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hi just wanted to know what the best filler to use,

i want to fill the gap where the license plate is, if anyone could help or give me tips like best way to fill it and what stuff to use, i would be very gratefull

very much appriciated thanks

Assuming you're referring to the recess on the boot... that's a job for a bodyshop. A metal plate will be welded into the recess. It's too big an area to fill, whatever filling method you use it would soon crack / sink.

clarkson wrote:hi just wanted to know what the best filler to use,

i want to fill the gap where the license plate is, if anyone could help or give me tips like best way to fill it and what stuff to use, i would be very gratefull

very much appriciated thanks

Personally I would get a plate welded in, then smooth over it. As it is too big to fill any other way really.

ah rite cheers, but whats the bst filler for small gaps if u dont mind me asking where my vw badge is at the back of boot i took it off and there is only a small gap

clarkson wrote:ah rite cheers, but whats the bst filler for small gaps if u dont mind me asking where my vw badge is at the back of boot i took it off and there is only a small gap

Bog standard filler will do it. But you will still need it sprayed, & you won't want to do a home job on it. It'll look awful if you didn't 'feather' it in etc.

I would recommend plate welding the boot badge, filler is only really suitable for small jobs (such as those little slits underneath the rear lights) and smoothing out a welded recess.

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You're going to have to pay for a proper respray once you fill the badge up, so I'd say you should just hold off and get the whole thing smoothed and painted by a pro in one go. Also think you should metal plate over the badge recess too. Basically get it done properly, so you only have to do it once

Polo96CL wrote:I would recommend plate welding the boot badge, filler is only really suitable for small jobs (such as those little slits underneath the rear lights) and smoothing out a welded recess.

Yep. 'do it once, do it right'. Bite the bullet & get the whole thing done in one hit.

right cheers lads, i will get it done properly then, cheers

clarkson wrote:right cheers lads, i will get it done properly then, cheers

A pleasure.