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Originally Posted by marks69cruiser
I never came on this thread with the intention to flame you or anyone else. I posted the body filler link for some helpful information, and to make a point about how annoying miss information is. I believe there are a lot of people out there that have questions, like me, who want straight correct answers. It is apparent that people do things differently and both ways seem to work. Reed Overson's body filler write up was informative and followed manufacturers instructions, so I went that route. The reason I called you out was for your response in message 8.  |
hello mark. may i ask what was wrong w/ my reply in #8? i simply said i hope u chose the correct method for u're application( humidity, moisture, etc..).as far as the age 12 goes, any kid who left a metal toy outside over night ended up with a rusty toy due to humidity & or condensation. reed overson himself said a few things of interest that imho should be thought about, thus relying on the common sense i mentioned. 1st he tells u that filler dries(cures) creating heat. this creates moisture, just like on a real hot day. ground moisture is evaporated into the atmosphere later creating thunderstorms & rain. 2nd he says that on cold days, the filler dries from the outside in, trapping moisture which definitely isn't good against bare metal, all the while saying it isn't necessary to seal the metal before filling. does this honestly make sense to u??u can ask 100 people a question & u may get 100 different answers. again, u must rely on common sense, be able to weed out the bull3&^%, & read between the lines. u are correct when u say both methods work, but sealing will definietly outlast the other. in my resto. days, every car went to bare metal & then was epoxied before filler. these people were spending between 10,000 & 45,000 dollars so i could not afford to take chances by cutting corners, nor could i give a lifetime guarantee to those who chose not to apply a sealer first. it's only a couple hundred dollars & 1 more step to assure u'reself the best possible base to start from, again making real good sense to me. now in the collision industry, almost no one in a production shop takes the time to put down epoxy first because it cuts down on production & increases cost. also, most people only drive cars for 5 or 6 years before trading so it never becomes an issue. anyways, best of luck to u, whichever way u choose & u may now remove 500 camels worth of fleas from u're pubic hair. the rest to be removed on completion of u're truck, provided u post up plenty of pics. lol