Topic: Im done dished tank pics start to finish

[savannahcafe]

Ok Im finished. Heres the pictures in one lump sum from start to finish. I just need to work on laying the pin stripe better. Much more difficult than I expected.

The beginning. I only used the bigger rubber mallet in the picture

This is after the beatings ceased


After using the flapper wheel and uncovering some bondo

Laying down some body filler

smoothed body filler 

building up more filler to create the edge I wanted 

final smoothing of filler

Spayed section with primer and took outside to better light to see what areas needed work

After final smoothing and first thin layer of low gloss black

sanded down with 400 grit and repainted twice.

stenciled design added and pinstripe (going to re do pinstripe till it looks perfect. its pretty crooked) 

DONE!!! Lets ride

[savannahcafe]

Id say maybe 4 hours stretched out over a week

[my78k]

not bad at all!! Looks good

Dennis

[Sweep]

Looks good.  I don't look forward to doing mine though.

[matchanu]

Looks nice, clean work.

I don't want to be a stick in the mud, but you should have used duraglass or another type of fiberglass reinforced bondo.

As long as you keep the rubber insulators in good shape, and have a few good coats of paint and really let it set before adding any gas, you may be in good shape. If that bondo gets any gas on it at all, you'll have to remove a lot of it and redo.

Bondo doens't absorb shock and vibration near as well as duraglass. Duraglass is a bit harder to work with, but you can finish off any inperfections with a very light layer of bondo.

Bare bondo soaks up the oil in the gas and holds it. When you paint over it, or if your paint job sucks, it'll bubble up.


Good luck with it, I hope it all works out well for you.