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Pits in gas tank other sheet metal

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Gordon

04-02-2002 12:31:01




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I am getting ready to make an attempt at painting my 45 model Farmall B. The tank & other sheet metal is pitted pretty bad from rust. I have used a grinder with a wire brush & removed all the loose rust & scale, down to the bare metal & primed. I read a thread here about using something called icing. Is this what I call body glaze? If not is body glaze suitable for filling in the pitts, before painting? Any info at all concerning this would be appreciated. Thanks in advance....Gordon

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IHman

04-04-2002 18:43:07




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 Re: Pits in gas tank other sheet metal in reply to Gordon, 04-02-2002 12:31:01  

Hi Gordon, I would not recommend
a body glazing putty for use over primer. It dries to brittle and can crack in time. I would sand off the primer in the areas that are pitted down to bare metal, mix up some bondo and fill the pits with bondo.spread it on with a good plastic squeegy thin. After it dries, sand it with some 320 paper, if it is has some flaws in it, mix a little more bondo and use it as a glazing putty to fill any little scratches or pits. when you get it where you want it, prime it with 2 part epoxy primer, epoxy primer will seal the surface especially where the bondo is. Lacquer primers are obsolete, they don't adhere near as good and lacquer primer is not water proof.....wet sanding can cause lacquer primer to bubble and loose its bond in time.The key to a good finish job is preparation.....and epoxy primer.You get the surface smooth and epoxy prime it, then smooth it out with some 400 wet paper. Epoxy primer sands hard because it is hard.....paint your item with a good acrylic enamel with hardner additive and you'll be tickled with the results.

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Gordon

04-05-2002 05:47:23




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 Re: Re: Pits in gas tank other sheet metal in reply to IHman, 04-04-2002 18:43:07  
Thanks for the information IHman. i'll try it & see how it goes. This is my first attempt at painting, so I'm a rookie. Again thanks.



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IHman

04-04-2002 18:41:51




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 Re: Pits in gas tank other sheet metal in reply to Gordon, 04-02-2002 12:31:01  

Hi Gordon, I would not recommend
a body glazing putty for use over primer. It dries to brittle and can crack in time. I would sand off the primer in the areas that are pitted down to bare metal, mix up some bondo and fill the pits with bondo.spread it on with a good plastic squeegy thin. After it dries, sand it with some 320 paper, if it is has some flaws in it, mix a little more bondo and use it as a glazing putty to fill any little scratches or pits. when you get it where you want it, prime it with 2 part epoxy primer, epoxy primer will seal the surface especially where the bondo is. Lacquer primers are obsolete, they don't adhere near as good and lacquer primer is not water proof.....wet sanding can cause lacquer primer to bubble and loose its bond in time.The key to a good finish job is preparation.....and epoxy primer.You get the surface smooth and epoxy prime it, then smooth it out with some 400 wet paper. Epoxy primer sands hard because it is hard.....paint your item with a good acrylic enamel with hardner additive and you'll be tickled with the results.

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