt re-doing it be cheaper?

[sjsotelo]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ledzep09 @ Dec 2 2005, 02:41 PM) [snapback]97316[/snapback]</div>

wouldnt re-doing it be cheaper?
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is that directed at me or CivicSi04'

[tonyroll]

that was for ledzep, i picked up a mint used door for my 97 ex 2 door for $75 all i had to do was have it painted my color

[ledzep09]

mmk i think im gonna look into that thanks.

[2000Si]

DIY primer work is not that hard. It just takes time and weeks to do it. So you'll look like a redneck for a while unless you have another car to drive while you do it.

When I had my Escort I did quite a few things with bondo to it.

First I ripped the Ford emblem off the grille and filled it in with bondo, basically it was practice but I wanted it to turn out well. IMO it did.

Stock grille with emblem:


in this one you can see where I started putting it on the bumper... made too much. haha I ended up getting a new bumper for free, so I primered and painted that one red to match... i knew this at the time, so that's why I didn't bother sanding down the lumps.


Close up of the grille:


I also did the rear hatch. I took off the orange reflector and shaved the emblems.

That one took more time to do, but IMO it was worth it. Only problem is you can see one spot where it bumps out. If I had sanded it down anymore the bondo would break out because it's just in a screw hole. Good practice IMO.

I also did body work in high school, I got an A on my final grade for the body work I did, if that means anything. Working with bondo is easy, but you need to have a good eye to see any lumps or indents in the body before and after you do work. Just take your time and be patient with it. The closer you get to the body curve the more you'll never notice it afterwards.