How's This for Bondo?

Kurt_ · Post by **Kurt_** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:17 pm

http://canadiantire.ca/browse/product_d ... 5116613743

Well? Is this the right stuff?

Kurt_ · Post by **Kurt_** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 5:48 pm

C'mon I have another hour or I need to wait a few more days!

It says it's 10-20% styrene on the msds. Good? Bad?

C'mon!!!!!! TELL ME!!!

Spaz!

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 6:35 pm

meh stay away from the canned goods i say

and triton says

bondo spot putty from a tube and marine putty from a stick are the best in my opinion

Post by **Triton** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:16 pm

the stuff from a can works but it is a pain in the ASS to use, get spot putty or marine putty!

Kurt_ · Post by **Kurt_** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 1:43 pm

How much of a pain is this "ass" you speak of?

Post by **Triton** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:48 pm

get a glob of it out of the can, mix in a small ammount of hardener till a consistant color and start applying like hell because you have maybe 5 minutes top depending on how much hardener you mixed in if its too thick it cracks if its too thin it also cracks etc lol

Kurt_ · Post by **Kurt_** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:37 pm

Hmm...I'll look for some putty. i used .060 styrene to vac-form, and I have a feeling a few lines of bondo on the inside will help make it a tad less wobbly.

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:24 pm

not really, bondo is kinda weak, unless its the marine putty but that could be hard to apply.

once you screw on the back half it'll be fine

Post by **CronoTriggerfan** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:36 pm

Kurt_ wrote:Hmm...I'll look for some putty. i used .060 styrene to vac-form, and I have a feeling a few lines of bondo on the inside will help make it a tad less wobbly.

Yeah, in that respect, bondo won't get the job done. If you really want to enforce it, throw some two-part epoxy like JB Weld on there, that stuff is rock hard.

CTFan

dman762000 · Post by **dman762000** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:49 pm

you could use jb weld or you could throw on a couple of coats of fiberglass mesh (notice i said the mesh and not the loose fiber) the loose fiber is a pain to work with but with the mesh all you have to do is mix the resin lay down a coat of mesh add some resin lay down some more mesh and cover with resin then sand and paint (of course make sure you get no bubbles (a pin helps there) and no wrinkles and trim it up some to get youre edges clean) or you could use bondo (but only if you use the stuff in cans)

Kurt_ · Post by **Kurt_** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 1:16 pm

Truthfully, I think the case will be fine, but I still need to bondo on the controls and screen frame. Marine putty? Spot putty? What would work best?

dman762000 · Post by **dman762000** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 9:38 am

well if ou have access to the stuff in a can just read the instructions and it will work fine

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:16 pm

Kurt_ wrote:Truthfully, I think the case will be fine, but I still need to bondo on the controls and screen frame. Marine putty? Spot putty? What would work best?

both the marine first then fill in all the small holes and lines that are left with the spot putty

Kurt_ · Post by **Kurt_** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 4:37 pm

Nevermind, I decided to use the holy search function.

Kurt_ · Post by **Kurt_** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 3:42 pm

Grr. I can't find the Marine Epoxy locally. What are some very similar alternatives? I have a 1/2" gap, along other franken-casing things to add into my case, to stick together.