i need to do some of the body work on my project, body filler will be used in spots. can body filler be used in colder months? i don't have access to heat lamps, my garage is not heated. it does get rather cold in kansas,any ideas will be very helpful
I wouldn't do it........in the summer heat when things expand, you're gonna have problems. And that's assuming it even hardens properly. You also can't expect paint, even cheap spray can primer to work properly in cold temps. The body should be kept at a warm, reasonably constant temperature if you expect good results. If it's below 55, you'd better wait 'till spring........or get heat......my honest opinion. :bglasses:
I thought filler was endothermic - absorbing heat as it cures - which would mean don't do it in the cold.
There is a fine line between wanting to work on your car and the weather actually permitting it. I have had the experience of working with plastic filler for many years now, and I will probably have my own perception on this than others. Now dont get me wrong if it is in the 50's and below I probably would not spread any filler on your car unless you can come up with some sort of a heater in your garage. You could use some sort of a kerosene heater, and I have found out that it will heat my 6 car garage just fine. You dont need the room to be really hot, but I have spread filler and it has worked just fine in the winter around here when it is around the low 60's to 50's outside and the shop has not been any warmer, besides the windshield factor of course. It will just take a little bit longer to cure and react to the hardner before you will be able to sand on it. But dont let the winter stop you from doing your project, because even if it is in the 50's and you can come up with some sort of a heat source to bump up the temp 5 to 10 degrees then you wont have to worry about the filler cracking out, which when mixed properly with the hardner is not likely to happen at all. Spread away and have fun sanding.
oh.. i'll just wait and let maaco put any filler on it i'll get any dents i find out, 50's are few and far between in the winter here in kansas
