Body filler recommendations for steel tube fenders (1 Viewer)

[Mopdog]

What is the preferred body filler of the day? I’m almost done welding up some metal tech tube fenders. I cut the inner fenders out of my rusty and dented stock fenders and welded them to the tube fenders. I’m not an experienced body guy by any stretch and am not expecting show car level results, just something decent and paintable.

 

[Firemedic831]

I would try and get them cleaned up
The best you can and use a minimum amount of any body filler

 

[Mopdog]

Those look great. I will continue working them until there isn’t much filler needed. Shouldn’t take much more than a skim coat.

 

[-MaTTi-]

I’ve liked this: Products » Polyester Fillers » FILLER WITH ALUMINIUM POWDER ALU - http://www.ranal.pl/en/p4-filler-with-aluminium-powder-alu

I wineded the OEM steel fenders:

 

[CondeCruiser]

I use this with good results when I have filling to do.

USC 14060 Specialty Body Filler, 1 qt Can, Metallic Silver, Paste/Gel

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[macdaddy59]

I use evercoat green for metal.

 

[rainingagain]

Get yourself some bondo with fiberglass strands and some glazing putty. Use the bondo to get yourself close to where you want, say within a 1/16" or so. Then use the glazing putty as the final top coat.

Glazing putty is much softer and way way easier to sand. So the bondo doesn't need to be perfect; let the glazing putty do that. It'll fill in any scratches and pin holes in the bondo.

Do you have a long board? If you don't, I would invest in one. Or at the very least, whip one up with a block of wood or something. Just don't use your hand for sanding. You don't want show quality results, but you also don't want people getting sea sick when they look down the sight lines of your fenders .

Look up a few videos on using a guide coat and a long board. It's a simple process and really takes you from amateur hour to looking like you know what you are doing haha.

 

[Mopdog]

I’ve been watching some videos and grabbed some short strand Bondo, a cheap DA sander and a long board for a test run on some scrap metal I’ve got sitting around. That should give me an idea if I need more help on the scene at go time.

 

[Mopdog]

Cleaned them up better. I think I’m close enough for some filler.

 

[macdaddy59]

Those look great. Hitem with some filler and rock on.

 

[jim land]

Lead , just like in the good old days