Begin by using your 4-inch grinder and remove all paint, primer, and filler around the hole that you want to fill. See All 11 Photos11 Here are two methods for creating the plug to fill the hole.

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Ford is launching a collision repair program that will subsidize body repairs on the new 2015 F-150. Ford’s 2015 half ton uses aluminium body panels which can be costly to repair when dented, which is ...

Finding the cheapest auto body repair can backfire. Make sure to pick the right type of repair shop, read reviews, gather estimates and ask the right questions. Many, or all, of the products featured ...

Stiffness is a fundamental concern for the perceived quality of a body panel. Along with oil canning (the ‘popping’ of a panel when pressed) it determines bow the panel ‘feels’ to a customer. Dent ...

A sound that a Corvette owner never wants to hear is a siren wailing from behind. Another is the sickening sound of crunching fiberglass. And the latter is likely to be even more painful than the ...

Automakers and their suppliers have been painting glass fiber-reinforced composite exterior body panels, including those made from sheet molding compound (SMC), for many years. SMC painting, in ...