front is done! just need to shave the antennae and i THINK she's ready-ready!
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Originally Posted by 210banginstang
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I was reading your build thread and was wondering what you were susing and how you shaved everything. I'm totally not into putting emblems back on my car and wanna shave my shpoiler too. You mind sharing some info...??
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yeah, sure. what exactly do you want advice on. every type of shaving technique i did wa sa little different.
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mainly just the holes for the spoiler and the emblems. I'll probably leave the "mustang gt" on my bumper since it wouldn't look right shaved on a sn95. any advise you could give me would be badass. |
plugging holes is really quite simple, though it takes patience. you really have to allow yourself to relax and do you best, and not be scared if you mess up. you can always sand away a layer if you mess up, gob it too thick, or make an air bubble or something. fiberglass is like sculpting, think of it that way.
go to carquest or napa and get
4-6" sanding block for clamp-on sand paper
fiberglass resin
bondo body filler
bondo kitty hair (fiberglass strands in a fiberglass jelly, they will know what youa re talking about)
latex gloves!
a couple spreaders... look pink and spread the stuff
make sure each comes with "hardener"
80 or 100, 220, 500 grit sand paper
go to home depot or napa or carquest and get
fiberglass mat (it looks like white fabric that is loosely woven)
process:
sand back side of hole about 1" around hole with 80/100 grit. make it all rough!
cut fiberglass mat fabric about 1" extra around hole
gloves on
pour a few tablespoons of fiberglass resin in a disposable container, add just maybe 6 drops of hardener
stir WELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
stick the fiberglass mat in there and rub the resin so that the fabric absorbs completely
spread it out on the BACKSIDE of the hole
LET DRY 1 hr +
this will keep the bondo you stick in the hole to hav ea backing for more support
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gloves on
get a table spoon worth of kitty hair, add a little squirt of red hardener from the tube, thimble size, MIX WELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
stick down in hole, use a pencil or something, this is NOT EASY as kitty hair doesn't like to spread! take your time. fill it almost all the way up!!
LET DRY 2 hr
sand down with 220grit and sanding block til its flush or lower, then do the last layer with bondo body filler (usually round can, a red 65 mustang on the front, big white cap) mix just a little, add a little hardener, spread that last layer so that you cover the hole and a little of the area around it.
sand it down with 220 grit and repeat if neccessary. once it's done, sand the whole 4-6" area around it that was affected with the sanding block and 500grit.
go get it painted, done.
austin