Spreading Filler...

Slammed83Mazda · 08-20-2008, 02:51 PM

What do you guys use as a platform to have your filler before you spread it on the actual truck....? Any feedback is appreciated thanks guys.

Dork · 08-20-2008, 05:35 PM

They make plastic boards for that purpose. Or a piece of plexi, or glass, piece of metal, cardboard.

Maverick2664 · 08-20-2008, 06:19 PM

i used to have one of them plastic boards to mix on, but i think it got lost during one of my moves since then, im not sure where it went off to... my last job had one of those "rip a sheet" wax paper boards, theyre nice, i like them... but lately ive just been using gold ole cardboard, its never done me wrong

TA^Guy · 08-20-2008, 06:23 PM

I use a mixing board and wraped in tin foil.

Why? Easy clean up afterwards, just take it off and toss it out.

I've heard rumors that carboard absorbs the hardener while mixing or whatever, not sure if its true but I I hate flimsy cardboard anyhow.

JC98S10 · 08-20-2008, 07:30 PM

I've also heard you aren't suppose to use cardboard. But I use it most of the time when I'm at work. Here at home I use a plastic board I got from the paint store.

Maverick2664 · 08-20-2008, 07:34 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by TA^Guy

I've heard rumors that carboard absorbs the hardener while mixing or whatever, not sure if its true but I I hate flimsy cardboard anyhow.

its true, but it doesnt mean anything... you shouldnt be mixing filler long enough to have the cardboard affect it... and if you are able to.. then you didnt add enough hardener in the first place

also the cardboard is only flimsy the first few times you use it, once it becomes "seasoned" its a pretty nice mixing surface, at the end of my last filler boards life it was over 2 inches thick and weighed about 5 pounds

lee-mill · 08-20-2008, 07:36 PM

i just cardboard, its cheap and easy to find and works fine

bondoville · 08-20-2008, 10:06 PM

i use any thing that is flat ive used a cleaned garage floor once at my buddies

i wiped it down good and mixed the filler right on the floor and all the excess scraped right off with a razor blade, it left a spot tho lol

KENNYMO · 08-20-2008, 10:09 PM

i used my dresser once.
bad idea.

JSamsS10 · 08-21-2008, 12:12 AM

Ive got a piece of cardboard ive used for the past 2 or 3 years on every vehicle ive laid filler on. Its atleast a inch thick

MINITRK · 08-21-2008, 12:25 AM

a 1.5'x1.5' piece of shit metal, i clean it after every filler use.

purplepassion · 08-21-2008, 12:30 AM

cardboard

***paint toad*** · 08-21-2008, 02:23 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by JSamsS10

Ive got a piece of cardboard ive used for the past 2 or 3 years on every vehicle ive laid filler on. Its atleast a inch thick

pics of you wasting more filler than you sand away..?

JSamsS10 · 08-21-2008, 09:12 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by paint toad

pics of you wasting more filler than you sand away..?

I dont really waste that much its just after 3 years it kind of adds up

***paint toad*** · 08-21-2008, 11:07 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by JSamsS10

I dont really waste that much its just after 3 years it kind of adds up

it was just a joke....i generally tend to mix a bit more than i need just because i don't want to come up short.....

Mcfly Minis · 08-21-2008, 11:22 AM

I use pieces of plexi glass, and try to clean it after each use. When I get build up of old filler, I hit it with the DA.

PandaS10 · 08-21-2008, 11:42 AM

i use cardboard with the glossy finish. works fine for me. i suck though. don't take my advice.

pearldrop · 08-21-2008, 11:49 AM

I use plastic plates from the dollar store. 12 for a buck works for me.

ancona · 08-21-2008, 12:01 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by pearldrop

I use plastic plates from the dollar store. 12 for a buck works for me.

smart i never thought of plates, i usually use cardboard

wildman ss · 08-21-2008, 12:46 PM

you can do what my friend does and mix it on what ever he's bondoing

***paint toad*** · 08-21-2008, 12:50 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by wildman ss

you can do what my friend does and mix it on what ever he's bondoing

i have mixed entire gallons directly on a roof and a couple hoods before.......i have done more than a few 1/4s i would like to have done that to also

damn i'm glad i don't do mud work like that anymore

wildman ss · 08-21-2008, 01:27 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by paint toad

i have mixed entire gallons directly on a roof and a couple hoods before.......i have done more than a few 1/4s i would like to have done that to also

damn i'm glad i don't do mud work like that anymore

yeah but you didn't paint over it with rattle can primer then take it out mudding that same day

2002dime · 08-21-2008, 02:11 PM

i use the good 'ol cardboard for the most part.

Draggin97 · 08-21-2008, 08:12 PM

cardboard wrapped in masking paper, clean sheets, metal, glass, pretty much anything thats smooth.

RustyButTrusty · 08-21-2008, 08:33 PM

I've got a few of those "rip a sheet" boards like someone posted above. I think I got them from Eastwood and I'll never use anything else.

Futuresweets10 · 08-21-2008, 11:28 PM

Here is a story just for the hell of it. I currently have a body shop and collision repair is my trade, but I own a construction company as well. I do mostly maintaince on rental property's between tenants. Anyway, about two weeks ago I was working on a house that was about a year old. The bathtub/shower was one of those one piece units that you have to build the house around. This particular tub had a manufacturer defect and there was no glass under about a 1sq ft area, just gellcoat over it. Ofcourse the tub now had a big hole in it.... I used the same technique you would use on the body of any glass vehicle to fix it. I was mixing up my long strand filler on a piece of glass that was left in the unit by the previous tenant (was a shelf in a tv stand). Right after I got done with my wipe I sat the glass on the edge of the tub and the filler that was still on it was already setting up pretty good. I accidently bumped the glass and it fell to the floor and shattered. I found it kinda odd because instead of the filler either holding the glass together or comming off of the glass it broke with the glass. It was just kinda weird. It looked like green glass.......

sik_kreations_951 · 08-22-2008, 05:34 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by paint toad

i have mixed entire gallons directly on a roof and a couple hoods before.......i have done more than a few 1/4s i would like to have done that to also

damn i'm glad i don't do mud work like that anymore

i gotta try that one time. n ever thought of it.

foxracin23 · 08-22-2008, 06:56 PM

i use clean sheets like one dude said wax paper on a board but if something big to fill and all a big piece of cardboard

DfntPntbll · 08-25-2008, 10:20 PM

Holy shit kevin,... where have you been??? havent heard from you in a LONG time. still have my number?

Quote: Originally Posted by Futuresweets10

Here is a story just for the hell of it. I currently have a body shop and collision repair is my trade, but I own a construction company as well. I do mostly maintaince on rental property's between tenants. Anyway, about two weeks ago I was working on a house that was about a year old. The bathtub/shower was one of those one piece units that you have to build the house around. This particular tub had a manufacturer defect and there was no glass under about a 1sq ft area, just gellcoat over it. Ofcourse the tub now had a big hole in it.... I used the same technique you would use on the body of any glass vehicle to fix it. I was mixing up my long strand filler on a piece of glass that was left in the unit by the previous tenant (was a shelf in a tv stand). Right after I got done with my wipe I sat the glass on the edge of the tub and the filler that was still on it was already setting up pretty good. I accidently bumped the glass and it fell to the floor and shattered. I found it kinda odd because instead of the filler either holding the glass together or comming off of the glass it broke with the glass. It was just kinda weird. It looked like green glass.......

***paint toad*** · 08-25-2008, 11:28 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by foxracin23

i use clean sheets like one dude said wax paper on a board but if something big to fill and all a big piece of cardboard

WAX paper......think about it......

Futuresweets10 · 08-26-2008, 12:01 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by paint toad

WAX paper......think about it......

LMFAO, that was great......

Futuresweets10 · 08-26-2008, 12:07 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by DfntPntbll

Holy shit kevin,... where have you been??? havent heard from you in a LONG time. still have my number?

Nope....

08-20-2008, 02:51 PM	#1
Slammed83Mazda BoughtThenRebuilt3Times:( Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,015 Location: Errrrwere User is: OffLine	Spreading Filler... What do you guys use as a platform to have your filler before you spread it on the actual truck....? Any feedback is appreciated thanks guys.
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08-20-2008, 05:35 PM	#2
Dork Mud Master Age: 31 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 393 Location: Fife, WA User is: OffLine	Re: Spreading Filler... They make plastic boards for that purpose. Or a piece of plexi, or glass, piece of metal, cardboard.
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08-20-2008, 06:19 PM	#3
Maverick2664 Heavy Metal Body Man Age: 24 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,711 Location: Erie PA User is: Online	Re: Spreading Filler... i used to have one of them plastic boards to mix on, but i think it got lost during one of my moves since then, im not sure where it went off to... my last job had one of those "rip a sheet" wax paper boards, theyre nice, i like them... but lately ive just been using gold ole cardboard, its never done me wrong
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08-20-2008, 06:23 PM	#4
TA^Guy ClubECM.com Age: 31 Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,783 Location: New York User is: OffLine	Re: Spreading Filler... I use a mixing board and wraped in tin foil. Why? Easy clean up afterwards, just take it off and toss it out. I've heard rumors that carboard absorbs the hardener while mixing or whatever, not sure if its true but I I hate flimsy cardboard anyhow.
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08-20-2008, 07:30 PM	#5
JC98S10 Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 144 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Spreading Filler... I've also heard you aren't suppose to use cardboard. But I use it most of the time when I'm at work. Here at home I use a plastic board I got from the paint store.
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08-20-2008, 07:34 PM	#6
Maverick2664 Heavy Metal Body Man Age: 24 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,711 Location: Erie PA User is: Online	Re: Spreading Filler... Quote: Originally Posted by TA^Guy I've heard rumors that carboard absorbs the hardener while mixing or whatever, not sure if its true but I I hate flimsy cardboard anyhow. its true, but it doesnt mean anything... you shouldnt be mixing filler long enough to have the cardboard affect it... and if you are able to.. then you didnt add enough hardener in the first place also the cardboard is only flimsy the first few times you use it, once it becomes "seasoned" its a pretty nice mixing surface, at the end of my last filler boards life it was over 2 inches thick and weighed about 5 pounds
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08-20-2008, 07:36 PM	#7
lee-mill my dad can beat up ur mom Age: 19 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,933 Location: staatsburg, ny User is: OffLine	Re: Spreading Filler... i just cardboard, its cheap and easy to find and works fine
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08-20-2008, 10:06 PM	#8
bondoville laptop bar ftmfw Age: 22 Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3,801 Location: tampa FL User is: OffLine	Re: Spreading Filler... i use any thing that is flat ive used a cleaned garage floor once at my buddies i wiped it down good and mixed the filler right on the floor and all the excess scraped right off with a razor blade, it left a spot tho lol
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08-20-2008, 10:09 PM	#9
KENNYMO S.I.C. Age: 20 Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 10,475 Location: BAY AREA User is: Online	Re: Spreading Filler... i used my dresser once. bad idea.
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08-21-2008, 12:12 AM	#10
JSamsS10 Registered User Age: 19 Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 655 Location: London Ky User is: OffLine	Re: Spreading Filler... Ive got a piece of cardboard ive used for the past 2 or 3 years on every vehicle ive laid filler on. Its atleast a inch thick
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08-21-2008, 12:25 AM	#11
MINITRK Registered User Age: 26 Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,930 Location: Waukegan, IL User is: OffLine	Re: Spreading Filler... a 1.5'x1.5' piece of shit metal, i clean it after every filler use.
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08-21-2008, 12:30 AM	#12
purplepassion BOUGHT NOT BUILT Age: 20 Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 15,684 Location: Mt. Washington, KY User is: OffLine	Re: Spreading Filler... cardboard
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08-21-2008, 02:23 AM	#13
*paint toad* i'm back Age: 39 Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 18,971 Location: morton il User is: OffLine	Re: Spreading Filler... Quote: Originally Posted by JSamsS10 Ive got a piece of cardboard ive used for the past 2 or 3 years on every vehicle ive laid filler on. Its atleast a inch thick pics of you wasting more filler than you sand away..?
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08-21-2008, 09:12 AM	#14
JSamsS10 Registered User Age: 19 Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 655 Location: London Ky User is: OffLine	Re: Spreading Filler... Quote: Originally Posted by paint toad pics of you wasting more filler than you sand away..? I dont really waste that much its just after 3 years it kind of adds up
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08-21-2008, 11:07 AM	#15
*paint toad* i'm back Age: 39 Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 18,971 Location: morton il User is: OffLine	Re: Spreading Filler... Quote: Originally Posted by JSamsS10 I dont really waste that much its just after 3 years it kind of adds up it was just a joke....i generally tend to mix a bit more than i need just because i don't want to come up short.....
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08-21-2008, 11:22 AM	#16
Mcfly Minis Mcfly Minis inc Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,589 Location: Rochester NY User is: OffLine	Re: Spreading Filler... I use pieces of plexi glass, and try to clean it after each use. When I get build up of old filler, I hit it with the DA.
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08-21-2008, 11:42 AM	#17
PandaS10 Panda s10 driving mofo. Age: 19 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,581 Location: Birmingham/Anniston Al. User is: OffLine	Re: Spreading Filler... i use cardboard with the glossy finish. works fine for me. i suck though. don't take my advice.
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08-21-2008, 11:49 AM	#18
pearldrop Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 70 Location: Mount Vernon, WA User is: Online	Re: Spreading Filler... I use plastic plates from the dollar store. 12 for a buck works for me.
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08-21-2008, 12:01 PM	#19
ancona Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 177 Location: new jersey User is: OffLine	Re: Spreading Filler... Quote: Originally Posted by pearldrop I use plastic plates from the dollar store. 12 for a buck works for me. smart i never thought of plates, i usually use cardboard
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08-21-2008, 12:46 PM	#20
wildman ss This is doo doo baby! Age: 18 Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 5,090 Location: Marrietta/Lawrenceville, GA User is: OffLine	Re: Spreading Filler... you can do what my friend does and mix it on what ever he's bondoing
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08-21-2008, 12:50 PM	#21
*paint toad* i'm back Age: 39 Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 18,971 Location: morton il User is: OffLine	Re: Spreading Filler... Quote: Originally Posted by wildman ss you can do what my friend does and mix it on what ever he's bondoing i have mixed entire gallons directly on a roof and a couple hoods before.......i have done more than a few 1/4s i would like to have done that to also damn i'm glad i don't do mud work like that anymore
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08-21-2008, 01:27 PM	#22
wildman ss This is doo doo baby! Age: 18 Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 5,090 Location: Marrietta/Lawrenceville, GA User is: OffLine	Re: Spreading Filler... Quote: Originally Posted by paint toad i have mixed entire gallons directly on a roof and a couple hoods before.......i have done more than a few 1/4s i would like to have done that to also damn i'm glad i don't do mud work like that anymore yeah but you didn't paint over it with rattle can primer then take it out mudding that same day
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08-21-2008, 02:11 PM	#23
2002dime Registered User Age: 27 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 224 Location: Joplin, MO User is: OffLine	Re: Spreading Filler... i use the good 'ol cardboard for the most part.
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08-21-2008, 08:12 PM	#24
Draggin97 progress is slow for now Age: 25 Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,639 Location: lawrence kansas User is: OffLine	Re: Spreading Filler... cardboard wrapped in masking paper, clean sheets, metal, glass, pretty much anything thats smooth.
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08-21-2008, 08:33 PM	#25
RustyButTrusty The Blue Pwns Joo! Age: 22 Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,320 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Spreading Filler... I've got a few of those "rip a sheet" boards like someone posted above. I think I got them from Eastwood and I'll never use anything else.
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08-21-2008, 11:28 PM	#26
Futuresweets10 former title junky mod Age: 22 Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 5,762 Location: Biloxi MS User is: OffLine	Re: Spreading Filler... Here is a story just for the hell of it. I currently have a body shop and collision repair is my trade, but I own a construction company as well. I do mostly maintaince on rental property's between tenants. Anyway, about two weeks ago I was working on a house that was about a year old. The bathtub/shower was one of those one piece units that you have to build the house around. This particular tub had a manufacturer defect and there was no glass under about a 1sq ft area, just gellcoat over it. Ofcourse the tub now had a big hole in it.... I used the same technique you would use on the body of any glass vehicle to fix it. I was mixing up my long strand filler on a piece of glass that was left in the unit by the previous tenant (was a shelf in a tv stand). Right after I got done with my wipe I sat the glass on the edge of the tub and the filler that was still on it was already setting up pretty good. I accidently bumped the glass and it fell to the floor and shattered. I found it kinda odd because instead of the filler either holding the glass together or comming off of the glass it broke with the glass. It was just kinda weird. It looked like green glass.......
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08-22-2008, 05:34 AM	#27
sik_kreations_951 Custom Painter Age: 24 Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,200 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Spreading Filler... Quote: Originally Posted by paint toad i have mixed entire gallons directly on a roof and a couple hoods before.......i have done more than a few 1/4s i would like to have done that to also damn i'm glad i don't do mud work like that anymore i gotta try that one time. n ever thought of it.
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08-22-2008, 06:56 PM	#28
foxracin23 AUTO ADDiCTiONS Age: 20 Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,055 Location: severn , md User is: OffLine	Re: Spreading Filler... i use clean sheets like one dude said wax paper on a board but if something big to fill and all a big piece of cardboard
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08-25-2008, 10:20 PM	#29
DfntPntbll Registered User Age: 24 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 4,108 Location: St. Auggie Dog, Florida User is: OffLine	Re: Spreading Filler... Holy shit kevin,... where have you been??? havent heard from you in a LONG time. still have my number? Quote: Originally Posted by Futuresweets10 Here is a story just for the hell of it. I currently have a body shop and collision repair is my trade, but I own a construction company as well. I do mostly maintaince on rental property's between tenants. Anyway, about two weeks ago I was working on a house that was about a year old. The bathtub/shower was one of those one piece units that you have to build the house around. This particular tub had a manufacturer defect and there was no glass under about a 1sq ft area, just gellcoat over it. Ofcourse the tub now had a big hole in it.... I used the same technique you would use on the body of any glass vehicle to fix it. I was mixing up my long strand filler on a piece of glass that was left in the unit by the previous tenant (was a shelf in a tv stand). Right after I got done with my wipe I sat the glass on the edge of the tub and the filler that was still on it was already setting up pretty good. I accidently bumped the glass and it fell to the floor and shattered. I found it kinda odd because instead of the filler either holding the glass together or comming off of the glass it broke with the glass. It was just kinda weird. It looked like green glass.......
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08-25-2008, 11:28 PM	#30
*paint toad* i'm back Age: 39 Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 18,971 Location: morton il User is: OffLine	Re: Spreading Filler... Quote: Originally Posted by foxracin23 i use clean sheets like one dude said wax paper on a board but if something big to fill and all a big piece of cardboard WAX paper......think about it......
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08-26-2008, 12:01 AM	#31
Futuresweets10 former title junky mod Age: 22 Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 5,762 Location: Biloxi MS User is: OffLine	Re: Spreading Filler... Quote: Originally Posted by paint toad WAX paper......think about it...... LMFAO, that was great......
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08-26-2008, 12:07 AM	#32
Futuresweets10 former title junky mod Age: 22 Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 5,762 Location: Biloxi MS User is: OffLine	Re: Spreading Filler... Quote: Originally Posted by DfntPntbll Holy shit kevin,... where have you been??? havent heard from you in a LONG time. still have my number? Nope....
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