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Adding fender flares; to graft or to widen


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Hi,

While I wait for another Dino 206 for its body to replace my warped one, I started work on my long term project.

I'm at a cross roads and am wondering how the community would widen quarter panels.

Would you make several cuts in parallel and widen each only a small amount?

Or would you simply graft a quarter panel while doing mass amounts of putty to smoothen out?

I had tride the first while only making 1 cut, trying to widen it alone and cracked the plastic during the widening attempt.

So I though instead to make several cuts in parallel and widen each cut only slightly.  I'me looking to widen by about *1/4 over original.

Thanks in advance.

* Correction, 1/4 and not 1/3.

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I'm curious, in terms of the 1 piece Bondo, do you apply with your fingers?

I'm finding that I can't apply it perfectly unless with my fingers.

I know this fromage is toxic as hell.

Curious how you deal with it.

I've 2 of those putty type spatulas as well.  Pictured are both for referefance;

 

 

 

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Old credit cards (cut up) work even better.:o

You can even cut custom shapes or curves that will make building character lines, etc. MUCH easier.:D

The little plastic clip-tabs that bread wrappers are sometimes sealed with work well for one or two uses, too.B)

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Old credit cards (cut up) work even better.:o

You can even cut custom shapes or curves that will make building character lines, etc. MUCH easier.:D

The little plastic clip-tabs that bread wrappers are sometimes sealed with work well for one or two uses, too.B)

You know, I was in the middle of shaping and old Vons Club card of mine for just such a purpose.

Thanks man!

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