I've used cardboard in the past. I've heard that it's not recommended.
What does eveyone else use for a mixing board for body filler?

That's all I ever used. Of course I was patching up used cars.:D

Your local Auto Body paint supplier should have a hard plastic (different sizes) sheet type deals that looks slightly warped.....You mix on them then bend it to pop off cured bondo when done....They are reusable....Good Luck

You can use use almost anything for a board..........A peice of glass,Clean pizza boxes,

I use the tear off sheets of paper that comes on its own board myself.

You would get them at your autobody paint supply place.

www.howardsbackyardautobody.com :beers:

i use a piece of aluminum , i curled the one side so it hangs on my cart . I have also used plexiglass .. both are good . After each use just scrape off excess (before it dries) then use laquer thinner and a rag ! the aluminum comes clean quickly .... ready for the next mix.

I use the wife's thrown away plastic cutting boards.

http://old.toolweb.com/AutoBodySupply/store.cfm?do=detail&expadd=1&cfid=14975818&CFtoken=19328254

I have one of these. I mix duraglas on one side, and regular filler on the other. I clean it off with a rag and lacquer thinner after EVERY time I mix filler. I've had it a month shy of 12 years now..... :yes: No one but me is allowed to use it, same as my stripe eraser wheel that I've had for 10 years.....

Piece of aluminum about 18" x 18" and 1/8 thick, paid a few bucks for it at the metal supply store.

Dont use cardboard.

Cardboard pulls the moisture out of the filler. As stated, you can use anything thats not paper related...piece of metal, plexiglass, plastic, etc. I use a plastic board. 1 side is for plastic filler, the other side is for fiberglass filler.

I used to have a large vent window glass that I used! Had a hole just the right size for my thumb to fit through and made it easy to hold!

I have been using cardboard for the last 30 years without problems.

Ive worked at a real body shop, and a hack shop, I use cardboard, old Pizza boxes are perfect, as for the cardboard puliing moisture, I dont see how it could pull moisture when the bondo is only on the cardboard long enough for me to mix it,,,
I mean I dont go reading Hot Rod magazine on the toilet - while its sittin there,, its on the cardboard and then Bam its on the Dent

Ive mixed up 4 batches in a ROW doing a roof with HAIL and the first batch is still tackey when the 4th goes on,,, :yes:
One Volvo with Hail, pays the whole shops wages for the week:yes:

I use a small pane of house window glass to mix on. I replaced all the house windows a few years ago and saved a bunch of the small panes to use for this. The glass panes are also very flat and if you need a flat surface to sand on to dress up a flat metal surface - works great. Short life expectancy for each one though using the panes for the mixing and sanding.

I like a product called "Clean Sheet". Most body shop supply houses will carry it. It is a fiber board with a tablet of mixing sheets. Mix, tear off the used sheet and you are ready to mix again. No cleaning of a mixing board.

1/4" plexiglas, Ive been using the same piece since 1983. You HAVE to clean it after every use if you want it to last. Just like any tools, you have to take care of it.
Ron

PIZZA box and when it gets all stiff from the BONDO on both SIDES,,, ,,, I USE IT TO FILL A HUGE RUST HOLE ,,,, there I said IT ! ! :noway:


nobody would say it ,,, SO I said it ,,,


I LIVE IN THE MIDWEST ,,, :D

not really but I did used to patch BUY HERE PAY HERE CaRz ,,, :D

I use the flaps from my beer cases its printed on the outside so its nice and smooth not sucking any moisture out.Plus there is plenty of em to go around and no clean up afterwords except the spreader of course.Pitch it and move on to the next fill in.Any way to save time cleaning up is more time for the resto!Good tools are nice but this instance you can get by with throw away.

I use the flaps from my beer cases its printed on the outside so its nice and smooth not sucking any moisture out.Plus there is plenty of em to go around and no clean up afterwords except the spreader of course.Pitch it and move on to the next fill in.Any way to save time cleaning up is more time for the resto!Good tools are nice but this instance you can get by with throw away.
Wow, I couldnt disagree more, but to each their own

I keep a roll of aluminum foil handy and wrap that around a piece of scrap wood or whatever is handy. When I'm done I just toss it. Nothing to clean up.

Ron

I have used glass and plexiglass, both work o.k. The best I have found is a plastic cardboard used at quick shops and stations to advertise beer and such. They just throw them away. These are about 3'by3'