Which Bondo?

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So I am gonna get me some bondo and do my first real woodwork repair - which Bondo does everyone use, as Kragen seems to have a couple options?

Bondo Plastic Filler: Quart; Premium Lightweight; Stain Free; Tack Free
http://shop.oreillyauto.com/productdetail.aspx?MfrCode=BND&MfrPartNumber=1022&CategoryCode=3591

Bondo Premium Body Filler: Professional Gold
http://shop.oreillyauto.com/productdetail.aspx?MfrCode=BND&MfrPartNumber=233&CategoryCode=3591

Bondo Plastic Filler: with Hardener; Quart
http://shop.oreillyauto.com/productdetail.aspx?MfrCode=BND&MfrPartNumber=262&CategoryCode=3591

I am suspecting its the last of these 3 that most people use? I'm not even sure whats the difference :)
 
Same here...the cheapest...but at only $1.00 more, perhaps the "gold" is something to consider? What makes it "gold" vs the other?
 
evercoat blows bondo away. For small repairs I have used evercoat metal glaze for years. Most pro body shop supply companies have it, just find one in the phone book. prolly not gonna be at autozone.
 
evercoat blows bondo away. For small repairs I have used evercoat metal glaze for years. Most pro body shop supply companies have it, just find one in the phone book. prolly not gonna be at autozone.

What makes it better? and what is the price difference?
 
None of the above. I'm not fixing holes in cars or metal control panels. I'm fixing broken or missing wood. So I use this - found at any Lowes or Home Depot, and it works just fine...

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Any of the stuff posted above will work just fine.:rolleyes:
I use Bondo because I can get it right down the street.
 
None of the above. I'm not fixing holes in cars or metal control panels. I'm fixing broken or missing wood. So I use this - found at any Lowes or Home Depot, and it works just fine...

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Me too usually but I have a more major repair to do which will take a little wear and tear (base of the cab) AND I need to fill some drilled holes in a coin door so I will go with Bondo unless I can find the other pro stuff mentioned above.

Thanks guys!
 
I prefer bondo over wood filler. If I am simply filling in a gouge or small crack or what not, I use Bondo Glazing Putty... it's much softer and easier to work with than Bondo, but it's also well, softer... but it works great for small blemishes.
 
What makes it better? and what is the price difference?
(Evercoat Gold Rage)

Everything about it is better. It's a lighter weight filler, but just as strong. It's easier to shape, sands smoother more easily. Edges feather and blend nicer than bondo too.

I pay around $45 canadian for a gallon of filler + hardener.
 
None of the above. I'm not fixing holes in cars or metal control panels. I'm fixing broken or missing wood. So I use this - found at any Lowes or Home Depot, and it works just fine...

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I'm gonna guess you've never used a good quality body filler instead of wood putty :) Night and day.

The glaze type fillers are much smoother, fill much smaller holes and sand smooth like plastic not porous like typical bondo or wood filler making it much easier to blend the repair after your primer coat. Wood filler also tends to shrink and has fairly low adhesive qualities compared with a body filler over time. Everyone has their opinions I guess, but don't dismiss bodyfiller for game repair so easily.
 
for game repair the standard bondo is the best its cheap(i even usually go with the no nome brand the auto parts store carrys local) and works
its not like you are trying to repair a car body or boat shell (and then i reccomend fiber glass bondo for bolth app's)
i also agre that wood filler sucks big donkey nuts
i have tried several brands and so far all take way to long to cure and tend dry powdery and it shrinks like crazy(mydad keeps trying to get me to use this wood filler he has but i did once and it took 2 days to dry to a sandable state 4 to fully harden)

i just did this machine
it was missing everything from about a half inh above my hand

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I'm gonna guess you've never used a good quality body filler instead of wood putty :) Night and day.

Well, this IS Bondo Wood Filler, and not just some common wood putty.

I'm sure there's always a better-made product out there that can give me a quicker, faster, easier result, but usually my wallet says, "The cheap stuff works, so buy that." So I have to sand it for 25 minutes instead of 20, or I have to go back and touch up some air bubbles. I still get a good result when I'm done, and spent less than $20 to do so.

But I actually meant to display this one:

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i use good old regular bondo to fill most gaps, etc..

when it comes time to finish the top coat or two, i use REAL body filler..

it can be had at a real independant auto parts/auto body supply store..
go in there and ask for some good AUTO BODY FILLER(they laugh at bondo)

real true professional auto body filler is ALOT easier to sand and work with, but it isnt cheap, hence why i do most of the rough filling with the cheapo bondo first..
 
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