I'm currently planning to repaint my 67SS this comming spring. The paint that is on the car appears to be very sound and I don't plan on stripping or sanding it off. I will however be needing to use some filler on the vehicle to repair some small dings and scratches, and to get all the body panels nice and straight. Will there be any adhesion problems with applying filler over sanded down paint? Or must it be taken down to bear metal? Are there any particular brands or types of bondo/filler that would work best in this application. I was planning on using Evercoat Metal 2 Metal filler with the aluminum particles in it. Anyone ever use this product??

Thanks, Mike

You must grind the dent down to bare metal with a 24 grit grinding disk for the filler to adhere.if you have small dings you could sand it with 180 grit and apply Evercoat polyester glazing putty.but for large dents i use Evercoat lightweigt filler.that metal to metal is good for holes and around patch panels because its supposed to be waterproof.i wouldn't use it for dents.you should sand your scratches out,not fill them.

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M22 Go to a good paint store that will take time help you. A good sales tech can give a a lot of info in a short time. I use the alum filer over welds etc where you need a water proof seal. It is harder to sand than regular filler and costs more. USC HalfTime is a light filler/glazing putty that can be aplied over seasoned paint and primers. USC Basecoat/Clear coat filler is an excellent filler for larger places. You can use a urethene primer/filler on large panels or entire car. The uro can be blocked sanded and you can get very straight panels . If you have large areas to fix you probally will have to go to bear metal ,scuff it , apply filler ,work , apply uro block sand etc Just be sure that all your primers , sealers etc will work together The uro primers have to be sprayed on and this what makes the car straight and smooth. This is just a start , there may be other ways but you will learn as you go . Dont use lacquer primers,
Good luck our team member martinsr can give you excellent advise

327dave is right you should go to a good paint store before you start this project. one of the first things you need to determine is what type of paint you already have on the car. This can determine what you can and can't do with it. for example if you have lacquer paint on it then you can not use any of the new BC/CC paints over it.
You need to check out what you have first.

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Steve C.