bondo removal
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bondo removal
hey guys,
I recently picked up A '75 f350 crew cab long bed with a ton of bondo on the box. In some places it is almost an inch thick. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what is the best way to remove it?
thanks!
I recently picked up A '75 f350 crew cab long bed with a ton of bondo on the box. In some places it is almost an inch thick. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what is the best way to remove it?
thanks!
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Media Blasting, chipping, Sanding and like that. Sand or other media is prolly the best.
Thanks for the pics. I see fiber glass. so after getting it blasted ya are prolly gonna
want to put in some patch panels.
I suggest getting the body where the filler was caked on as straight and close as
possible Before welding in the patches.
Or maybe get another bed? Or a whole bed side? Ford may still have some OEM out there.
We have a resident Ford parts Guru (Numberdummy) That may chime in here if he see it.
It looks like ya are going to learn some Body Work skills my friend.
Please keep us posted. And lots of pics as we do like pics and it better helps to
understand what we are working on.
And welcome to FTE. Some have been here for years and still can't post pics.
Good job.
Thanks for the pics. I see fiber glass. so after getting it blasted ya are prolly gonna
want to put in some patch panels.
I suggest getting the body where the filler was caked on as straight and close as
possible Before welding in the patches.
Or maybe get another bed? Or a whole bed side? Ford may still have some OEM out there.
We have a resident Ford parts Guru (Numberdummy) That may chime in here if he see it.
It looks like ya are going to learn some Body Work skills my friend.
Please keep us posted. And lots of pics as we do like pics and it better helps to
understand what we are working on.
And welcome to FTE. Some have been here for years and still can't post pics.
Good job.
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25 years ago when I used to do paint and body work, that was how we removed old body filler - a circular sander with low grit paper. It would come off quickly.
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A whole new bed would be ideal but im in south florida so they are not easy to find. once i do get the bondo off ill get an idea of how bad it really is and plan a course of action from there. thanks guys
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sandblasting would be ideal for an area that big. and it'll clean up the rust underneath. but like mentioned before no matter how you do it, it's gonna be messy. so I suggest a good respirator, paint suit, hear pugs and face shield, oh and something to cover your hair as well.
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That is going to be a lot of work to remove, and I can already tell you from the couple pics you posted that it is going to be a fruitless effort. That bed needs, at minimum, new bedsides, but I'd check the wheel wells and the crossmembers underneath to make sure its not rotted out there as well. If it is you will be far far ahead on labor and money (sand paper and respirators and etc aren't free) just to buy a box in better shape. You could start with the typical $200 box with some fenderwell rust and be a year ahead of where you are now.
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I have used heat, torch low flame . It will soften up enough to pop big chunks off. Caution with a torch though and a heat gun will do it only a little slower . I suggest looking for a better bed , i tried to give a good one away a couple of years ago, no takers and ended up in the crusher.
