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I am getting closer everyday to begining the body work on my 65 SWB. The last time I did any body work Bondo was the thing to use... we all know how great it is lol any recomendations on what to use? I dont think I have any thing major to fix just dents and dings.

I have had long term good experience with the Evercoat products.
They have many versions of fillers for different needs.

Their lite weight version is easy to work with and is a "non clogging" variety.
Great for routine dents and dings.

I have also used their heavy duty fiberglass reinforced "waterproof"
product with great success in leveling & filling in hopelessly wrinkled
body panels. These repairs have held up for 12 years with no shrinking or flaking.
In my experience the cheaper "bondo" type products tend to pop and blister at some point.

my 2 cents
mike

I've been using Evercoat lite? I think? Its cheap, I pay about $16 for a gallon. I see there is much fancier stuff for $60 a gallon, I've been too cheap to buy any of that. Perhaps it makes a better feather edge? I bought the cheap kind, 'cause I'm cheap, and most of it ends up on the floor anyway.

I'm also not a pro. Perhaps there is a reason to pay more?

I too have been using the lightweight version of Evercoat. It is very easy to sand & is great for filling small imperfections. I started working on my 37 a few years ago & finally painted the cab. There has been no shrinkage. I only used a very thin skim layer to smooth things out after hammer & dolly work. I too am not a pro.

Hi guys, I also started using, and I really like ther Evercoat, my paint supplier sells it to my for $16.00, and it sits on his shelf next to Rage Gold, which cost 3-4 times as much. I like the way Evercoat dries, and sands. How could Rage be any better?

Thanks for the input guys, I think I fall into that same "not a Pro" catagory here as well. Hopefully If I can learn from others experiences I can cut my learning curve....lol and a bit of patience might also be helpfull I want to be done by next summer.

I endorse the use of Evercoat body fillers. Been using them for years. I like "Z-Grip" the best. No pin holes and sands out real nice and feathers out real nice. I've also used "LightWeight" but don't like the way it sands. "Rage" is great, especially if you wait a long time before sanding. The longer it sits the easier it is to sand. With regards to being "cheap" when it comes to buying body filler I consider how much filler is going to be used and what is the cost differential. So at the end of the job you spent $80-$100 more total for the body filler,and it was easier to work with, and the body work looks better. Is the extra money worth spending? I think so.