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Author Topic: What do you use to touch up a side panel on a restoration?  (Read 1077 times)

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javeryh

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What do you use to touch up a side panel on a restoration?
« on: September 11, 2008, 12:24:29 pm »
I am contemplating restoring an arcade cabinet in the coming months (it needs a lot of work) and I'm wondering what to use to seal the wood/fill any holes, etc. after I sand the entire thing down...

Bondo?
Wood Putty?
Spackle?
Something else entirely?

I'll be applying 2-4 coats of primer before painting so I think that will "seal" the surface so I guess I'm mainly concerned with dents and holes and things like that.  I was leaning towards bondo unless I'm missing something obvious...

Thanks!   :cheers:

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Re: What do you use to touch up a side panel on a restoration?
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2008, 04:56:16 pm »
Are you talking about huge gashes or like small screw holes?  Or some of each?

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Re: What do you use to touch up a side panel on a restoration?
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2008, 05:37:28 pm »
Some of each I guess.  I haven't picked up the cab yet but I imagine it's not perfect...