hi mate right then when filling its best the fill on bear metal ( if you can ) . now the best way to start when mixing the filler is a golf ball of filler to a pea size of hardener ( on cold days ues alittle more hardener ) as it will take longer to dry but not lots as the filler will go pink and will bleed thorw your paint work when the car is sprayed .
when puting the filler on if its your 1st time ues small amounts and slowley build it up uesing more over the repair to get the finnish you need .( if this takes 2,3,4 times so be it ) as time and care is needed here as it will look sh*t when sprayed .
sanding down start with a 80 grit sand paper the when it feels and looks right to you , you can then start uesing 180 grit and 320 grit paper the finnish off . if it helps when sanding ues a black spray can over the repair to find high and low spots in the filler .
primeing here you can ues a high build primer 1k or 2k and you can get sum good ones in spray cans to , if you etch prime 1st great this all helps , give the primer time to dry before flatting down , again use a black spray can over the primer this helps show scratchs up in the filler , then prime and flat again uesing 800 wet and dry
p.s always look for pin holes in the filler after primering .
hope this helps you and others
wayne
cheers Wayne, by the sounds of it I am on the right track, especially the filler mixture/aplications, 2-3-4 coats if need be, need to get some more sandpaper tmz, I have got 120 as biggest grade then 240 and 600 wet/dry. Don't forget this is my real first shot at fillering appart from the mondeo bit the other day(that was just slapped on).
The last pictures have 3 coats filler but there was evidence of a few 'pin holes' so after last piccies where taken went over those again, you could probably tell from the piccies where those pinholes are........being the body man
