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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731   
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Bloody Hell! That's extreme - and I grew up in Essex! Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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18th Mar 2020 4:45pm |
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| Huttopia Member Since: 23 Feb 2016 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1978 
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Why have they put it on if the bodywork underneath is ok? It seems like a lot of trouble to go to putting it on, almost as much as you'll have removing it. Second hand tub?
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18th Mar 2020 5:39pm |
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| gilarion Member Since: 05 Dec 2013 Location: Wales Posts: 5118  
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That is one of the oddest repairs I have ever seen
 For those who like Welsh Mountains and narrow boats have a look at my videos and photos at..
http://www.youtube.com/user/conwy1 |
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18th Mar 2020 7:20pm |
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| ickle Member Since: 22 Jul 2010 Location: South Vendee Posts: 1854  
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Going out the old unsound filler, do a better job than was done of straightening the panel, re fill rub down and paint.
Or get a new outer panel, cut moist of the old panel away and bond the new one over the top, refit capping and paint. |
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18th Mar 2020 7:39pm |
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| ARC99 Member Since: 19 Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1831 
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I have a refurbished Heritage railway items that had large quantities of filler on them with these https://www.cromwell.co.uk/shop/abrasives/...RK2453800K
and the Harder Orange pads. The advantage is that they only polish the base metal instead of grinding it away, they fit on an angle grinder, disadvantage lots of dust. A shallow angle is best like a grinding disc, if you put the full face on the surface they can fling the angle grinder out your grip. Don't make old people mad. We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to  us off.
Richard |
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18th Mar 2020 8:39pm |
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| windy81 Member Since: 14 Mar 2018 Location: North Wales Posts: 311 
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i used a wire brush on the end of a 5" grinder. i'd use a mask though as the dust is terribad
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18th Mar 2020 9:18pm |
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| miker Member Since: 13 Sep 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 1776 
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Wire wheel, grinder, mask and patience!!
Good luck finding a mask at the minute though.... |
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19th Mar 2020 12:47am |
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| Nidge Member Since: 27 Jan 2008 Location: Kildare Ireland Posts: 822  
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Thank you for the suggestions I'll give the wire wheel and Nylon disc a go and report back
N. |
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19th Mar 2020 7:03am |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2664  
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 Click image to enlarge I am guessing that Halfords had a BOGOF deal on body filler that weekend  |
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19th Mar 2020 10:20am |
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| Nidge Member Since: 27 Jan 2008 Location: Kildare Ireland Posts: 822
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Just to close this off, the filler came off handy enough in the end but lots of dust, used the nylon disc in the grinder to take the bulk off then used the Mirka Orbital with 80grit Abranet
Lucky for me it was only the rear end....I guess the lad who filled it wasn't aware of the flex in land rover aluminium panels and kept filling till the panel no long flexed
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20th Mar 2020 7:18pm |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3707 
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Jeez! What was he trying to fill? It’s hard to actually see the damage.
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20th Mar 2020 8:25pm |
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| gilarion Member Since: 05 Dec 2013 Location: Wales Posts: 5118
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Great Job there removing all that filler
For those who like Welsh Mountains and narrow boats have a look at my videos and photos at..
http://www.youtube.com/user/conwy1 |
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20th Mar 2020 8:29pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10983
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My thoughts exactly  Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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20th Mar 2020 9:15pm |
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