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Old Oct 22, 2005 | 05:55 PM
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i decided on molding my widebody on for a cleaner look now the widebody is fiberglass so im sure i should use fiberglass-bondo instead of regular bondo for this my question is what type sand paper and what prep work is needed to do this i know how to do bondo and stuff im pretty good at that but i use a palm sander for bodo i dont think i should use that for fiberglass cause of different materials so i think i should use a sanding block correct me if im wrong
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Old Oct 22, 2005 | 08:35 PM
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ide take it to a body shop....
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Old Oct 22, 2005 | 09:07 PM
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you need to drill small holes so the bondo has something to grip on to
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Old Oct 23, 2005 | 06:46 PM
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i can't think of anything worse than a molded "widebody" kit.
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Old Oct 23, 2005 | 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by chet
i can't think of anything worse than a molded "widebody" kit.
how about a non-molded "widebody" kit?



also what car do you have(phillyblunt)?
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Old Oct 23, 2005 | 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by chet
i can't think of anything worse than a molded "widebody" kit.
ok? explain what the fuck you mean?


and i have a 240 hatch with a sil front and a 50mm rear widebody
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Old Oct 23, 2005 | 07:51 PM
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molded



unmolded

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Old Oct 23, 2005 | 08:23 PM
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Looks ugly as shit with the gas cap pushed that far in. ehhh I dont know about the whole "widebody" thing. But if you really want it done, and your asking how to do it, go to a shop. They know more tricks to keep problems from happening.
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Old Oct 23, 2005 | 08:31 PM
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i love widebody kits on s13's. the gas cap is a little unattractive but im sure you can fix that if you want. molded looks way better than unmolded. i dont know anything about the sandpapers... but good luck haha.

post up some pics once its done. or while you are in the process of molding.
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i cant really tell the difference between those two pics....?
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