mixing board

what does everyone use...b4 i just used a cut piece of card board ..but the other day i bought one from harbor frieght "the alum one" but wanted to know when and how is the best way to clean it or does it have to be spotless....should i clean it when its still not set yet,or should i clean it in the green stage or wait till its set up

i use a piece of card bord with tin foil wraped around it.  Easy clean up!!!

I use a piece of 12mm glass.  works great and cleans nice.

Edited: 3/26/2010 3:30:48 PM by lost cause

I use "quick mix sheets" or "clean mix sheets" (same shit, different name lol)They have a strap on the back of the board that goes around your hand which makes mixing easy,....and when your done you just tear off the page and start fresh.The only thing you need to clean is your spreader.....and you should try and clean that as soon as your finished  applying the body filler  

what the best way to clean the spreader ...i used an old spreader and try and get it off b4 it starts to harden but some times im not quick anuff ...also whats the max time you should use a spreader...i have seen people use them one time and throw them out

hit it with the spreader then clean off anything else with acetone and a scotch brite or old rag

I always use a rag with some lacquer thinner....if you use scotch brite it will only help the body filler stick even better next time lol

at work we use plexi glass and scrape them off with razor blades soon as were doin spreading the filler. we also clean off the spreaders that way or just wait untill the filler gets hard and flex the spreader some and the filler pops right off. when the filler beings to build up too much on the plexi glass we just use a 10'' griding disc on a air grinder and clean the plexi off

piece of aluminum, or an evercoat flexible plastic board. Made of the same plastic that spreaders are made of so nothing sticks. brian's right too, don't use a scotch brite, only rags and thinner or acetone before it hardens. If it gets hard, scrape it off with a putty knife, razor blade, or just flex your spreader/board to get it to crack off. The more scratches and grooves from scotchbrite, razor etc... you have in it. the Bondo will stick better. \ I don't like using fiberous boards like cardboard or paper sheets... That's just me tho.

i use a piece of kitchen countertop lol, not as fancy as tear away pages and what not but i like it lol