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Bondo-like material that works on metal?
Rick:
--- Quote from: Monkeyvoodoo on August 07, 2013, 10:28:56 pm ---Another option is fiberglass. Works like bondo, mixes like bondo. I think there is even a product that combines the two.
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I believe it's called "Bondoglass".
jdbailey1206:
Mario,
One thing you might want to consider also is how much of the integrity is gone from the original control panel. It probably wouldn't hurt to entertain the idea of instead of spending your time filling the holes grab a new piece of metal and rework it into a new control panel. You really don't need heavy machinery to accomplish this. A table edge, a couple of two by fours, and clamps can get you where you need to be. And as for the holes well we all know how those are accomplished.
Throwing pictures up would help immensely. Never helps to get a fresh pair of eyes on the situation.
BadMouth:
Being that I don't know how to weld, I'd use JB weld to adhere another piece of metal under the holy area of the CP, then fill the button holes in the CP with bondoglass. Thoroughly scuff both surfaces with rough sandpaper to give the JB weld a foothold.
What do you have to sand/grind with? If you don't have the powertools to do that, stick to regular bondo. Bondoglass is a lot tougher and would take forever to sand by hand. If you use regular bondo, it will probably crack while drilling new holes and need to be touched up, but should be fine if covered by artwork.
JB weld can be grinded like metal, so you could use it to fill the holes if you have a grinder. That would be the strongest, but that amount of JB weld could get expensive.
michelevit:
What your trying to do is done all the time in the automotive / hot rod world.
Lets say you have a car with side marker lights that you want 'deleted'.
Remove the light
Now you have a hole in the sheetmetal.
Find a piece of scrap larger than the hole.
Spot weld it to the back of the panel where no one will ever see it.
The hole will be filled, but not flush.
Fill the recess with Bondo or other 2 part body filler. Use enough to make sit proud.
Wait for it to set.
Sand smooth to level it with surrounding metal.
Prime and paint.
marioxb:
OK, so here are some crappy pics. The panel is from Dragon's Lair II. It's a hybrd metal on top, wood on bottom panel that went from Dragon's Lair II to Tekken 2 with probably a million things between. I want to make it into a two player 2 joystick 8 buttons per player panel.
Here's the top:
The bottom:
Left side closer:
Right side closer:
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