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B ody Rasp - Decent Price? + where to get tools

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Tim_80B

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Is this a decent price for a body rasp set:

Eastwood Body Rasp set

Its 46.99 with 20% off (today only). That seems a little pricey, even for the included holder, 10 flat and 10 round files.

Can anyone recommend good places to buy body work tools other than Eastwood?

Thanks in advance,

Tim
 
I should say I was planning on using this for shaping body filler before sanding, but on further reflection I think I would get more use out of an RA sander, since my goal is to use as little filler as possible and instead rely on as much new metal, metal shaping etc. as possible. Its hammer and dolly for me!

But I'm still interested in hearing where folks buy their autobody tools and supplies. I like the quality of many of the Eastwood items but sometimes you can find the same items at a better price elsewhere...

Tim
 
I got mine from Garbor Freight...little plastic handle w/rasp built in....inexpensive but does the job...remember, you're just gonna use it on your body filler right before it hardnes to cut it as much as possible to keep the sanding effort down.
 
Eastwood has quality products but their prices always seem to be a little high, at least to me. At the other end of the spectrum is Harbor Freight, however, I have a lot of Harbor Freight stuff in my shop and it does pretty well. You might take a look at this site: https://www.autobodytoolmart.net/

Personally, I prefer using a body file instead of a body rasp (cheese grater). I think it does a better job on all kinds of body filler, including lead.
 
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