Will the oven trick work on a CP with bondo?

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I have a metal CP that had several button holes drilled in. Someone filled the holes with bondo and applied a CPO. I am debating replacing the CPO now but am curious if the oven trick would ruin the bondo work at this point. Anyone have an answer to this?
 
Look up the safety data sheet for bondo to see what the temperature range is. Alternatively, I've had very good luck removing CPOs lately with an oscillating tool and a flat scraping blade. Makes very quick work of it.
 
Look up the safety data sheet for bondo to see what the temperature range is. Alternatively, I've had very good luck removing CPOs lately with an oscillating tool and a flat scraping blade. Makes very quick work of it.

This is the best thing you can do.. get an oscillator with a flat scraper. Putting lexan and treated wood in an oven you put your food in that is inside your home is not a good idea. Even if it saves you some physical work, still not a good idea.
 
A hand held heat gun works well. Get a corner started and just heat the seam as you pull. The old CPO glue should soften up nicely.
 
Look up the safety data sheet for bondo to see what the temperature range is. Alternatively, I've had very good luck removing CPOs lately with an oscillating tool and a flat scraping blade. Makes very quick work of it.

Crap crap crap. (Me yelling at myself)

I have one of those and still sit there with a heat gun and razor blade.

Why oh why do I forget to do it the easy way ...... :(
 
I would doubt it. Think of all the bondo'd cars out there baking in the sun year after year...
 
I've used the oven method for a control panel that had some holes filled with bondo and didn't have any issue at all.
 
Bondo melting isn't the thing I would worry about. The difference in temp between it and the metal will probably cause it to crack or pop out though.
 
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