Car body filler

[john taylor]

HI

To fill large cracks etc in a piece I usually use resin mixed with acrylic to give me the colour I want but for the piece I am working on this is not working due to the shape of it.

I need a paste for this piece, in the past I have used car body filler but the only ones I have seen dry either grey, pink or white and I need black.

So does anyone know of a filler that dries black or one I can add acrylic paint or some other colouring to please.

john

[Andy Coates]

If the filler is cellulose based then spirit stains should work, John.

[Bryan Milham]

Not sure of the name of the stuff but there is a radiator repair compound the same as car body filler that is Black when polished up. Mick Hanbury demonstrates it in one of his video's.

[john taylor]

Thanks for the replies, I think a trip to halfords this morning is called for.

john

[Dave Atkinson]

Hi John

It's a plastic padding product called "Leak Fix"

Cheers Dave

[Tim Davies]

I use a paste made of araldite and black graphite from pencil lead.  You can make it a stiff as needed by adding more graphite.
Timd