Bodywork filller and Putty

[AdamPengelly]

Hi guys/gals,

As the summer is coming up, and I'm looking for a few new prjects, I thought I might try out some basic filling on my trusty old 190. The car isn't really worth mcuh, so it'll be a good practice vehicle.

I am thinking of removing the aerial on the rear near side wing, and filling the hole.

Anyone got any good tips, or some kind of walkthrough about how I should do this.

What Putty/filler should I use, how to repaint after? Bits and pieces like that.

Thanks so much for your help in advance.

 

[teky]

95% of the job is preperation, regardless of what you think the car is worth its worth more to you than no car at all and regardless of condition no job is worth half doing, allways do your best and it will pay off in the end, new cars "spit spit" any one can get one of them but a classic has to mature and gains more respect than just another new car and the classic gains in value..
a few sites to help you
http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=car+body+filler&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8

 

[AdamPengelly]

teky, thanks for that, I'll have a look through all those sites.

I agree, I do love my car, but unfortunately the guy who had it before me was a janitor, and didn't treat it very well. I would cost a lot more to make it nice, thatn just to scrap it. But as I say, I like it, and I'm, trying my best to help it back on it's feet.

It's currently petrol blue, but one whole side of the car has been resprayed in a different tone of blue. I cannot afford to respray the whole side of a car. It sucks, but I'll live with it.

He also had something sliding around in the boot, that has put tiny penny sized dents in the rear wings from the inside, that have cracked the paint. I got quoted £350 to repair these. Would these be something I could repair myself?

Thanks again for the help.

 

[AdamPengelly]

teky, thanks for that, I'll have a look through all those sites.

I agree, I do love my car, but unfortunately the guy who had it before me was a janitor, and didn't treat it very well. I would cost a lot more to make it nice, thatn just to scrap it. But as I say, I like it, and I'm, trying my best to help it back on it's feet.

It's currently petrol blue, but one whole side of the car has been resprayed in a different tone of blue. I cannot afford to respray the whole side of a car. It sucks, but I'll live with it.

He also had something sliding around in the boot, that has put tiny penny sized dents in the rear wings from the inside, that have cracked the paint. I got quoted £350 to repair these. Would these be something I could repair myself?

Thanks again for the help.

 

[LAMBERT]

FILLER

The ultimate answer to your problem is to not to bother.
If you have found that the 190 is the car for you, save your money, then go out and buy the best one you can find.
Some people have had 190's for years, had them regularly serviced, hand washed them .... you get the idea, buy one of those.
The market value of these cars is way below their true value, and they will only appreciate, if, and it's a big if, you buy the right car.
Good luck.

 

[LNM]

Totally agree with Lambert. My 300CE is worth say £3K ? Dunno + I don't give a toss what the market value is to be honest.

The intrinsic value is what counts and is, in my humble opinion, getting on toward the original purchase price, which my ever generous father in law will attest to. These things are classics, even 190s and I reckon primarily because the build quality of the older ones was so astounding.

Every time I unscrew something on mine, the nut has threadlock on it; why did they bother? Because they wanted to build them right in the first place.

If you feel an affinity to the car, keep the bugger !!!