Gettin it prepped

[mlipnickwc]

The paint on my car is pretty shot and i wanna have it painted.

Before i do that though i would like to sand down the entire car. Is there any problem if i use body filler to fill in some dents on the hood, doors and trunk? I want to make sure that i wont have to worry about anything down the road because of the filler (if anything can go bad).

After i bondo it all up i wanna just rattle can some flat black primer as temporary cover to keep rust away. Are there any specific brands of primer that are 'better' than others?

['93accordse]

no problem using body filler, but if you use alot in one spot i suggest using something with fiberglass strands in it. (Mar-Glass, Bondo with long strand, etc....) Just because it's tougher and less likely to stress in weather conditions and crack.

For primer I like 2K Yellow, but i don't think it comes in rattle can. If you're doing rattle can i don't see where it would really matter, i suppose some of the "better" brands would be the well known ones, but in the end it's all gonna fade eventually. If you're going temporary just get anything really. I had a buddy who sprayed his whole car with $0.99 spray paint primer from wal-mart "temporarily", and it's held up for a year. Of course, prep plays a big factor in longevity.

If you use a rattle can get one of those little grips for the can they sell at Pep Boys, and then go to Home Depot and get a wide angle fan tip. Best combination for spray-bombing a car

[F20A CB7]

dupli color flat blk.
if anthng send me a pm and ill show u wat my car looks like with dupli color "rattle" paint

[honda92ex]

i agree go with the fiberglass,but for the rust if u don't get rid of it, it will come back.

[trcsbrian]

Even if you do get rid of it, or think you do it'll still come back, northeast winters are harsh. Look at all the work ATX put into his car and its still rusting. Just gotta go crazy on the underbody coat and anti-corrosive stuff and even then it'll still be back. Gotta take your car to a carwash plenty of times to make sure it won't come back, and even then, its not 100%.

['93accordse]

dupli color flat blk.
if anthng send me a pm and ill show u wat my car looks like with dupli color "rattle" paint

i wanna see