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    Tim, thats pretty F@#ed up LMAO!!! Okay with primer in cold weather.. you are gonna bondo that stuff up no? Anyways just use clean up thinner/reducer IE: fast reducer/thinner, want it to dry fast in cool weather. In cool weather take more time between coats and dry time before the paint or you will have a build up of solvent under the outer coats and will lead to bubbling and or peeling nomatter how or what grit you leave the lower coats. Edit: Especially if you layer them craters with some bondo.

    Hope you followed that if not PM me... man thats a mess did anyone mention that?

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    I can appreciate your methods as I've 'touched up' hoods in the past. Maybe you are planning to do this, but I thought I'd mention that a large improvement would be made if you sanded, primed, painted etc. in a line that follows the curve of the hood. It wouldn't be much more work and would also make application easier as you wouldn't be hopping from patch to patch.

    Go for it,

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    Quote Originally Posted by 632 Regal View Post
    Tim, thats pretty F@#ed up LMAO!!! Okay with primer in cold weather.. you are gonna bondo that stuff up no? Anyways just use clean up thinner/reducer IE: fast reducer/thinner, want it to dry fast in cool weather. In cool weather take more time between coats and dry time before the paint or you will have a build up of solvent under the outer coats and will lead to bubbling and or peeling nomatter how or what grit you leave the lower coats. Edit: Especially if you layer them craters with some bondo.

    Hope you followed that if not PM me... man thats a mess did anyone mention that?

    LMAO
    i think i follow - that's exactly the advice i need thanks !... can i use this stuff?


    or should i get something else? so maybe around 10% thinner say at 60'F? to both primer and paint?

    yes i will bondo, i promise i won't use chewing gum...

    you think this is bad you should see my last car i'll try to find a pic someday... this one isn't that bad for 20 winters here.
    glad you guys think its as funny as i do i had to delete your smilies before i could post this ...

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    ...Paint some flames on the hood, this way we won't see the difference....
    flames are you nuts? i'm going to do what this guy did!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave M View Post
    I can appreciate your methods as I've 'touched up' hoods in the past. Maybe you are planning to do this, but I thought I'd mention that a large improvement would be made if you sanded, primed, painted etc. in a line that follows the curve of the hood. It wouldn't be much more work and would also make application easier as you wouldn't be hopping from patch to patch.

    Go for it,

    Dave
    noted and appreciated... i'm weighing this vs blending it ... there's no way it will be perfect and i'm wondering if blotches will be slightly more subtle than a straight line if you follow...

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    Quote Originally Posted by tim eh? View Post
    i flames are you nuts? i'm going to do what this guy did!
    What on earth posses people to do that!!!!!!!!!!!


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    K, id personally clean up the paint with fine paper after your bondo method. when ready try to feather the fine sanding about an inch beyone the destined area but not farther. Dont plaster it to that point just feather the area you are fixing. My god a big tape line be as bad as non sanded bondo. it is real tough to refrain from plastering to the tape line but is possible. A clear coat will guarantee an ogly result... feather and be subtle with it. use fast thiner/reducer in cold temps... take a week or 2 to wheel the shine back, cold weather requires it.

    Quote Originally Posted by tim eh? View Post
    noted and appreciated... i'm weighing this vs blending it ... there's no way it will be perfect and i'm wondering if blotches will be slightly more subtle than a straight line if you follow...
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