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Cheese's Donkey Kong Restoration Project
CheeseSndwch:
Ok quick question. Saying Bondo is like saying Kleenex or Band-Aids a popular brand name that genrically refers to a product...so that being said, what type of Bondo should I buy/use?
WunderCade:
--- Quote from: CheeseSndwch on June 23, 2008, 11:13:02 am ---Ok quick question. Saying Bondo is like saying Kleenex or Band-Aids a popular brand name that genrically refers to a product...so that being said, what type of Bondo should I buy/use?
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Buy the one that says Bondo on the can. It is a two part mixture. You can buy different color "hardeners" depending on what color you want your Bondo to be. There's also a hardening glaze you can buy to "finish off" the Bondo, it's to fill in any air bubble holes left behind after sanding the Bondo flat.
Bondo hardens quickly so make sure you only prepare enough for the immediate area you're working on. When mixing the hardener with the Bondo, use a "fold-in" technique to mix rather than stirring it. The reason for this is that folding drastically reduces the introduction of air bubbles that you get when stirring.
You can pick up Bondo pretty much anywhere there is a hardware or automotive dept.
Hope this helps.
Jdurg:
Also, remember to use the Bondo in a VERY WELL VENTILATED area. The stuff is horrifically potent in regards to odor and making you feel fuzzy and hazy.
CheeseSndwch:
Every freaking day off rain, rain, rain. :angry:
CheeseSndwch:
So I tried to get some work in today…
1. My back has been bothering me lately, so I decided to lift the cab up on a base so I wouldn’t be hunched over while I worked on it.
2. Some corner work that will need to be taken care of.
3. Go one side of the cabinet cleaned up before I tried the Bondo. Probably should have done some more prep work.
4. So I mixed up some Bondo and started applying it the problem areas/holes.
5. I’m guessing that I put too much of the activating agent in because in about a minute the Bondo took on an oatmeal consistency.
6. This area got the oatmeal treatment as well. I figured I'd salvage as much of the Bondo as I could; after some sanding it didn't look to bad but I will need to be redone before painting.
7. I had to pack it up as the rain clouds started to roll in.
Does anyone have any advice with mixing up the Bondo? Did I use too much activating agent or did I just mix up to much and that’s how fast Bondo starts to dry? Any advice would be appreciated.
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