But yeah, the body filler is there to fill in those small crevice's and imperfections that are left over so that you have a smooth[er] more complete surface to sand. and sand you will. oh yes, there will be sanding.
lol, good thing i bought these 10 sheets of 220 grit sandpapers half a year ago, i knew they will come in handy one day.
exactly. if i'm not mistaken, once you have your body filled back in to where it's supposed to be, and sanded pretty smooth, then comes the primer and more sanding with a finer grit. more primer, then more sanding. lol
exactly. if i'm not mistaken, once you have your body filled back in to where it's supposed to be, and sanded pretty smooth, then comes the primer and more sanding with a finer grit. more primer, then more sanding. lol
alright guys, i did the best i could to fix the quarter panel. tommorow im going to autozone to buy the "tiger hair" and saturday il be starting to fill in the area. just to verify this, i also need the fiber glass bondo as well{the one with the red mustang on the logo} as the "icing on the cake" to be applied on top of the tiger hair like shiano mentioned, correct?
and trust me, 'a little dab' of hardener does NOT go a long way. you might as well use a table or teaspoon full of it. I played around with it about a year and a half ago. lets just say that the amount of hardener it said to use, left the body filler soft and didn't dry all the way. I adjusted the amount of hardener i used for the next batch and it turned out perfect. if you lightly knock on it and hear a dull 'thud', it's too soft. if you hear a knock like on a hardwood table, you're there.
and trust me, 'a little dab' of hardener does NOT go a long way. you might as well use a table or teaspoon full of it. I played around with it about a year and a half ago. lets just say that the amount of hardener it said to use, left the body filler soft and didn't dry all the way. I adjusted the amount of hardener i used for the next batch and it turned out perfect. if you lightly knock on it and hear a dull 'thud', it's too soft. if you hear a knock like on a hardwood table, you're there.
okay, so then just to get this right Shiano, the "Tiger Hair" is the fiber glass, which in other words = resin?
lol. The Tiger Hair is ... well, this is taken from a site that sells it
"""Tiger Hair is a polyester filler fortified with long fiberglass strands for superior strength. Can be used with or without fiberglass cloth or mat. Bridges gaps in non-structural metal or fiberglass panels. Highly resistant to moisture absorption. Long strand fillers are used mainly to repair fiberglass."""
Fiberglass is broken down into the following types: Resin and Fillers. Fillers consist of Mat, Cloth, and Tiger Hair. Without the resin though, you can't really have anything.
This is from another site.
"""There are at least three different types of fiberglass; each feature different properties. The strongest and most reinforced has long strands of fiberglass in it and is called “tiger hair.” The mid-grade bondo or “mookie” is filler putty with some short strands of glass in it. The final level – finishing or smoothing mookie – is polyester-based, and until the stuff hardens, it flows like syrup into and around the nooks and crannies of your piece. This stuff isn’t very durable, which makes it easiest to sand."""
Resin is a liquid. Tiger Hair is a Resin + Strands.
lol. The Tiger Hair is ... well, this is taken from a site that sells it
"""Tiger Hair is a polyester filler fortified with long fiberglass strands for superior strength. Can be used with or without fiberglass cloth or mat. Bridges gaps in non-structural metal or fiberglass panels. Highly resistant to moisture absorption. Long strand fillers are used mainly to repair fiberglass."""
Fiberglass is broken down into the following types: Resin and Fillers. Fillers consist of Mat, Cloth, and Tiger Hair. Without the resin though, you can't really have anything.
This is from another site.
"""There are at least three different types of fiberglass; each feature different properties. The strongest and most reinforced has long strands of fiberglass in it and is called “tiger hair.” The mid-grade bondo or “mookie” is filler putty with some short strands of glass in it. The final level – finishing or smoothing mookie – is polyester-based, and until the stuff hardens, it flows like syrup into and around the nooks and crannies of your piece. This stuff isn’t very durable, which makes it easiest to sand."""
Resin is a liquid. Tiger Hair is a Resin + Strands.
And when you sand, wear a mask or you will die.
okay, so im lil stranded right now, and not sure what to get or how many things to get. in simple words, when i go to advance auto or wal-mart, what do i get, fill these lines for me please, lol: 1 - ? 2- ?
And gloves. lots and lots of gloves [latex, or neoprene].
If you look closely at the two cloth bags, you'll notice one is WOVEN together
and one is just chopped pieces pressed together into a sheet
.
Now, if you use Body Filler [which is what i'd use]:
1: Buy a can of the body filler from Advance, Napa, etc. It will be red with a classic red mustang on the front.
2: Buy a tube of Cream Hardener. Not the clear.
3: Remember, the more you put on, the more you have to sand off. Do a youtube or google search on body filler sanding techniques.
4: You will use a decent amount of hardener. If not, you will be left with a soft, and slightly tacky amount of filler [which is a nightmare]. you'll have to pull it off, and start again.
And gloves. lots and lots of gloves [latex, or neoprene].
If you look closely at the two cloth bags, you'll notice one is WOVEN together
and one is just chopped pieces pressed together into a sheet
.
Now, if you use Body Filler [which is what i'd use]:
1: Buy a can of the body filler from Advance, Napa, etc. It will be red with a classic red mustang on the front.
2: Buy a tube of Cream Hardener. Not the clear.
3: Remember, the more you put on, the more you have to sand off. Do a youtube or google search on body filler sanding techniques.
4: You will use a decent amount of hardener. If not, you will be left with a soft, and slightly tacky amount of filler [which is a nightmare]. you'll have to pull it off, and start again.
i see. but can i ask you again what are those fiberglass cloth and mats are for?
The mats and cloth are for when you need to build up surface or create surface on a fiberglass project. you know, like fiberglass enclosures. you know, like sub enclosures.
The mats and cloth are for when you need to build up surface or create surface on a fiberglass project. you know, like fiberglass enclosures. you know, like sub enclosures.
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