Pete M Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 oh wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Holy crap. It was on a 67-72 Suburban too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokeyyank Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 That's a shame. Years ago I had a 75 K5 and it looked decent not great, bought it cheap and thought it would be a good start for a resto. Well fast forward to me getting ready for paint prep, bust out the DA sander and it was just bondo dust EVERYWHERE. Not an inch thick but some spots where almost 1/2. Then discovered some one thought great stuff and cardboard was a suitable way to do body repair. Ended up not doing anything getting some tons and beat it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzimm Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Wow.. with that much Bondo I think it would have been cheaper to get new sheetmetal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEmptyEveryPocket Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 When a drywaller gets into car repair . . . Float coat, followed by skim coat. No-one will ever notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Money_Pits Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 They did a really good job matching the body lines at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derf Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 That's only slightly thicker than the bondo on the bed of my 87. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 On 4/8/2020 at 2:26 PM, JustEmptyEveryPocket said: When a drywaller gets into car repair . . . Float coat, followed by skim coat. No-one will ever notice. Expand Indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Wow! Had they put the chicken wire in there it would have stayed! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzimm Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 On 4/8/2020 at 11:25 PM, JMO413 said: Wow! Had they put the chicken wire in there it would have stayed! Lol Expand That can't be a real thing... Well then again.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue XJ Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Wow!!! It did look good before it fell off! Checking for that would have been a perfect use for the Rock Auto magnets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 On 4/9/2020 at 3:37 AM, Dzimm said: That can't be a real thing... Well then again.. Expand I've never used it but I have removed it. It's like rebar for concrete. Definitely a pain in the @$$ to remove! Behind it was news paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzimm Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 On 4/9/2020 at 12:22 PM, JMO413 said: I've never used it but I have removed it. It's like rebar for concrete. Definitely a pain in the @$$ to remove! Behind it was news paper. Expand Wow, you'd never know the panel behind it had rusted to nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLT Lulu Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Beer cans behind the bondo to fill the rust holes. I know a guy who owned a shop for 40+ years. He helped me buy an old car once. Tapped the outside with a magnet every 6 inches. The guy could swindle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontanaManche Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 i don't even know what i think about this, with how much he spend on bondo he could've got another truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuit Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 On 4/9/2020 at 3:37 AM, Dzimm said: That can't be a real thing... Well then again.. Expand You can find several bodyshop manuals from reputable sources back in the day showing chicken wire and filler being used to repair holes in bodywork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 On 4/10/2020 at 10:27 PM, Minuit said: You can find several bodyshop manuals from reputable sources back in the day showing chicken wire and filler being used to repair holes in bodywork. Expand I thought it was just an Iowa thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Here is some on a 1970 GTO that my dad has in his restoration shop. By brother and I removed some body filler today. Chunks of the side side of the rear valence. Held together with bondo. Chunk out out of the quarter. Chunk from the front fender More pics to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 More pics of the GTO. Some chunks from the quarter panels. Left rear ear quarter panel. Looking up from the bottom behind rear wheel. Left rear quater in front front of rear wheel. Right rear quarter behind rear wheel. In in front of right rear wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 dang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankTheDog Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Is there going to be any car left once you remove all the rust and bondo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 On 4/15/2020 at 10:49 PM, FrankTheDog said: Is there going to be any car left once you remove all the rust and bondo? Expand The roof, rockers, and trunk floors are good, along with most of the cowl. Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING else needs replacing on the body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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