Fairing/ filling materials?

[ceejkay]

looking for advice on fairing.. thickened resin is a pita to sand(cabsoil).. anyone find anything better to use to fill in holes or to fair before prime/paint??

[Group W Bench]

For pinholes and small imperfections, Duratec high build primer works very well and is quite easy to sand. For big dips, I like to use Chem E APF-7. It is a very rigid filler that sands easily.

[ceejkay]

yea im not so worried by pinholes, but mostly old screw holes.. do you have a links for Chem E APF-7? i cant seem to find it..

[Group W Bench]

I think it's made by Axson. I will check our invoices on Monday and give you the details. If you need, I can order a gallon for our Thursday delivery and send to you. Please note that you use the cream hardener with this product, not MEKP.

[kraw2]

If you already have the epoxy use fairing filler instead of Cabosil.

[dirtwheelsfl]

Add micro balloons in with the cabosil. About a 3:2 cab to mb ratio. It makes it sand way easier.

[wingtime]

be sure to use a mask with the micro balloons.  you dont want to breath that stuff!  But it's light and sands easy.

[Capt Matt]

Awlfair

[pbustle]

Evercoat makes a polyester fairling filler that is easy to sand and easy to mix.  You can get it at most auto body shopes.  workes great for filling chips and small items.  I would not try to use it to fill large areas.

[CTsalt12]

Formula 27.  Super easy, dries fast and hard

[ceejkay]

thanks guys ill look into all that

[gman 82 aquasport]

Got my flairing compound at uscomposites.com..Stuff looks like bondo when you open part A, but it is epoxy based, part B looks like "Crisco"  :o all white and creamy, mixes 2(part A) to 1(part B), very easy to spread thin and easy to sand :) , I flaired the edges of my new floor (about 6inches on floor and 8 inches up the wall) and then flaired the entire floor of my 19-6 and still have about 1/3 bucket left( started with 1gal size).Comes in 2 seperate pails, hardens in about 20 minutes so you have good working time, sandable in about 2 hours.. :pirat: