- 1. Another bodywork question (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 11:58:40 +0100 (BST)
- Heres another question about my impending journey into body work There are going to be areas of my spit's body which will need a little filling (my welding skills arn't perfect yet)... Now the questi
- /html/triumphs/1998-05/msg00542.html (7,417 bytes)
- 2. Re: Another bodywork question (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 08 May 1998 09:25:59 -0700
- If you carefully read the instructions on the bofy filler container, you will probably find that the manufacturer recommends removing all paint down to a bare surface before adding the filler. THis
- /html/triumphs/1998-05/msg00567.html (8,652 bytes)
- 3. Re: Another bodywork question (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 15:49:03 GMT
- Correct. Applying filler to bare metal will make it stick, but small cracks in the paint on top may easliy cause havoc - filler is in fact quite a hygroscopic material. To a certain extent, yes. It w
- /html/triumphs/1998-05/msg00572.html (8,308 bytes)
- 4. Re: Another bodywork question (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 08 May 1998 12:07:13 -0500
- I heard, that the cracks which appear in plastic fillers are because the filler expands and contracts at a different rate then the metal underneath. It's because of this expansion and contraction tha
- /html/triumphs/1998-05/msg00575.html (9,312 bytes)
- 5. Re: Another bodywork question (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 08 May 1998 10:19:45 -0700
- A lot of cracks are caused by "too hot" of a mixture when hardener is applied. The stuff hardens too fast and at an uneven rate throughout. This allows the filler to have pockets that are not of the
- /html/triumphs/1998-05/msg00577.html (10,406 bytes)
- 6. Re: Another bodywork question (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 08 May 1998 13:23:15 -0400
- Paint adheres to plastic better than to lead, or to solder, which is what it really is. All of the major automobile producers use plastic fillers now. I owned my TR 3A for more than twenty years, whe
- /html/triumphs/1998-05/msg00578.html (8,329 bytes)
- 7. Re: Another bodywork question (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 08 May 1998 14:36:31 -0400
- Tim: I used Ditzler products for the entire project when I did my Tiger. They recomend doing all your metal work, then prime it with epoxy primer. Then, do all your body filler. The filler stick quit
- /html/triumphs/1998-05/msg00581.html (7,899 bytes)
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