Thread: body filler question

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okay I have gotten a lot of opinions , and that is exactly what I am looking for. so I thank all of you for your suggestions and comments....so what I gather from this is use a metal to metal or a short hair fiberglass filler then a "evercoat skim" coat? am I correct?? I just want this to turn out right... I am a perfectionest so to say and I want things right and to last....so once again thankyou and am I on the right track with the metal to metal or fiberglass with a skim coat after??

thanks,
simon

Originally Posted by atichargr

okay I have gotten a lot of opinions , and that is exactly what I am looking for. so I thank all of you for your suggestions and comments....so what I gather from this is use a metal to metal or a short hair fiberglass filler then a "evercoat skim" coat? am I correct?? I just want this to turn out right... I am a perfectionest so to say and I want things right and to last....so once again thankyou and am I on the right track with the metal to metal or fiberglass with a skim coat after??

thanks,
simon

NO i would not go that way if you used metal to metal there is no need of ground glass for a top coat.i work at a shops were we only used metal base filler and use them to fare but did not feather well. you can go to a filler like gold .zgrip. platinum .rage. but if you go glass work it up to allmost fare and then go to filler .i have used the ground glass as well as metal base fillers they sand a bit better but i still think the hook up is better from glass to a light body filler. i have used both like i said the first ever made was ppg alum a lead. i have used all the other s. for the money durglass/marglass is the best bang for the buck .the trick is to get it on smooth file it before its kick all the way off so there not so much work sanding it

Doesn't any one use plain old Bondo? cheaper?not as strong?

Originally Posted by suprstock

Doesn't any one use plain old Bondo? cheaper?not as strong?

bondo was a product trade name . you still can buy it ? all the shops i worker in never used it they were marson or evercoat body fillers