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Old 05-31-2022, 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by unkl300d View Post
"After several layers of thick primer I'm still left with pits and other visible imperfections. My hope though is that I can manage to overcome some of these bits by either sanding back or welding in more material (and grinding again). The layers of original primer and paint are pretty thick. I'm not sure I'm going to be able to replicate it, but hopefully I'll be able to blend it enough that no one will notice."- quote


Don't car restoration experts use bondo for such final blending steps?

Nice work!!
Yeah. I'll eventually get the car fully resprayed, but for now I'm going for good enough to get back on the road without adding another part to the project.
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