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danspeed1 
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Posted: April 09, 2007 at 12:32 AM / IP Logged  

Hello guys,....

This is my first time posting on the forum... and infact my first time doing a fiberglass/body filler project.  I am in the process of building a gauge pod for my Impala.  It was working out really well.  I covered it with an old shirt and put the resin on... it hardened really well and looked good.  Then I took 80 grit and gave it a light scuffing.  Then I mixed body filler and resin 5:1.... and put it on the pods... but I didn't put nearly enough hardner.  So after I realized that I screwed up I decided to wipe it all down with a clean rag.  I got as much as I could off but it was still a mess.  So I mixed the body filler and resin again this time with the right amount of hardner and put it on.  It came out alright but I am wondering... will the light amount of body filler that is not mixed with hardner underneath harden with the new properly mixed body filler on top.  I am only asking because I know that you hit it with 80 before putting it on so that the body  filler bites and holds.  I am worried about this filler cracking or chipping underneath.  Should I be concerned or am I out of my mind.   Also, I need to build the surface up a bit.  Can I keep sanding and adding body filler???

Thanks,

Dan

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Posted: April 09, 2007 at 10:35 PM / IP Logged  
You should be OK with it as long as you wiped off most of it. For future reference if you do that again, you can use a paint thinner/gun wash to clean off the body filler and this will dilute the filler enough to clean it off the pod.
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Posted: April 10, 2007 at 7:28 AM / IP Logged  
I did something similar on my sub box. I was tired and a bit out of it and decided to go do a layer of glass, easy stuff. I measured out my mekp, resin and cut my mat. I stirred up the resin, layed the mat and resin'd away, came out a few hours later and it hadnt set up yet,  waited till morning still nothing. I went and checked the measuring cup and the mekp was still in it!! I peeled everything off and wiped it down with acetone, mixed up double mekp in the next batch and everything turned out fine. At least you put some hardner in it.

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