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TurboC--:
Well, I kinda don't feel like spending the money on bondo (it isn't cheap) just for this one thing.  And even if I did, looking at that patching guide, the guy uses metal plugs on the bottom of the panel.  I don't get this.  Now the panel will not be flush with the wood underneath it.  Maybe he doesn't HAVE wood underneath his?  That's what I was wondering, if bondo was strong enough to form a patch without anything (like metal plugs) holding it underneath.  According to this guide - apparently not.  So I am back to my original options, and it's looking like duct tape may win out! (At least it's thin...) 

SteveJ34:

--- Quote from: TurboC-- on August 24, 2005, 03:49:42 pm ---......the guy uses metal plugs on the bottom of the panel.  I don't get this.  Now the panel will not be flush with the wood underneath it.  Maybe he doesn't HAVE wood underneath his?
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There is a complete plank of wood underneath the metal control panel?

If that was the case, then your joys and buttons mount through both a metal panel *and* the wood underneath?

creatine28:
How about good old JB weld!  That stuff is pretty strong and they say you can file it, sand it and drill it!

http://jbweld.net/index.php

Here's just some of the  stuff it will work on!
I think it only cost a few bucks for the stuff at any auto store!

fuel tanks
radiators
cracked engine blocks
transmission & rear-end casings
cylinder heads & sleeves
generators, starters, water & fuel pumps
axles & hubs
valve guides
press fit bearings
crankshaft pulleys
casting defects
door stops
key ways
stripped threads
body shop repairs

PetitMorte:
The reason that he has the metal plug underneath is to keep the "wet" bondo from just falling through.  Bondo when mixed up and applied has the consistancy of toothpaste.

When I did my metal panel, I used a fine metal mesh behind the panel to hold the bondo in place.  Once it hardened, I could sand down the back until iit was flush as well as the front.

The small bondo kits are only about $10 at Auto-Zone.

TurboC--:
Mesh eh.  Seems unnecessarily messy when you could use something non-porous.  I don't want to use duct tape, but I was thinking about what other materials would be thin enough to not cause a problem in mounting, but inflexible/hard enough at that thickness to do the job.  Maybe they sell metal that's thin but not too thin.  Hmm...

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