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morrowjm4154 · April 29th, 2009, 03:26 PM

Well, after the bottom end of the engine rebuild (455) to install my 71 Cutlass, I decided to begin the body work by first stripping the paint in the hopes of finding no bondo. Well, that just wasnt my luck, and as soon as I got to the metal on the front fender, I ran into a 6x6 patch of body filler. I lost my motivation and put the sander down. I was told by a friend that they sometimes used fuller from the factory to make the body look right. Does anyone have any clarification on this remark, or is he correct in his statement?

Bluevista · April 29th, 2009, 04:20 PM

There was some factory bondo type filler on mine, original paint, lead on the seams as usual. The stuff was skimmed over some areas, funky brown color and hard to sand off.

April 29th, 2009, 03:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
morrowjm4154 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 15	Under Construction Well, after the bottom end of the engine rebuild (455) to install my 71 Cutlass, I decided to begin the body work by first stripping the paint in the hopes of finding no bondo. Well, that just wasnt my luck, and as soon as I got to the metal on the front fender, I ran into a 6x6 patch of body filler. I lost my motivation and put the sander down. I was told by a friend that they sometimes used fuller from the factory to make the body look right. Does anyone have any clarification on this remark, or is he correct in his statement?

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April 29th, 2009, 04:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bluevista Cruisin' the Vistas Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Northeast Ohio Posts: 1,720	There was some factory bondo type filler on mine, original paint, lead on the seams as usual. The stuff was skimmed over some areas, funky brown color and hard to sand off.