Body filler Chapter 12

What is a heavy-bodied plastic plastic material that cures very hard for filling small dents in metal?

• Concrete

• Glue

• Lava

• Body filler

Before body filler is applied, what must be done to the damaged panel?

• Nothing. Applying a thick layer of body filler is good enough

• Return the damaged panel to its correct shape by bumping, stretching, and pulling.

• Paint it

• All of the above

Before any filler is applied, all holes, cracks, and joint gaps must be ____.

• Welded

• Sealed with glue

• Nothing, leave the holes and cracks open

• All of the above.

What is the basic material in conventional fillers?

• Talc

• Sand

• Dust

• Rust

What happens if talc is exposed to moisture after applied to a car?

• it turns into baby powder

• Rust forms and destroys the filler to metal bond causing it to fall off

• It creates a tighter bond

• nothing talc is indestructable

The purpose of paraffins in a two part filler is to form a film to prevent _____ absorbtion.

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Rust

• Water

what is the catalyst in a liquid or cream form called to speed up the drying process?

• Rust

• Poly grip

• hardener

• Oxidizer

Does fiber-glass body filler absorb moisture?

• Yes

• No

What type of filler is used for rust due to strength being important?

• Two part filler

• Fiber-glass filler

• Talc

• None of the above

What are the two types of fiber glass body filler?

• Long hair and short hair

• Straight hair and curly hair

• Blonde hair and Red hair

• Mullet hair and no hair