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LScorsa
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Registered: 31st Oct 02
Location: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
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25th Feb 04 at 16:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Im going to try and refurbish my alloys and re paint them black.
There is a few chips in one of the rims (from previous owner!) so would normal body filler be ok or is there something more suitable for metal.
Thanks.
modded_corsa
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Registered: 9th May 03
Location: Middlesbrough
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25th Feb 04 at 16:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

do not use bodyfiller will juist fall off after time i think

go to halfords and get sumthing called....chemical metal...shud cum in a lil tube i think
3CorsaMeal
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25th Feb 04 at 16:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

what is all the other layers. gel coat?
mossy
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Registered: 22nd Jan 04
Location: Manchester Drives: GSi
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25th Feb 04 at 18:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i used normal body filler on mine... they were a mess but now there lovely and new in white, look mint....all it took was a bit of fillin, then primer, then paint, then loads of coats of laquer, they still look gr8 6 months down the line
Kris TD
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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25th Feb 04 at 18:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

normal bodyfiller is fine, wat my dad has used on 2 sets of rims and it never fell out of them.

 
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