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[MARTINSR]

Originally Posted by 1project2many

I cannot imagine how many sheets of paper you used during that time.

FWIW many of my early days with cars also involved people with the unrealistic opinion that Bondo ruined a car, that Bondo was indication of poor quality work, that no good panel repair needed Bondo, and that Bondo was Evil in a can. The first time I tried my hand at body repairs I told the guy at the parts store what I was doing and that I was going to do it without Bondo. The man graciously went to the back, returned with a can of polyester filler of another brand, told me how to use it, and likely fell off his stool laughing as I walked away thinking I had found the way around using Bondo on my car.

LOLOL, I actually only use the term "Bondo" on forums being it's so widely called that, I will generally call it on the job "polyester filler" if talking to a customer or something. I have seen such HORRIBLY done "bondo" work that LASTED I am convinced that if done even remotely correct that car will be in rusting away in a wrecking yard in 50 years and that bondo will still be there and no one will know the better. It's a tool like any other, it can be used properly or it can be used wrong. And today, we have some pretty amazing polyester filler that makes that old stuff look stupid and it like I said will be on that car rusted in the wrecking yard when we are dead and gone.

Brian