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Ace Auto Body Inc. · Hackensack, NJ Blogger preview Body Filler and Glazing Putty for Beginners: Mixing, Applying, and Shaping 📅 Published October 15, 2026 ✍️ KJ Lee, Ace Auto Body Inc. Introduction Almost every dent repair ends with filler. Many people call all of it "Bondo," but a body shop uses three different products , and each has its own job. Use the wrong one, or mix it wrong, and the repair can crack, sink, or show tiny holes through the paint. This is a beginner’s lesson. In Part 3 of our Kia Forte series , you saw this work on a real car; here we explain the basics behind it, from manufacturers and trade sources. At the end, in From the Shop Floor , KJ shares notes from about 20 years in our shop. Key Takeaways Fiberglass filler gives strength, body filler gives shape, glazing putty gives the finish , in that order. Mix about 2% hardener by weight (≈ 50:1), same brand. Never extra on a cold day. Thin layers beat one thick layer. No more than 1/4 inch of filler,...

Ace Auto Body Inc. · Hackensack, NJ Blogger preview 📅 Published October 12, 2026 🔄 Updated October 14, 2026 ✍️ KJ Lee, Ace Auto Body Inc. Introduction In Part 1, we inspected a Kia Forte that had been "fixed" with spray cans and took the damaged parts off. In Part 2, we went through the tools and materials. Now we use them. This post follows the repair from the first sanding pass to the first coat of primer: sanding out the old repair, body filler and glazing putty, block sanding, masking, and priming. This is the stage where the car actually gets fixed, and where a shortcut shows up later as a wavy panel or a crack in the paint. Part 3 at a glance. Chart 1. Where the bodywork happens. Step 1: Sand Out the Old Repair The first job is to sand out the old putty and body filler from the street repair. Once it is gone, the real damage, like a door ding, is easy to see. You cannot repair what you cannot see, and you cannot trust filler when you do not know how the metal under...