How strong is bondo ?
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Topic: How strong is bondo ?
Posted By: vdubmk4
Subject: How strong is bondo ?
Date Posted: August 07, 2004 at 6:31 PM
How is strong is bondo compared to the actual fiberglass and resin combination ? Is it stonger thinner or does it matter ?
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Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: August 07, 2004 at 6:58 PM
Bondo is not meant to be a reinforcement layer. It's only used to smooth out finished work. Fiberglass is a much stronger material than bondo is.
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Posted By: Alpine Guy
Date Posted: August 07, 2004 at 10:15 PM
if you make a big slab of bondo you can break it very easy, , if you make a big slab of fiberglass it will flex ( if it were flat) but i wouldn't break, , unless you really tryed.
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Posted By: xtreamcc
Date Posted: August 07, 2004 at 11:54 PM
if u use bondo properly u can fill in pretty deep with it, again like was said about it is not for reinforcing, mearly feeling in and smoothing. I do not suggest using it to make any boxes (that mustang wasn't exactly what I'd call a proper use of bondo) but if you use bondo to mold/sculpt the shape on the outside of a box or panel u can use it to about 1/8" thickness before it starts going to crap on you. A good method to use if you have a thicker area u need to build up would be to lay a layer of bondo (fairly thin, bout 1/16-1/8), let it dry and lay a layer of fiberglass over it, then repeat this process till u have the desired height, sand down, and finish. Anyway, bondo is definately not strong by itself unless being used to fill pits or what not.
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Posted By: archemedes
Date Posted: August 08, 2004 at 6:12 PM
bondo's proper name is plastic filler that kinda says what it does
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