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| | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 40 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: May 2004 Posts: 40 | ok.....i bought a 5 gallon bucket friday night at the farm auction full of hand sanders,palm sanders,and 4 body hammers,files,rasps,the heavy things you hold behind the fender and tap with the hammer,dent puller etc......for the grand total of $6.00 bucks...now i have bought some tiger hair and" i am on a mission to do body work on my 1950 panel".....tips or advice will be appreciated...thanks (also picked up a ingasall/rand jitterbug air sander at the pawn shop yesterday thought it might come in handy....)
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| | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 40 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: May 2004 Posts: 40 | it's a BONDO brand plastic body filler with strands of fiberglass......it's called "tiger hair"....here in Gawja.......
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 | They call it kitty hair around here. The long glass fibers make it add some strength & water resistance. Sometimes needs a skim coat of regular filler to fill small holes after sanding. Wear a mask when sanding. Brian | | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 39 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 39 | O ya!If this is your first attempt at body work this is not realy the best to use.It sands real hard compared to bondo.If you have holes or rust that you are going to fill it will work good.But if you are just doing dents use bondo.The trick to the tiger hair is not to set it off to fast and sand it just after it goes off.dont let it harden all the way.use 36 or 40 grit to cut it folled up by 80 grit.
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 219 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 219 | Some call it Gorilla hair. In my experience working at a body shop, this fiberglass filler was used as a "quick fix" for rust repairs. It never lasted too long. If you're fixing rust, I suggest you buy/fabricate patch panels. It would be in your best interest if you're looking for a more permanent repair.
JS | | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 40 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: May 2004 Posts: 40 | yes-----i welded in patch panels(home-made ones) last weekend, now it over to the dime to quarter sized rusted out holes,used it sat. eve....the tiger hair sets up real quick......looked pretty good for a rookie....now i will put some kind of other "filler" to get it real smoooooth....thanks for all the info
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