Thread: Evercoat Metal 2 metal?

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Dave gives great advice. I used the metal 2 metal only a few times and I can't even remember what it was on. I think it was a welded seam line on a 72 Charger R/T and I cannot remember the other ones. I only used it in medium to light coats and never built it up too much because like Dave mentioned, it gets so hard that it's a pain to cut down and it will chip. As for brands, I am with Dave on this as well, Evercoat makes the best or workable products as far as fillers go IMO. I use their Rage Gold bondo, their glaze in the little squeezable tube deal, and their fine strand kitty hair (this may not be the correct name but it's what I call it and I like the fine hair for mostly what I do).

You say it still isn't filled or straight? Maybe after the fiber coat put the rage on top but put it on thick and then cut it down. When I first started doing body work I would put the filler on thin or just enough (so it seemed) and I ended up cutting it down and it was never enough so I had to add more again and again and cut it down and cut it down (sometimes cut it too much). I learned to just put quite a bit on and cut it down so I dont have to keep doing layer after layer. It's hard to explain and maybe your not even having this problem, I thought I'd address it that's all.

FMX you are exactly right. I tend to put too little, sand it away, and then have to do it again. I put a coat of fiber filled filler over the seam yesterday, and will try to sand it today before work, or get to it tomorrow on my day off. I have never used glaze before, but will look into that on monday as well as the spray on stuff "feather fill" Dave mentioned earlier in this thread.

Sounds good. I remember a few years ago I did a door on a 69 C10 pickup. The customer wanted only a lower half door skin. The new panel was not too great but we put it on anyways and the body line didn't fit right, etc. It needed quite a bit of filler (more than I liked on a vehicle) and I kept putting a coat on, sanding it smooth, another coat, sand it smooth, and did this over and over. The old guy I worked with came over and slabbed a big ass coat on it, hit it down with 36 on a long board, then 80 and finished it with 180 or whatever he used. After that I learned quick and started using more. It's easier to have more than you need and cut off what you dont need than to not have enough and waste more time. You may waste a little more materials (bondo, sandpaper) but you save time which equals more money in some cases.
As for the glaze, it's to fill any sand scratches, pin holes, small imperfections. When mixing filler do not whip it and mix with a stick. What I do (others may have a different method) is use the spreader and just smooth it out and keep putting it on top of eachother and smooth or pull it out like your actually spreading the filler. Hard to explain sorry.