Good body filler

[stefan]

What is the best body filler out there? Is bondo ok, or is there better stuff? I was at a body shop and they had all sorts of different fillers from fiberglass, to stuff with metal or something in it

[mooseheadc]

Re: Good body filler

What is the best body filler out there? Is bondo ok, or is there better stuff? I was at a body shop and they had all sorts of different fillers from fiberglass, to stuff with metal or something in it

Bondo had been improved from the heavy crap it used to be, butlook for a parts place that carries Evercoat, much better stuff.

http://www.evercoat.com/productCategory.aspx?cat=3

but do your metal work first, using more than a 1/4" of any filler
should be avoided, use fiberglass instead if things are really
messed up.

Last, use icing or glaze putty for final work rather than lacquer
putty, as much as I used to use #M Acryl Blue, these do better
for even small pinholes

http://www.evercoat.com/productCategory.aspx?cat=1

And no, I don't work for Evercoat, its just good stuff :lol:

[festivaWES]

^^ i second that go with evercoats lightweight body filler.....feathers nice doesn't shrink over time if used with a sealer of somesort. I would stay clear of ever 1/4"...more like 1/16 to an 1/8th IMO.

[mattswabb]

and remember if you bondo over rust you're wasting your time. It will pop out in a short time.