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fixing corners
ptpeter:
hey guys,
I have two cabs, tempest and nintendo r-type. The cabs are in great shape except two corners (one on each) are either broken off or one side of the routed (t molding slit) is broken off. Whats the best way to fix these types of problems? My friends dad told me bondo, but that shits kind of expensive. Any help would be awesome.
Happy New Year, Peter
ScottS:
I probably wouldn't recommend Bondo for anything that was going to be structural, like a corner, but I will point out that it's only $9 per quart from Amazon. If you can't afford that, you probably won't like any of the other options....
ptpeter:
for the amount of space it fixes is not worth it though. Thats what I'm talking about. I'm open to other ideas.
ScottS:
If you don't like paying $9 for Bondo, you probably won't like the way I'd do it: cut off the broken corners, then make a new piece of wood that's an exact match. I'd route groves in the cabinet and the replacement piece. I'd insert splines in the grooves, glue and clamp the whole thing to the cabinet, as well as screwing through the replacement piece into the sides of the cabinet. Chances are you won't get everything perfectly aligned, so I'd then cover the joints with Bondo and sand the whole area smooth. Finally, I'd buy custom-matched paint and repaint the affected area.
steveh:
if you are going to do it do it right. Dont skimp on costs you will be sorry later.