Whats the best filler to use?

[Gillan]

aup guys and girls

about 2 months ago, i got some bodywork done on the cheap! it cost me £250 to have the bonnet smoothed in (THE ONE I MADE IN the pic below), passengers side WING, aswell as the boot lid, and rear spats smoothed in and SPRAYED so i carnt realy moan lol
but after a week or so this is what happend!!!!!!

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so i was wondering if ders anyone out there that knos what i can use?

cheers

 

[Insomnia]

Issue you have is that you're trying to use filler between 2 types of material - metal and plastic.

Depending on heat, different materials shrink and expand at different rates. As they alter in shape/size, cracks will occur. The end results is now apparent on your Bravo.

Boot handle cracking is a very common issue. Many people before you have tried to smooth them in with the same results.

As for a solution, well I couldn't say but if there was a flexible filler on the market you may have more luck.

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[stephend]

who did the filling? 250 for all that work does sound very cheap, was it mates rate?

i have to say that i would cry if it were my car. any comebacks on the bodyshop?

Rat is back on the road ... New bits coming soon!

 

[Gillan]

i am crying lol and yh it was mates rate!!

just need 2 find some good filler! 8(

 

[Sven]

Anyone tried this one ?!
http://www.diytools.co.uk/diy/Main/sp-63-10653-11889-plastic-padding-elastic-car-body-filler-economy-tin.asp

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[Mark]

I've used that plastic padding before, and found it to be very good. Much more flexible than the usual Isopon P38.

It still only has a certain amount of flex though, and can crack if you put it under too much pressure.

 

[Anonymous]

Ha ha, Things are starting to go wrong with Gillans car!

 

[Anonymous]

why is this funny?

stephend

 

[Gillan]

yh wots funny about dat u tit! wots ur name ?
and id like u to try and beat! lol

 

[Anonymous]

yh ok, where do u race?

 

[Von]

Do grow up!

 

[Tommy K]

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Thats all I can find out about the Annon.... sorry Gillian.



I'll give Paul a call and find out what he used.... as I don't remember him having the cracking problem.

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[Paul R]

Why did you get the filler work done? the boot didnt crack in the time I had it and it then went to speedy and it didnt crack then so not sure why you had it done.

Smoothing palstic and metal together isnt easy it requires alot of time, you need a special 2 part epoxy to glue the handle into the boot, after trimming the boot and down so you can lay up fibreglass onto it on the outside and then bake it in the oven approx 5-6 heat cycles, monitoring for cracks and dealing with it as they occur. once its gone through enough heat cycles it will then hold up, but not until alot of working with fibreglass etc, I had to use a few rivots aswell but dont use many as these expand at different rates also and will show.

the rest of it just all looks like poor filler work I am afraid that cheap deal will now cost you alot more I am afraid

 

[Paul R]

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By the way I can tell you the little prick lives in Rusel Road in Nottingham, possibly Burford Road but my money is on Russel Road in a back bedroom... that possition takes you to between the 2 roads just off gregory blvd. Halfway between Gregory Blvd and Austen Avenue on your left hand side

 

[Dave]

im supprised also that the spoiler area cracked and the boot handle, i had the car for over a year with the boot in regular use and it didnt crack :S

must have taken some punishment to crack it man.

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[Paul R]

I had about 7000watts (not RMS btw before someone points that out) in the boot at one point and it was fine!!

 

[Gillan]

cheers for telling me where he lives guys! ill get my boys to take a ride lol

is there anyone out there that would take her on? (bodywork)

paul and dave how much did you two get it done for? any help would be a great help because i hate seeing my car like this!

especialy after all the work ive put into it

 

[Tommy K]

I think paul did most the work himself.

Speedy spent silly amounts of money getting stuff done.... about 2k i belive!!


Time to start saving

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[Insomnia]

I do believe that car is one helluva money pit!

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[Gillan]

your telling me lol

it ows me around 4k and thats not including buying it!!!!!!