Body fillers

3 inch DAs work really good for small and curvy parts, you can pick one up for about 100 dollars.

love rage gold...mar-glass sands very easily too for a reinforced body filler

uz2bauto wrote: after using rage gold at school and now using rage extreme at work i can say that rage extreme, i think, is a better filler. also if you are looking for a re-inforced type filler i reccomend using fiber-tech by evercoat it actually has kevlar strands in it and it is stronger than kitty hair. also if you have used kitty hair/tiger hair/etc. then you know that when applying it that the whole 'wad' likes to follow where you spread it. the fiber-tech does not, it spreads almost as easily as your regular fillers.

I don't know why people use kitty hair. That stuff doesn't spread for nothing. I'm a big mar-glas fan myself. And the Rage is awesomely soft for sanding. I've used poly-fil for the tiny spots that form from like air pockets and stuff. What do you guys use?Tell the Snap-On guy I'm not here!

with the rage extreme i hardly ever have any pinholes. when mixing dont whip it up, try folding and smushing the filler together until you get your color even. also you can use just a little more than half of the hardener that is reccommended for your temp. and it will be okay...this will give you a longer work time with your filler and less waste. paint and body       

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cool thanks! so I'm supposed to fold it huh. oh man thanks again!Tell the Snap-On guy I'm not here!

I agree with 5150...LOVE Mar-glass

I use bondo professional...seeing as how the only way I can find rage gold is online and I don't feel like paying the shipping and handling and waiting a week. What I do though is as the filler hits its "green stage" (where it rubs off before completely hardening) I use about 40 grit and that cuts the sanding time in half by far. What you do is: After applying the first coat of bondo or rage wait til it is somewhat hardened (should feel kinda tacky) then start sanding it with 40 grit. It will knock down all of the ridges and sand it down smooth. Then just keep changing out sand paper as it continues to harden until it is completely hardened. Trust me, I was able to sand a full center console in less than half an hour (completely smooth too.) doesn't matter what filler you use; just a little trick of the trade

they make surform planes (think thats what theyre called) which are basically graters which are made for the task...just like what mi_what said but instead of 40 grit, this plane can be re-used...although ive never used one myself yet so i dont know how well they work  but they also can only be used on flat or raised areas...thats more for bodywork.

they are like cheese graters...great for crushed quarter panel reshaping haha paint and body       

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