Fiberglassers, check this out

[Ryan from Ohio]

I stumbled upon something while at the paint store last week.

The general consensus in the Car Audio world that does fiber glassing uses a "Milkshake" (A mix of Bondo and Resin/appropriate hardeners).

It sounds like a royal pain in the ass, which Ive heard it is.

Well here is a cure:

http://www.evercoat.com/productDetail.aspx?pID=15

In short it thins out Bondo without affecting strength. So no more pin holes. Easier spreading.

This has to be the shit if ever there was a product thats the shit.

[Afugy]

That would have been helpful a week ago. Well maybe when I go to work on the doors I will try that stuff out. Thanks Ryan.

[YALEROYNOT]

EVERCOAT makes the best products for glassing and body work. I have made milk shake before its not that bad to make or use

check out great site to learn glassin

www.fiberglassforums.com

[cherrington17]

ssssaaawwwweeeettt.

good find man! I haven't had the need to use milkshake yet.. but i think if i do the doors, i will need to.

[AleroDrime]

alot of marine stores sell fiberglass repair kits with the gook premixed in buckets, i dont know if thats helpful

[AftermathAlero]

If your good.. you wont need it. Just need to learn to mix it and spread it quick. You get pinholes is when you keep spreading it over and over while the product is starting to hardened.

[Gr1m]

ya i got the hang of it after 2 years lol

[bdyman]

iam with richie if ya know how to sling it, ya dont need bondo honey, and evercoat makes a finishing glaze there is no need for bondo honey anymore
side note this stuff has been around since the 80`s, it used to be called "plastik honey"

[Ryan from Ohio]

^ lol thats exactly what it is.

Evercoat "Plastik honey"

Im not into auto body work so the only reason ive seen it was being at the paint store.

[cherrington17]

...but... it definitely helps those of us who don't know how to sling... worth a crap.

[bdyman]

all it does it makes like a glaze/finishing coat
even todays bondo is much more easier to sling, its a better product then say in the 90`s even, the new stuff according to the sales guy its corrosion resistant, water proof, they even h ave a product that has kevlar in it, i use that stuff over a seam like when i hang 1/4 panles

their metal glaze is awesome stuff!!! i never use bondo honey havent used it since the 80`s,

and remember guys NEVER MIX BONDO ON CARDBOARD!!!

[cherrington17]

ok, i certainly won't... but why? (i used wood last time i used bondo)

[bdyman]

CARDBOARD acts like a sponge and it soaks up all the resin and powders in the bondo, and thats the stuff that makes bondo water proof, easy to sling, taking away to spread it on easier as well
not to mention cardboard/wood acts like a spring as well absorbing the impact of your hand and mixing it=FAIL!!

mixing on metal nothing happens to the product, the bondo retains all resin and powder in it, no problems, a good tech will always mix on metal, if you ever see someone mix on cardboard and it leaves a stain or mark, its the material i just listed left from mixing on cardboard

[Afugy]

Okay, is there any problem with mixing it on plastic?

[bdyman]

no nothing wrong with mixing on plastic, but make sure its the tabelts you can get a the body shop supplier, not just a piece of plastic you cut out from a spare bumper

[cherrington17]

Originally Posted by bdyman

no nothing wrong with mixing on plastic, but make sure its the tabelts you can get a the body shop supplier, not just a piece of plastic you cut out from a spare bumper

why would that matter?

[bdyman]

plastic is different, the plastic ya mix bondo on is harder then say the plastic on your car, or just use metal, a company makes a board you hold with non stick sheets on it ya mix and ya pull off the sheet for the next one

[Afugy]

Thanks bdyman, I will just use metal for now on.