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<blockquote data-quote="Black Gold 380R" data-source="post: 16466089" data-attributes="member: 70025"><p>Then on Sunday I decided to start mudding the firewall. Again, this is the first time I have attempted body work, so it will probably go slow and l'll probably have to do it a few times in order to get it straight LOL.</p><p></p><p>Based on my research this is what I'm doing:</p><p></p><p>I'm using a fiberglass filler to fill in areas I feel are a little deeper than I'm comfortable with. I feel the fiberglass filler will be less susceptible to cracking than regular body filler. Then I'm using body filler to smooth out the rest of the area. Then I'm using 40 grit to knock everything down. Then I'm using 80 grit to shape it. Then I'm using 180 to finalize the area and to prep it for a 2K primer.</p><p></p><p>This was my progress on Sunday.</p><p></p><p>(NOTE: I'm not plugging this product. I'm just showing what I'm using).</p><p>This is the fiberglass filler I'm using.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1655452[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>This is the body filler I'm using.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1655453[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>Here is the firewall after all the metal work. You will notice on the top portion of the firewall, where I had to weld, is not the smoothest. Those are the areas I feel I need to use fiberglass filler instead of body filler.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1655454[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>Here is my initial skim. The areas in green are fiberglass and the tan area is normal body filler. [ATTACH=full]1655455[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>My initial knock down with 40 grit. Although this process does go quick, when you have to sand and sand and sand it gets tiering LOL.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1655456[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>Another skim of body filler as low spots were showing. [ATTACH=full]1655457[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>I put a little more body filler on the passenger side of the firewall and worked it all the way through on the entire firewall (i.e. 40, 80 then 180 grit). This is where I stopped Sunday afternoon as I was tired from all the sanding. I still have way more body work to do, but it's a start <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />. [ATTACH=full]1655458[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Black Gold 380R, post: 16466089, member: 70025"] Then on Sunday I decided to start mudding the firewall. Again, this is the first time I have attempted body work, so it will probably go slow and l'll probably have to do it a few times in order to get it straight LOL. Based on my research this is what I'm doing: I'm using a fiberglass filler to fill in areas I feel are a little deeper than I'm comfortable with. I feel the fiberglass filler will be less susceptible to cracking than regular body filler. Then I'm using body filler to smooth out the rest of the area. Then I'm using 40 grit to knock everything down. Then I'm using 80 grit to shape it. Then I'm using 180 to finalize the area and to prep it for a 2K primer. This was my progress on Sunday. (NOTE: I'm not plugging this product. I'm just showing what I'm using). This is the fiberglass filler I'm using. [ATTACH=full]1655452[/ATTACH] This is the body filler I'm using. [ATTACH=full]1655453[/ATTACH] Here is the firewall after all the metal work. You will notice on the top portion of the firewall, where I had to weld, is not the smoothest. Those are the areas I feel I need to use fiberglass filler instead of body filler. [ATTACH=full]1655454[/ATTACH] Here is my initial skim. The areas in green are fiberglass and the tan area is normal body filler. [ATTACH=full]1655455[/ATTACH] My initial knock down with 40 grit. Although this process does go quick, when you have to sand and sand and sand it gets tiering LOL. [ATTACH=full]1655456[/ATTACH] Another skim of body filler as low spots were showing. [ATTACH=full]1655457[/ATTACH] I put a little more body filler on the passenger side of the firewall and worked it all the way through on the entire firewall (i.e. 40, 80 then 180 grit). This is where I stopped Sunday afternoon as I was tired from all the sanding. I still have way more body work to do, but it's a start :D. [ATTACH=full]1655458[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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