Id like to get some work done on my truck as I have no work or school (college) for a few weeks. I bought the following filler and am uncertain if body filler is like paint, where if used under a certain temperature your asking for trouble down the road. Im working in my garage but it is not heated. Currently working on the front fenders for my 52, which are stored in a fairly warm room off of the garage.

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=MDS%2DFE156&N=700+115&autoview=sku

Thanks!

Id like to get some work done on my truck as I have no work or school (college) for a few weeks. I bought the following filler and am uncertain if body filler is like paint, where if used under a certain temperature your asking for trouble down the road. Im working in my garage but it is not heated. Currently working on the front fenders for my 52, which are stored in a fairly warm room off of the garage.

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=MDS%2DFE156&N=700+115&autoview=sku

Thanks!

Is this where you got the filler or are you just showing what it is?Hopefully you didn't get it here. They donot sell enough of this stuff and it sits around getting old. You can buy this filler, and better, at ANY automotive paint supply or an automotive parts(O'Reilly's) store that sells paint. It is alot like paint in that it needs to be warm. It will take forever to harden. Personally I have never tried to see how low of a temp it will go ahead and cure, but if you can apply it in the warmer room the parts are stored in you'll be better off.

You want a semi controlled enviroment to do filler or paint work in.
60* would be the lowest I would attempt any filler work but that would be a case of "have to" but,
You could move your fender out,mix and apply the filler and move it back to where it's warm and you'd be fine. Leaving the fender in a cold enviroment for very long would be a issue as the metal temp would be much lower than the filler and can cause you some adhesion problems. Same goes for the filler,you want them BOTH at about the same temp. After it cures out for a couple days,then you can take it out in the garage and make a mess.;)

Almost all automotive curing times are based on 70 degree temperature.

Thanks Guys

I have to admit I did get it from summit. I looked it over when I got it and everything looks fine. I didn't think of the fact that it may have sat for a while when I got it from them, I was placing a order and knew I would need it soon so I purchased a can. Anyways I will get it locally the next batch I need.

Im not in a huge hurry to get the filler applied so I may just wait until spring and the first warm day to apply it. For now I will just spray some cheap rattle can primer to prevent rust until the spring, then I will sand it all off and spread the filler.

Thanks Again!

use some heat lamps to warm up the metal and area