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Old 20-10-2010, 05:42 PM
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Hiya people, dont know ifthis in right section so sorry if it is'nt.
Ive got a few small dents that i want to repair, just wondering what would be the best products to use as in filler etc,
Only asking about using the filler as the roof will be getting resprayed along with the rest of the car at some point soon.
What sort of process's would i be best of doing?
Im a newbie to this side of things by the way lol

Any help appreciated thanks
Old 21-10-2010, 12:02 PM
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we use cataloy (spelling) on our roofs but like anythign its extremely hard to get looking good and takes a lot of time and effort. Just buy a carbon fibre roof
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Unfortunstely most cars have these little dents and unless you want to weld on a new roof, filler is the only solution.

First off, buff the dent right back to the metal with rough sand paper, thus giving the filler something to stick to, then once applied (leaving a little too much filler on the dent) sand it back with fine sand paper and then when nearing completion, with some wet and dry (very very very fine sand paper dipped in Warm Soapy water) The key here is to keep the roof soaking wet with said soapy water to leave the finish as smooth as possible. Dont worry if its not 100% but point it out to your body man pre-spray and he'll sort it.
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Well fingers crossed may hopefully have this done today with a bit of luck if the weather holds out, what filler would be best to use and is easy to apply ?
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