[Healeys] Body Filler (Putty)

Bob Spidell bspidell at comcast.net
Tue May 19 22:55:06 MDT 2009


I'm not an expert, but I've learned quite a bit doing work on both my BJ8 and 
BN2.  All the "pros"--including those on the hot rod shows on TV--seem to use 
products from Evercoat:  http://www.evercoat.com/  I've used their products and 
they seem to work very well.  I believe they use polyester fiber filler.  For 
general use:  http://www.evercoat.com/productDetail.aspx?pID=10

I don't know about their "Quantum 1" products--they appear to be fairly new and 
I haven't tried them, but their other products are good enough that I'd give 
them the benefit of the doubt.

One thing I learned too late for my work is that for application to bare metal 
you should use their "Metal2Metal" product.  This uses ground metal filler 
instead of--or in addition to--fiber in order to more thoroughly seal against 
moisture next to the metal, helping to prevent rust bubbling and lifting over 
time.  Then, use their "Rage" products on top of the Metal2Metal.

They also make several products called "glazes."  These are thinner and creamier 
fillers that are applied, if necessary, on top of the Rage products.  They're 
used for filling very small voids and scratches.  Finally, apply a high build 
primer, sand, then use a guide coat to get the waves out, sand, repeat ...

I'm sure there are other products that work well, but Evercoat seems to be very 
popular and it should be available at your local auto paint store.


Bob




PhilRitten at aol.com wrote:
> Does anyone have a recommendation on body fillers (putty), or is the stuff  
> from Pep Boys just as good as everything else?

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