impala center console, bondo cracking
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Printed Date: April 29, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Topic: impala center console, bondo cracking
Posted By: danspeed1
Subject: impala center console, bondo cracking
Date Posted: August 03, 2008 at 6:44 PM
Hello Everyone Haven't been on here in a while. I've been really busy. Infact, I am still working on my Impala Center console 1 YEAR LATER! I was hoping i could get a little advice. I seem to be running into a couple of problems. The console may not look like anything great but when the trim ring is on it actually looks cool. I just need to get it finished. The problem I am running into is that i have been using bondo and resin to form the gauge pods. The console has been sitting for a year, and the bondo on the pods began to crack across and chip really bad. Totally unacceptable. Today I got out there and hit it with primer sealer just so i could take a closer look at it in one color instead of multicolored. I know i am going to have to sand more, but I don't know what to coat this thing with to keep it from cracking in the future. This pod is molded to the console. This is for a 96 impala SS. I need some advice on how to get this thing properly finished. Dan ------------- 1971 Chevelle SS
1989 Corvette
1996 Impala SS
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Posted By: danspeed1
Date Posted: August 03, 2008 at 6:49 PM
------------- 1971 Chevelle SS
1989 Corvette
1996 Impala SS
Posted By: danspeed1
Date Posted: August 07, 2008 at 5:05 PM
Nobody can answer my question???? DG ------------- 1971 Chevelle SS
1989 Corvette
1996 Impala SS
Posted By: boogeyman
Date Posted: August 07, 2008 at 5:43 PM
Go over it with duraglas, until all the pits are filled in , Lastly apply regular body filler to smooth out everything, of course sand between coats.............Duraglas or any other fiberglass reinforced filler is for STRENGTH............regular body filler is for SMOOTHING and EASE OF SANDING NO STRENGTH in regular body filler....................
Posted By: trs audio
Date Posted: August 25, 2008 at 4:43 AM
after the duraglass put a couple of wet coats of epoy primer, this stuff will not shrink
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Posted By: itsadam1
Date Posted: October 16, 2008 at 10:12 PM
damn that looks pretty good got any bigger pictures?
Posted By: schizophrenic
Date Posted: October 24, 2008 at 10:39 PM
Dura Glass and Rage Gold body fillers work best together.
Posted By: chevy sounds
Date Posted: November 20, 2008 at 10:57 PM
Is it all bondo and resin or is there any fiberglass in there?
Posted By: danspeed1
Date Posted: December 09, 2008 at 6:35 PM
It's all Bondo and resin. Except for the pillow case I stretched to make it.
DG
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1971 Chevelle SS
1989 Corvette
1996 Impala SS
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