Bondo or Wood Filler/Glue????

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I am restoring a cabinet that had one of the corners near the CPO partially broken off(see pic).

I have all the pieces, so here is my question..... Do I leave the broken section off and bondo/shape it and then paint it or try to glue or wood fill it and then paint????
 

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I've done worse corners than that and bondo pretty amazing. u can pretty much create a whole new corner. wood glues a pain because the piece never fits the same way with the glue on it. it always sticks out further the it should.
 
Definately bondo. What I do with rounded corners like that is cut a piece of cardboard from an old box that is color printed (not plain brown cardboard), and wrap it around the corner creating a "form". Then spread the bondo in, it may take a couple of applications to fill/form the missing corner, depending on how much is missing. Let it dry and remove the carboard form, which will release easliy due to the glossy surface of the cardboard (this is why you don't use plain brown...). Then just do your final shaping with sandpaper. Works great!
 
I am restoring a cabinet that had one of the corners near the CPO partially broken off(see pic).

I have all the pieces, so here is my question..... Do I leave the broken section off and bondo/shape it and then paint it or try to glue or wood fill it and then paint????

Bondo for the win.
 
screw in enough screws(or staples) so that they stop JUST under where the surface is going to be. that gives the bondo something extra to grip onto and all your work wont fall off at the first bump. just screw them in enough so you cant see the screws when you are done and it will reinforce the bondo fix.
i even drill smaller holes first so the screws wont crack or buldge whatever wood you are screwing into. i've even used small spaced chicken wire as something forthe bondo to hold onto. kinda like rebar for concrete just ancor it in real good and it will be tough tough tough.
 
I don't use Bondo for some reason it never works for me. I use wood putty a brand called Durham's Rock Hard Water Putty and for the final coat to fill in the imperfections I use Dynatron Glazing & spot putty. I got the Dynatron putty from PepBoy's it is incredible stuff I highly recommend it for final fill work. The other reason I don't like Bondo is that it absorbs moisture from the air. The only down fall to that brand of wood putty is that you can't put globs of it on it takes forever to sand off you have to be exact.
 
also wood putty absorbs moisture and contracts over time bondo will absorb moisture but not as eaily as bondo will. i buy a better quality bondo that the bondo brand its the evercoat brand stuff is great and resists moisture better. you can even buy metal to metal which will not hold moisture.
 
When forming a big missing chunk I found that 2 flat thin (1/16" or 1/32") pieces of wood from hobby shop viced on both sides of cab wood then fill gap in between with bondo. Wood pulls away from bondo pretty easily if removd within an hour or so of hardening. Then shape with sander and rout groove for t molding.
 
The stuff never sets up right and I also really hate the smell of the stuff one of the other reasons I stay away from it.

Then you are probably not using enough hardener when you mix it.
I never have a problem with it setting up.
I kinda like the smell,reminds me of when I was a kid going into my Grandfathers body shop.
 
Then you are probably not using enough hardener when you mix it.
I never have a problem with it setting up.
I kinda like the smell,reminds me of when I was a kid going into my Grandfathers body shop.

your absolutely right jim hes not doing it right.

and i love the smell i just pop the lid sometimes and dream of better days haha.
 
screw in enough screws(or staples) so that they stop JUST under where the surface is going to be. just screw them in enough so you cant see the screws

If you do that, pray to God you don't have to come back and cut a T-molding channel with a router. That could get ugly.
 
Is the smell of Evercoat the same as the Bondo brand AJ?

i think its a little different. i havent opened a can of the pink shit in a long time haha. i used some 3m stuff this last run (i think they make bondo brand anyways) it definitely mixes better and is a lighter base. much easier to mix and apply and i got zero pits. thats really the problem i have with the bondo brand filler is the consistency makes it very hard to work with. plus if i use the good stuff evercoat/metal to metal, i can also use it on my automotive applications.
 
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