Grams to ml

[yottie]

Have just bought Hard Filler.
The tin holds 250ml, the hardener says 15g.
Apart from ml and g being "in different worlds (!)" the proportion for mixing seems minute, the instructions say "half a tin of filler, half a tube of hardener"
Suppose I want to use a table-spoon of filler, how much hardener do I mix please.
HELP

 

[rsgaz]

table-spoon of filler

A table spoon is 15ml, so you're wanting to use 15 out of 250ml of the filler, which is 6 percent of it.

So, you also want 6 percent of the hardener, which is 0.9 grams. (0.06*15g)

 

[EddieM]

you need 7.5g of hardener per 125ml. A tablespoon is about 18ml therefore you need 18/125*7.5g of hardener.

Balls too late, let's argue the toss on how much in a tablespoon!

Edit: flaming autocorrect again!

 

[JohnD]

notionally, a teaspoon is 5ml and a tablespoon is 15ml (medicine spoons are graduated and accurate)

this is of course level measure, you can't heap a liquid.

You can get graduated measure vessels cheaply on ebay, often supplied with garden chemicals.

 

[Notch7]

If it is the normal 2 pack filler -ie for cars or for filling wood, then the technical ratio is:

A golf ball to a pea

DAVIDS ISOPON P38 EASY SAND CAR BODY FILLER 250g TIN. ..... a general rule of thumb, a pea-sized amount of hardener should be used with a golf ball sized amount of body filler



Im not sure why they would want to use a measure of weight and a measure of volume?

1ml water is 1g, materials of different densities wont therefore ratio correctly

 

[foxhole]

Easiest to think as a golf ball size lump needs a pea size hardener, guess work, but too little and set time is longer too much and it sets quicker.
Grams to ml is the same .

 

[yottie]

OK. the pea to golf-ball is the type of measurement I can understand. (This stuff is from "SILVER HOOK", the instructions for mixing leave a lot to be desired, can't imagine many people needing to mix up up half a tin at any one time !)

 

[opps]

https://silverhook.co.uk/image/catalog/files/Technical/BIG51.pdf

They recommend a 50 to 1 mixing ratio.

The pea to golf ball ratio works for most 2K fillers.

 

[opps]

Order some measuring cups on eBay or Aliexpress.

I suggest you find a recipe in ounces. I think it's more precise and easy.

oh... two spammers in one go.

 

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