Body filler mixing problems

[Weasel Diesel]

Guys, I am in a heck of a situation. I cannot mix filler worth a cobbler's darn. Either it never hardens OR it turns into a cinderblock while I'm mixing it. Just can't get it right. I have wasted a gallon so far and can't get it right. I cannot go by color, as I am colorblind. I looked at a 3M Dynamic system, but 450.00 is just not in the stars. Is there a manufacturer out there that maybe makes a less fancy manual dispensing system like the 3M one that mixes for you that is affordable? A hundred or so is ok, but I can't do 450.

[CC69Rat]

100/1 mix. In the summer time this is going to need to be less. FAR less.

In fact, I use maybe baseball size to the size of a pea. Just drop your hardner back, .. it sounds like you're using too much. If it's right you should have about 60-80 seconds smooth work time before it starts to get gummy.

What type of filler are you using?

[Weasel Diesel]

Duraglass. It works great when mixed right,... my nephew comes over and mixes for me, but he lives 2 hrs away and I got to learn this cause it wont be long before I become "That Pain" in his butt.

[Gordonr1973]

If you try Evercoat Rage Gold lightweight filler, you can take a 4" blob of it about 3/4 inch thick, then run a line of hardener across the blob and start weaving the mixutre back and forth with a spreader.

Would give you about 4 to 5 minutes set up time to apply it on the panel.

[CC69Rat]

I use Rage too.. great stuff. It sands out really slick.
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[Weasel Diesel]

Ill look into that...thanks

[hugger6933]

If you are stirring like you would a cake batter, then you are introducing uneeded air into the filler[think of air whipped frosting] The air that has been put in will aid in making of pinholes that you don't need so th back and forth or the figure "8" way is a good way to minimize the whipping. You should stick with it until you get your mixing ratios right lay you a strip of hardner along the filler remembering the above said 100 to 1 proportions. Also your filler may just be "bad" or old

[Weasel Diesel]

Originally Posted by hugger6933

Also your filler may just be "bad" or old

Can't be.... I ain't opened it since 1978....HAHAHAHAHAHA,... you may be right, gosh only knows how long this stuff sits on a shelf at the store.

[CC69Rat]

Try the rage gold or rage extreme. I like extreme better.

I think you'll be really happy with it. I hear the quantum1 is really good too but i havent tried it personally.
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[Weasel Diesel]

Yea, I'll check my TP catalog tonite.