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Posted: July 11, 2004 at 6:20 PM / IP Logged

I have a question for you guys. What do you mix body filler on? I have always grabbed a piece of cardboard and mixed on there. But I heard that cardboard is not good to use.

So my question is, what do you guys use? Also, is there a material that body filler doesn't stick to? It would be nice when after it hardens, you just break it off and use the surface again.

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I usually use cardboard or scrap wood.

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Ive used the cardboard/scrap wood/ random flat surface for awhile until I was in the auto parts store buying oil and saw this $2 little mixing board. Its pretty handy and for $2 you can afford try. When the bondo dries you can flex it and it just peels the stuff off. It seems to me like its a realy oily kind of plastic to aid in the removal of dried bondo.

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bondo doesn't stick to tupperware boys. I've been using it for years

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Posted: July 11, 2004 at 9:37 PM / IP Logged

Awesome, thanks guys. That's exactly what I was looking for.

Now just to be sure, I use Rage Gold body filler and Duraglass. I've noticed they are somewhat different in their feel. Do you think both of those would work fine on tupperwear or the Bondo boards?

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i use 3M lightweight filler, 3M Flowable Filler, Bondo Brand, and duraglass. None of them bond to the tupperware.

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I use a "Bondo board" which is basically a pad of notebook paper attached to a Masonite board. You mix it on the top sheet and then tear it off after it dries. When this one runs out I'm going to try the Tupperware idea. I'm cheap so I'm going to try Rubbermaid first.

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on the selectproduct tape they used an Onion board which is bout the same as the bondo board ...bout 1000 sheeets you can easily mix bondo on and spread each oz into your project. i guess you should try your grocery store

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if you use cardboard just be sure it doesn't have wax on it, otherwise it's fine (I'm ase certified in body repair and we have done that for quite a while)

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you can also use a legal pad and hot glue a couple edges. it is not always the best , but works in a pinch.

also with the plastic board, if there is any left on there, you can use laquer thinner to remove it....that also works on the plastic spreaders. just dont leave the thinner on there too long or it will warp the plastic. this works with duraglass and bodyfiller

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