Correct bodywork process?

I,ve been doing a driveway job on the bodywork. Is the following right? Strip to metal, apply and shape fibergl***, apply and shape bondo, primer, skim coat, primer again. i've been reading a lot and its all over the place! Any thoughts?​

 

replace "apply and shape fibergl***" with "weld in metal" and you've mostly got it

 

how bout some pics of what your trying to fix? Gl*** over gaping rust holes isnt going to last.

 

i do body work for a living, and it is okay to use 'body filler' (sparingly, and only if the primer is prepped properly first) over primer. it's better to use body filler in direct contact with metal, but it can be done. unless you were building custom speaker units, i wouldn't recommend the bondo over fibergl*** path. fibergl*** doesn't bond well with metal, and the repair would not last.

 

are you working on a Corvette?

 

Seriously!

Fibergl*** and metal do not go together. Ever. So, unless you're working on a fibergl*** body, don't put fibergl*** on your car. Weld in patch panels, hammer and shape with a dolly, stud puller, sledgehammer, whatever. Just not fibergl***. The fibergl*** won't stick, the metal will keep rusting, and the bondo will fall off. And you (or the new owner who will curse your name to the 5th level of hell) will have to repaint the car.

 

as soon as 'bare metal is exposed to air its rusting!

 

You need to sand or grind off paint in areas that are to be welded or bondoed. Not otherwise. If the original paint is on there good, not rusted, leave it and paint over it. Now if the car has had 4 or 5 paint jobs you don't have much choice. But if it is only the original factory paint, just sand it and paint over it.

 

Try this, and then read the rest of the articles in the series...

http://www.how-to-build-hotrods.com/how-to-do-bodywork.html