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Apr 28, 2015 | 11:31 AM

67nukeford

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Filler over epoxy

I've shot the cab of my 67 with epoxy. Can I use filler straight on the epoxy, or do I need to strip the area to bare metal first. I'm planning on going with one of the Rage fillers.

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Apr 28, 2015 | 12:52 PM

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Check with your supplier but most epoxy's are designed just for that......to apply the filler on top.

Apr 28, 2015 | 01:16 PM

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Okay, thanks. I thought that was the case, but never hurts to double check!

Apr 29, 2015 | 07:12 AM

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Scuff and fill if you go to bare metal you kind of defeat the purpose of having it epoxy coated. The epoxy coat is IMO a great way to go after media blasting to preserve the metal.

Apr 30, 2015 | 09:39 AM

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That's what I did, was blast them shoot it.

May 5, 2015 | 01:42 AM

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Most epoxies that I have ever used have a window of 24 to 48 hours to coat right on top of the filler with no sanding. After the window just scuff it before you apply filler. Something to keep in mind, don't mix epoxies with acid etching primers. I'm sure you know but if you start with an epoxy for a adhesion promoter, stay with an epoxy throughout. Just my 2 cents

May 5, 2015 | 06:20 AM

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Thanks for the info!

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May 7, 2015 | 07:34 AM

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The ones I have should be fairly small, I plan on pulling out the bigger of the two with the slide hammer and stud gun.

May 7, 2015 | 08:13 AM

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I do agree, most of the dents I do the major work before I spray epoxy. I would never wipe mud over a bird bath on top of epoxy. Bigger work you can still treat it like paint and grind trough before applying filler. The beauty of epoxies is it is so durable that you can even hammer and dolly over it when properly cured so the filler work can be minimal.