I was defanging my nephew's blazer and this is how much Bondo was on the fender.
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Do you think this is enough Bondo?
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How much was left on the rest of the fender? Danggg
Too much for my taste.
If you remember my old right rear quarter panel was thicker than that 
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I owned a car like that once. When I crashed it there were pieces on the ground that looked like a broken flower pot and bashed up metal still on the car underneath.
it was well over 1/2 inch thick in places. When I got it home I chiseled both front fenders then later replaced them. But the car did get better mileage after.
it was well over 1/2 inch thick in places. When I got it home I chiseled both front fenders then later replaced them. But the car did get better mileage after.
Eh,thats typical!..bet my trucks roof has twice that thickness on it,and its cracking off in chunks!....I'm tempted to just put a whole sheet of metal pver it and screw it down,rather than fix it "right",the roof is rusty under the bondo,you'd have to cut the roof right off and transplant one to do it properly..aint worth it!..
Bondo used to be cheap,you could buy a gallon of it for less that 8 bucks in the 80's,the stuff with fiberglass or tiger-hair was a bit more,like 12.99-one store I worked in sold 5 gallon pails of regular bondo for 24.95 then!...-so people who weren't skilled at using a dent puller or dollys and hammers just filled dents with as much as it took to fill them,they would drill or punch holes in the panel so the bondo would ooze thru it and stay on better..
...today at 20 bucks a gallon for the cheapest bondo,it'd be cheaper to pull the dent or replace the panel than use bondo probably...my roof would need at least 100 bucks worth!..Bondo does have one advantage,once you build part of a truck out of it,that area never rusts again..
..I'm tempted to just put a whole sheet of metal pver it and screw it down,rather than fix it "right",the roof is rusty under the bondo,you'd have to cut the roof right off and transplant one to do it properly..aint worth it!..Bondo used to be cheap,you could buy a gallon of it for less that 8 bucks in the 80's,the stuff with fiberglass or tiger-hair was a bit more,like 12.99-one store I worked in sold 5 gallon pails of regular bondo for 24.95 then!...-so people who weren't skilled at using a dent puller or dollys and hammers just filled dents with as much as it took to fill them,they would drill or punch holes in the panel so the bondo would ooze thru it and stay on better..
...today at 20 bucks a gallon for the cheapest bondo,it'd be cheaper to pull the dent or replace the panel than use bondo probably...my roof would need at least 100 bucks worth!..Bondo does have one advantage,once you build part of a truck out of it,that area never rusts again..
77 casa grande
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This is about the worst I've seen.
From Corvette Forum :
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-...osting-and-toothpicks.html?highlight=frosting
From Corvette Forum :
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-...osting-and-toothpicks.html?highlight=frosting
4xcrazy
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If you remember my old right rear quarter panel was thicker than that
Does the truck lean to one side?
This is why they developed "lightweight bondo"..to avoid sagging when a lot is used on one side only!....
I am surprised no one has patented "magnetic" bondo,so you wont be able to rely on the old magnet trick to detect any bondo used on body repairs yet...(maybe because iron filings would rust?)...they do have "Metal 2 Metal" Bondo,but its got aluminum filings in it I think..non-ferrous..
..I am surprised no one has patented "magnetic" bondo,so you wont be able to rely on the old magnet trick to detect any bondo used on body repairs yet...(maybe because iron filings would rust?)...they do have "Metal 2 Metal" Bondo,but its got aluminum filings in it I think..non-ferrous..
