gutsman004
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Good stuff. I had some first timer issues with bondo a few months ago. I was trying to repair a bottom corner of a cab and had the damn thing perfectly shaped. I started sanding and the bondo started cracking and fell apart.
The mistake I made was I bought a tube of bondo that was bright red. Still not sure what the hell to do with it, but I ripped the rest of the bondo off the cab and painted it with the chunk missing. Got the t-molding around it and called it good.
No one but me notices it. It still pisses me off and my eyes are drawn to the area every time I look at that cab.
Bondo/body filler comes in a can, not a tube. You probably bought Bondo brand glaze. That is red and comes in a tube. Bondo does not generally crack or shrink like wood putty which is garbage. You wnat the 2 part bondo/body filler with the hardner to mix.
I'm glad I posted them! I try to help when I can.I'm about to use bondo for my Frogger resto,and I found them helpful.
heres my introduction to bondo..
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Once you wake back up, you realize that the pink elephant and lepprechan you danced with while in your bondoized stupor have helped you by slinging on all the bondo onto the cabinet for you.![]()
Um, you don't have to wait overnight to sand. I bondo and sand within 30 minutes sometimes. Don't over use the hardener or it will set up too fast. I mix bondo on a paper plate with a plastic picnic knife. I also use that knife to spread. I do use the plastic and some metal spreaders as well. When the knife starts to stick to the bondo and it starts to set up on the plate, STOP using the bondo and throw it away. It is setting up and if you continue to use it, the bondo will not spread and you will have a tougher area to sand. With a little practice, you can really work wonders with bondo. My next door neighbor is a cabinet maker and he has truly been impressed with what I have done.