jikelly said:
Well, now you know why you are supposed to ALWAYS prime your body work when your done for the day. Just a quick coat with a rattle can will work.
To answer your question.. the body fillers I've worked with have all been pretty porus and will absorbe water/oil. I don't think you'll be able to properly clean off the oil...meaning those spots will probably need to be redone.
Hopefully someone else has a better option for you.
try cleaning it really good and then sanding down until you can no longer see a spot where the oil was then go a little further just to make sure. it's not as bad as it probably seems. how much did you get on the car? was it just from handprints? if so it should be pretty darn easy to put it back right, if you spilled a bottle on it or something like that, then you are probably screwed
if you clean it well and sand it down some and you're still unsure of whether or not you need to re-do it, then that would be the time to do it. if you can clean it without to go that far i think it would be just fine. the back print will probably be the worst i'm guessing so start there and if it turns out ok then the rest should be fine.
quick question, is your car red or at least partially red with with 94-95 cobra wheels?
quick question, is your car red or at least partially red with with 94-95 cobra wheels?
Well... you run the risk of it really absorbing into the filler and cause the paint to bubble when applied. If the spots were just roughly shaped in I'd say sand it and try it. But if the areas were close to being done and about 1/16 to 1/8" thick, then Id' say sand it down and start over unfortunitely. That is why I always spray a coat of sealer or primer on after working with filler. Moisture will also be absorbed by the filler causing a lot of problems if not coated.
oboebrian said:
on the smaller spots you can probably get away with just grinding the filler out around the area about 1/2" or so, that would make it easier to re-fill that area. on the big spots i would still do what i suggested earlier and then put a good coat of sealer on it afterwards. i'm pretty sure you're a couple months away from actually shoothing the paint right? if so you'll know by then if just cleaning it as best as possible like i said earlier will do the trick or not. i seem to remember you saying that thi was just going to be a temporary paint job to get you by for a couple of years anyway right? if so and the sealer holds up for a couple months without peeling it should work great for a couple years until you can afford to have it painted like you want, they'll grind off the old filler before they paint it anyway.
if i'm off base on this just tell to me to shove it and go with what everyone else says.