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Found me a cheap alternative to bondo.

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leapinlew:
Is bondo really $20? How much was the alternative?

bkenobi:
I never thought of using wood glue instead of water.  I thought this stuff reacted with the water to make the putty that you apply.  If so, then wouldn't the glue get in the way of that?  Seems like if you were going to use wood glue, you might as well just get saw dust and make your own mix.

But, if you've already tried this stuff with wood glue and it works, then I will have to keep that in mind!

IG-88:
@ Bender: The dry time was about 30 min to work with. An hour to being to hard to move. And overnite/24hr to workable with tools. That also depends on how much powder you add to the water glue mix. I made mine about the consistency of peanut butter.

@ leapinlew: That was a rounded up figure. The one I saw at Wally Mart was $16.95 + tax for a big one. Smaller ones were around $12 if I remember correctly. My mix combo was under $7, and I think you could lower that some more as I bought the stuff from Ace whose prices are higher than a big box store. Also, I can use the glue and water putty separately for other projects if I so choose.

@ bkenobi: I was a little hesitant at first thinking it wouldn't set up (and it does take a little longer) and then thought it may come out too brittle but in the end I think the glue added a strength that the putty needed, or maybe a touch of elasticity that keeps it from shattering under stress.  :dunno but it works.

IG-88:
Also an idea I had for this stuff that I will try later is that I can make it as thick or as runny as I want.

Another problem this cab has is the old t-mold grove must have gotten a little wet over the years in spots so the grove itself is damaged enough that new tmold won't hold in there any more. The groove has deteriorated to the point that its too wide. I'm going to try and pour a runny mixture into the damaged area filling up the groove then sanding it back flat and re-grooving it with the router. Don't see why it wouldn't work.

bkenobi:
Yup, that should work well for rerouting the slot!  I don't know how runny you need it, but you definitely want to get the slot completely filled.

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