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dougtheboneifiedbusnut
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 7:25 pm: | |
Hey All,
Starting the body work on the beautiful old Crown. Have talked to a bunch of people about the process. It has been sugested by a few that tiger hair fiberglass may be a better material to use than bondo and I think that may be true, because as I understand it bondo is porus and will obsorbe moisture where fiberglass will not.Hopefully some of yo guys who have experience with the two materials can point me in the right. As always,THANKS. |
Pete/RTS Daytona (Pete_rtsdaytona)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 8:07 pm: | |
Tiger hair is useful when filling deep dents - Bondo - (I prefer USC's waterproof filler -Duraglass or USC's halftime) should not be used over 1/8" thick - but that's just the way I was instructed - It works for me - your results may vary |
TWODOGS (Twodogs)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 8:17 pm: | |
tiger hair is real hard to handel...it globs up...you have to get the proper size glob out of the mixture & put it in the proper place...kind of a series of globs to fill a dent ,useing a 1" putty knife...unless you are very good with bondo,& ready to take the next leap...(a big one)...I would not suggest useing it...it does last longer...but...if you can't apply it properly,you are wasteing your time...be SURE & rough-up the surface with 24 grit paper before you apply anything...it will give it a surface to grab hold of... |
Bob Vandawalker (Rav221)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 8:50 pm: | |
Tiger Hair is extremely durable and bonds better than most body filler. However, I agree with TWODOGS, it's is hard to work with. I found not to worry to much about making it smooth on application, use a grinder to smooth it down after. I always use a skim layer of bondo over the Tiger Hair. It smooths better than the hair and will cover the little glass hair strands that might be on the surface of the Tiger Hair. |
TWODOGS (Twodogs)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 29, 2005 - 9:53 am: | |
if you are working on cancer (body rot),be sure to lower the surface 1/8" after you rough it up with the 24 grit...use a small ball peen hammer |
Marc Bourget
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 29, 2005 - 10:06 am: | |
2Ds
Won't the ballpeen flatten the "roughness" created by the 24 grit?
(Tiger Hair is new to me, btw, it sounds like it needs a minimum depth of 1/8"?) |
TWODOGS (Twodogs)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 29, 2005 - 11:19 am: | |
nope |
TWODOGS (Twodogs)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 29, 2005 - 2:25 pm: | |
only mix-up what you can apply in 2 minutes...usualy about 1/3 the size of your fist |
dougtheboneifiedbusnut
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 29, 2005 - 7:38 pm: | |
Thanks you guys I think I will stick with the bondo because I'm only skimming most areas and it sounds to me like the tiger hair is for big fill jobs. |
TWODOGS (Twodogs)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 1:51 am: | |
"skim the surface"....? ..if they are flat surfaces,try pop riveting metal over the bad areas...'specially if you aren't a bodyman |
steve souza (Stevebnut)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 8:44 pm: | |
get everglass. Made by Evercoat
It should be at your local body shop supply.
Not bad to work with and is waterproof so it will also work on seams without bubble through.
Used it on my bus three years and no problems.
very strong stuff.
It sands a little tough compared to the lightweight stuff but not bad to mix, spread, and sand.
Average priced too
Steve |
jerry ray breeden (Jerry_breeden)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, September 25, 2005 - 9:57 pm: | |
I have found that Duraglass by USC is as better product than tiger hair. I live in Oregon and use it on bare metal areas as a water barrier when nessasary. My shop has used it for several years and have not had any warranty problems. |
motorcoach1
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, December 26, 2005 - 4:06 pm: | |
my votes on Duraglass |