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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 09:32 PM
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question about best body filler, and outdoor spraying

what is that easy sanding body filler that you see the pros on TV use? i have used bondo and the fiberglass kind and both are so hard to sand that I can't make a smooth transition...

If I have a spot that the wind is blocked on all sides, is their any way i can spray outside and get a good paint job?? Or is that just a bad idea??
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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 10:23 PM
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Re: question about best body filler, and outdoor spraying

I use Evercoat Rage and I sand the first coat of filler with 40 grit and sand the second coat with 80 grit then apply a thin coat of putty and finish that with 180 grit and you should be ok spraying primer outside but I wouldnt pait outside
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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 11:37 PM
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Re: question about best body filler, and outdoor spraying

i have been working at a shop for a while and we use rage xtreme and i dont like it i like the rage or the rage gold is really nice if you are not doing heavy filling i would suggest trying evercoat easysand it fills a little more than their other metal glaze but is not for heavy filling just for small dents or dings or as a finish coat. I would not attempt to paint outside, prime sure but not paint.
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Old Jan 4, 2011 | 12:25 AM
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Re: question about best body filler, and outdoor spraying

Just rent a paint booth from a shop.
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Old Jan 4, 2011 | 02:29 AM
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Re: question about best body filler, and outdoor spraying

Painted my Firebrid outside and just recentaly my Buick wagon.

pick a nice calm day and paint the car in stages, hood n doors one day, back end n roof the next, just make sure and mask off the good area well and 100%.
Over spray sucks and will finds its way under any lose flaps of paper.

Though black hides allot; yet reveals bad body work.
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