I've found Evercoat materials to be good. I really like metal filled
stuff rather than talc or glass bead filled polyester. It seems to be
waterproof and keeps moisture from reaching the steel underneath. Also
it has a marginal bit of greater strength.
In my experience there is nothing about aluminum that makes polyester
fillers break or crack worse than steel. Both will pop filler off the
metal if you bend the metal enough. if you have the skill to finish
aluminum to its final contour without filler, be my guest. I would
rather keep the aluminum as thick (stiff, strong) as possible and
skim coat where needed.
Once you have the contours just about right, the glazes and similar
stuff are good for the final surfacing.
-Roland
On Tue, 19 May 2009 21:55:06 -0700, you wrote:
(edited)
::I'm not an expert, but I've learned quite a bit doing work on both my BJ8
and
::BN2. All the "pros"--including those on the hot rod shows on TV--seem to
use
::products from Evercoat: http://www.evercoat.com/ I've used their products
and
::they seem to work very well. I believe they use polyester fiber filler.
For
::general use: http://www.evercoat.com/productDetail.aspx?pID=10
::One thing I learned too late for my work is that for application to bare
metal
::you should use their "Metal2Metal" product. This uses ground metal filler
::instead of--or in addition to--fiber in order to more thoroughly seal
against
::moisture next to the metal, helping to prevent rust bubbling and lifting
over
::time. Then, use their "Rage" products on top of the Metal2Metal.
::
::Bob
::
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