Using a Cheese Grater

[Trey T]

if bodyman uses this tool, does it mean that his/her body work isn't flat/uniform but rather piling up a chunk of bondo to cover the lows?

[smooth]

I think their the cats azz. I have been using them all my life whenever i do filler work. Build it high, shave it down at the right time and skim coat and block. I dont know what id do without them. The gouges will be filled with the next coat of filler. Its how i was showed how to do filler work and thought everyone used it. Maybe it would hurt your fingers if you have girly hands.

[Len]

if bodyman uses this tool, does it mean that his/her body work isn't flat/uniform but rather piling up a chunk of bondo to cover the lows?

Not at all. If a dent is leveled properly there is less filler needed to level the surface and there are several ways to address the filler. You can allow it to fully harden and sand it down with sandpaper or you can shave it down when it get's about as hard as hard cheese using a cheese grater. Shaving off the excess make the first coat of filler level quickly and cleanly so that you have much less effort and less dusty mess.

I think their the cats azz. I have been using them all my life whenever i do filler work. Build it high, shave it down at the right time and skim coat and block. I dont know what id do without them. The gouges will be filled with the next coat of filler. Its how i was showed how to do filler work and thought everyone used it. Maybe it would hurt your fingers if you have girly hands.

We actually pile on the first coat, shave it down with the cheese grater then block sand the first coat as it hardens. I usually don't apply filler to my grated filler before sanding it because I feel that the filler grabs the sanded surface a little better. We go from cheese grater to 40 grit to 80 grit to 180 grit from the body filler to the polyester putty.

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[smooth]

Not at all. If a dent is leveled properly there is less filler needed to level the surface and there are several ways to address the filler. You can allow it to fully harden and sand it down with sandpaper or you can shave it down when it get's about as hard as hard cheese using a cheese grater. Shaving off the excess make the first coat of filler level quickly and cleanly so that you have much less effort and less dusty mess.



We actually pile on the first coat, shave it down with the cheese grater then block sand the first coat as it hardens. I usually don't apply filler to my grated filler before sanding it because I feel that the filler grabs the sanded surface a little better. We go from cheese grater to 40 grit to 80 grit to 180 grit from the body filler to the polyester putty.

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You feel that the filler grabs better to sand scratches better than the grator gouges? :0 And i dont feel the need to finish filler with 180, 120 on a DA is enough imo. the putty should have enough tooth to bite.