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My 88 C4 clipped a curb and damaged the bottom and rear side of my fiberglass exhaust covers. I have been using fiberglass resin and mat on the back side and Bondo Hair on the face side. I’m almost finished. I need a regular Bondo or Jelly fiberglass resin to finish the job. Needing to fill small pits, holes, and a dimple caused when the oval shape could not be set perfectly. Comments welcome.
I have just finished the difficult fiberglass work and applied some white primer. Exhaust tips have been re-chromed too. The spring season slowed me down with yard chores and gardening. After the car gets inspected next week I can pull the covers back off so I can fix the minor imperfections, pin holes, deep scratches, and pits caused by road debris. One step closer to the complete pain job.
Thank you. I didn't count the number of 60 grit pieces of sandpaper it took but it was a lot. I'll re-sand with 320, add filler + hardener to all the smaller imperfections until the surface is level, re-sand with 320 then 220 and re-apply the Kilnz white primer. Need to ask DUB some prep work questions before I can take the C4 to a paint shop. Maybe he knows one here in the Charlotte, NC area.
The repair turned out looking really good in your photo.
What type of white primer did you apply to your repair area??? Hopefully it was not out of an aerosol can. Aerosol primers are truly not the best choice in primers if at all possible. There are a very few ...but they are not aerosol primers you would find in a hardware store and are made by the big auto paint companies and cost big $$$ due to what they are. Just 'saying'.
What type of 'prep work' are you inquiring about???
The repair turned out looking really good in your photo.
What type of white primer did you apply to your repair area??? Hopefully it was not out of an aerosol can. Aerosol primers are truly not the best choice in primers if at all possible. There are a very few ...but they are not aerosol primers you would find in a hardware store and are made by the big auto paint companies and cost big $$$ due to what they are. Just 'saying'.
What type of 'prep work' are you inquiring about???
DUB
Kilnz primer, out of a can. Why, it's white. I can sand it off later. I
was going to stop by the shop next month. Will call first. I purchased this car in 95.
Car apparently had a quickie paint job as in lightly sanded and no more than 2 coats of a single stage enamel. Quickie coat of paint can be seen shrinking around the gas lid. Just want to know what I can do to save on the actual paint job like what to remove and best way to paint the white that is under the hood and door jams.
Only need 15 minutes of your time and will compensate you for it.
Thanks
Jim
Kilnz primer, out of a can. Why, it's white. I can sand it off later. I
was going to stop by the shop next month. Will call first. I purchased this car in 95.
Car apparently had a quickie paint job as in lightly sanded and no more than 2 coats of a single stage enamel. Quickie coat of paint can be seen shrinking around the gas lid. Just want to know what I can do to save on the actual paint job like what to remove and best way to paint the white that is under the hood and door jams.
Only need 15 minutes of your time and will compensate you for it.
Thanks
Jim
02-22-2016, 08:36 PM
repairing fiberglass exhaust covers on a C4
Just call before you drive down so I am there,
