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DeLuSioNal29:

Hello all,

I used wood putty on my first cabinet and it came out great.  However, the two new cabs that I am working on need a little more TLC, so I hear that Bondo works best and is stronger.

I ventured to Home Depot and there were two to choose from.  Bondo for cars and "All purpose" Bondo.  I got the all purpose Bondo (pictured below).

I just wanted to double-check that this was the right stuff for stronger cabinet "patching up".

Thanks in advance!

Encryptor:

I just got regular old car bondo. It seems to work great. I doubt there is much difference in them when you get right down to it.


Encryptor

ChadTower:


That will do the job just fine.  For your purposes there isn't a ton of difference.

DeLuSioNal29:

I figured the all purpose Bondo is made to adhere to wood (says so on the label).  The car Bondo says that you need to sand it down to bare metal.  Which is why I bought the all purpose one.

TOK:


--- Quote from: DeLuSioNal29 on September 16, 2008, 02:05:01 pm ---I figured the all purpose Bondo is made to adhere to wood (says so on the label).  The car Bondo says that you need to sand it down to bare metal.  Which is why I bought the all purpose one.

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I think it says that because it won't adhere well to paint. I've used the car Bondo on a couple cabs, and it's bond to wood is very strong. Probably stronger than its bond to metal since the wood is so porous. If the stuff you got is still a two part mix, it is probably just as good.


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