How to Use Body Filler or Bondo

[H4xorBoy]

hey would it be possible to apply this to plaster bandages?

[DECAFtodeath]

Is it ok to use to bondo with hardener already in it? I saw it at the store



[AllenTrucks]

@DECAFtodeath never heard of it before so i dont know how well it would work

[BowHunt1229]

holy fuck thats alot of bondo. did somebody hit all that stuff with a ballpean hammer or what?

[AllenTrucks]

@BowHunt1229 we straightened them as much as we could they were 10x worse before we started

[Pookatube]

Bondo is a surefire guarantee to cheapen the resale value of a car!

[skiracerforlife]

I got mine at Menards,for $18.68 for one gallon.It also does come with the Hardener!

[mariojulian10]

i might sound stupid asking this but where can i get the body filer and the hardern

[AllenTrucks]

@mariojulian10 most auto parts store carry it, and well we have fleet farm here in wisconsin and thats where we got it but someone like lowes might have it

[TorqueRider2000]

@AllenTrucks where in wisconsin do you live? im right in milwaukee.

[AllenTrucks]

@TorqueRider2000 central wi right in the middle between greenbay and st paul

[TorqueRider2000]

@AllenTrucks oh just a few hours away, cool.

[BJZnRPZ]

@mariojulian10 got mine at walmart forgot the hardener though ;(

[ChevyGangman323]

@mariojulian10 auto zone oreilly au.to parts or any paint shop

[stumpyGQ]

Did you block it out by hand before priming? Did you use primer filler / spray putty over the top?

[AllenTrucks]

@stumpyGQ no we didnt block it out by hand which you would need to do to make it perfect, yes the primer we used was a high fill primer so we didnt use any spot puddy

[shem1911]

will bed liner stick to bondo?

[AllenTrucks]

@shem1911 i dont see why not but i would imagine you would want to prime it first

[ThePaulgregg]

I bet it didn't turn out very level. U can't make a level sanding surface without using a LONG board sander and crisscrossing your repair area using good sheet metal 6 or 8" inches outside repair. A D.A. or similar will cut down the bondo but it will NOT get a level surface without waves. Can't imagine many people being satisfied with their finish product if they use this technique.

[Phoenixthemodder]

Can bondo be drilled/tapped through? Also, how would this compare to epoxy putty as far as hardness?

[AllenTrucks]

@Phoenixthemodder bondo is not anywhere near strong enough to do that, epoxy stuff like JB Weld is a hundred times stonger

[hmfuku12]

The video with the helmet freaking sucked

[AllenTrucks]

@BigTwoSevenKills are you talking about the power sander, its a dewalt orbital/ ossilating sander

[InstinctTOsurvive]

damn thats alot of filler!! what ever happened to metal work? you know, straightening the panels! lol

[AllenTrucks]

@InstinctTOsurvive we did straighten them, you should have seen them before we started and we really werent putting it on that thick it looks like we used so much because we had so many panels to do

[InstinctTOsurvive]

@AllenTrucks All I know is that stuff makes your paint fall off over time.. so less spots filled the better

[AllenTrucks]

@InstinctTOsurvive yes it will if u put it on over 1/4 inch thick and we didnt do that most of wat got up on there got sanded back off to make then flat

[InstinctTOsurvive]

@AllenTrucks you should never EVER make it more than 1/8 in thick, or even close to that for that matter..

[cfsierra]

what r u mixing the bondo with, what the red product??

[AllenTrucks]

@cfsierra the red product is the hardener, without it the bondo wouldnt harden, well it would but it would probably take days

[TriggaBlade]

"It'll get hard before we get it on" that's what she said. Sorry I just had to point that out. Great video btw.

[phonjohnn64]

fleet farm, i work at farm and fleet.

[tokejyn]

if you take too long mixing it up it'll get hard before you can get it on.

long and short: too much foreplay with your bondo and it'll get blueballs.

[Renev12391]

sup. so the trunk on my mustang has some holes i fucked up on the mesurements. so i first do step 1 mix, and after that apply on the affected area and then wait about 30min and then sand again and then just wait and apply the primer and then sand the primer and then ready to paint? :) m i right or wrong? reply back thanks

[AllenTrucks]

@Renev12391 as long as there just small holes that will work fine

[TCreatorO]

good tips for mixing. the other day was my 1st day using bondo and I used about 1/3 of the hardener for like 2 golf ball size amount of body-filler and I was sanding it like 5 minutes after I applied it! xD that's how fast it hardened! LOL

[audiocable]

the reason why the squeegee is that color is because the bondo when mixed is supposed to match it

[ah4fecksake]

good on ya mate.have to fill a hole on me motorbike petrol tank.do you prime the metal first or just put the filler straight on?

[AllenTrucks]

@ah4fecksake you put the filler right on the bare metal then prime it

[ah4fecksake]

@AllenTrucks cheers mate....

[ted850760]

@ah4fecksake Can't use bondo where it's in contact with gas...weld the hole up

[ah4fecksake]

@ted850760 thanks mate...i wasn't very clear really,it was a big dent but not a hole straight through.worked out fantastic in the end.

[MrThekikster]

so is this what to use when a old truck or car has what looks like ripples

[AllenTrucks]

@MrThekikster yes this is what you use to smooth it out if the metal is rippled, if the paint is rippled the paint wasnt applied right and bondo wont fix that, you would then have to sand down the paint and bondo it and paint it

[TheMasiker]

@AllenTrucks will this work on plastic i got scratches or due i use primer instead

[AllenTrucks]

@TheMasiker well how deep are these scratches? if there not much at all then i guess u could use primer but i believe that you can use this on plastic just as long as you rough up the plastic with some sandpaper first, so i would say yes unless bondo makes a product specifically for plastic