Which filler ?

[B1N9S]

I am about to start priming my project with epoxy and will also need to fill some dings and dents, before high build, etc, etc.

I have some Dinitrol alu filler, is this ok to use for general bodywork, or is it not recommended ?

If not, what would be the best stuff to buy ? I will be prepping a whole car for paint.

Cheers
Wayne

 

[marlinspike]

I have mainly used the Upol isopon stuff you get in Halfords which is ok. However, the one that I see recommended the most is Upol Fantastic. Unfortunately it's a bit harder to find and comes in pretty big tubs. If I were starting my restoration again I would buy Fantastic.

It's currently on offer at Metalflake for £12.50, though their website is hopeless and doesn't tell you what size it is. Also, they now charge for postage. It's an option if you can't find it locally though.

If you do order from there, Tiger Seal is also on offer at £4 a tube, which is cheap:

http://www.metalflake.co.uk/fantastic

http://www.metalflake.co.uk/tigerb

Can't advise on the Dinitrol as I haven't used it, but the Frost website suggests it's suitable.

One product I can recommend is Dolphin Glaze - it's a very runny filler - and Lechler Spat o Rapid stopper, for filling pin holes and tiny marks etc.

 

[langy]

Upon fantastic is excellent stuff, dolphin glaze is really a stopper but you can use it finely

 

[B1N9S]

Cheers guys. UPOL it is then.

 

[ajlelectronics]

Don't forget, paint first, then filler. Epoxy primer is unique in that regard.

 

[B1N9S]

Don't forget, paint first, then filler. Epoxy primer is unique in that regard.

Cheers mate. Yes, I have epoxied some parts today in preparation for some filler work. Then some high build, guide coat, then skim filler/stopper as required, then another thinned coat of high build, followed by another guide coat and blocked back through the grades to finish at 800 ready for top coat.

Well that's my plan anyway !!! Or at least, I should say, that's what my painter instructed me to do !!!! ;-)

 

[anjum]

Where you go through to the metal, as you inevitably will, epoxy again before the hi build.

 

[langy]

Cheers mate. Yes, I have epoxied some parts today in preparation for some filler work. Then some high build, guide coat, then skim filler/stopper as required, then another thinned coat of high build, followed by another guide coat and blocked back through the grades to finish at 800 ready for top coat.

Well that's my plan anyway !!! Or at least, I should say, that's what my painter instructed me to do !!!! ;-)

You wouldn't normally fill on top of hi build primer

 

[B1N9S]

You wouldn't normally fill on top of hi build primer

Thanks Steve. Totally genuine question, not trying to be a smart ****. But, I was thinking about this the other day. Someone else told me to do all my filling over the epoxy and not over the high build.

But what about low points, when guide coating the car ? Surely I'll HAVE to fill these with filler ? That is confusing me !!.......It's not hard to be honest !!

 

[anjum]

After the hi build it's all normal practice. Perfectly ok to apply filler as required.

The idea is to have an intact layer of epoxy next to the metal to prevent moisture getting through. As before if you go through to the metal anywhere apply epoxy again.

 

[B1N9S]

Thanks anjum. Did some filler work last night and just recovered where I had gone through. Hard work and lots of it !! Now I know why a decent spray job costs a fortune