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Bondo Louie
Thats going to be the new name for my truck. Im the second owner, and when my aunt and uncle had this truck fixed back in the 80's, bondo was the way to go. Free bedside anyone? LOL
Yes filler runs all the way down the driverside bed. Do I use a wire wheel or sanding disc? |
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Re: Bondo Louie
Torch!'
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Re: Bondo Louie
I once worked with "Bondo Bill from over the hill".
40 grit on an 8" pad will tear that old stuff off, be sure to wear a mask however you do it.
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Re: Bondo Louie
Holy cow....
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Re: Bondo Louie
I really don't see anything wrong with it. I believe that new Bondo will stick to old Bondo so get out your mixing stick and make a batch. If you're careful you might be able to make it look like the old Bondo never even fell off!!!! lol
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Re: Bondo Louie
Remember Bondo makes it lighter!
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Re: Bondo Louie
Hammer and chisel
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Re: Bondo Louie
I used a chisel and hammer on the areas I couldn't reach from the back side with a 5 lb hammer.
God, that sucked. Be prepared to coat your entire body, garage, and anything in it's way with 1/4" of bondo snow. |
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Re: Bondo Louie
it sandblasts off good too
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Re: Bondo Louie
I just figured it would be too thick for sand or media blasting.
Actually I used a flathead screwdriver and a hammer to chisel away the bondo. I wanted to see how thick it was. Some places were 2 inches. Another bedside will probably workout better for me. |
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Re: Bondo Louie
[QUOTE=VDOG;3356127]I just figured it would be too thick for sand or media blasting.
Actually I used a flathead screwdriver and a hammer to chisel away the bondo. I wanted to see how thick it was. Some places were 2 inches. Another bedside will probably workout better for me.[/QUO 2 inches of body filler holy _____ somebody needs to learn how to operate a stud gun and a slidehammer! Ya need to get em a little straighter before ya mud that thick! Or was it all just rusted out? Too many guys in bodyshops out there that never learned how to use a hammer and dolly regardless.
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Re: Bondo Louie
dont feel bad man, i got an inch and a half to two inches worth of bondo off the roof of my cab where the previous owner "fixed it". . . .
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Re: Bondo Louie
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Again this has been on there since the late 80's when my uncle and aunt owned the truck. Back then bondo was a quick fix. Now times have changed, in some shops. |
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Re: Bondo Louie
yikes. That's a lot of bondo.
I was looking at a bed side in a junkyard that looks decent with decent paint, but could tell the wheel wells rusted out cause the bondo had chipped away around it. Then when I touched it I realized the ENITRE bedside was 1/2-1" thick bondo and that the bedside had all but rusted away from it. This was another 80's quick fix truck. Was a shame too since it looked so good from 20 feet.
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Re: Bondo Louie
Now the passenger side is good other than the roof section. Whole different post. The front fenders on both sides has bondo around the edge of the wheel well.
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Re: Bondo Louie
surprised it hasnt just fallen off already, I seen some with chucks of bondo had just dropped off, that were a inch thick
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Re: Bondo Louie
This is after using a torch. With all the time and money spent on propane or sanding disc, I might as well get the bedside, or find a another bed.
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Re: Bondo Louie
Get you a respirator and use a wire wheel on a grinder. The wire wheel will eat right through the filler. I personally don't like using abrasives here because why remove any metal when a wire wheel will get in all the nooks and crannies. Then its hammer and dolly time. Here is a good place to learn the difference from hammer on dolly and hammer off dolly. Call me when your ready and I will try to explain it to you. Another thing the way you work damage is in reverse to how it happens. Lets say someone hit your car from the rear and the dent travel 5 inches from back to front. Well you will dent from front to rear. You will find that the metal will help you. See the metal has memory and it is stretch. When you hit it in the right spot the metal will start to reshape itself. Think of of when you have a oil can. You know when you push on it and release the the can pops back to shape right. Well a dent is push way pass the point where it can pop back. So your trying to help the metal pop back to shape when you hammer and dolly. It does take practice but you can do it. The more you understand about this the nicer your body work will be. Now thats not to say you can't start banging away and get it close enough for filler, but when you learn how to read a the damage you make less work for yourself and straighter panel repairs.
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Re: Bondo Louie
Am I the only one impressed that the bondo lasted 20 plus years ...
You had to use a hammer and chisel to get it off, it didn't fall off! I wonder how much longer it would have lasted? As far as how to get it off, I have found an abrasive disc on a grinder is the best. I buy the 4 1/2 inch disc from Harbor freight and tool, about $4.99 each. This worked better than a wire wheel or sanding disc for me, much faster and less marking of the metal. These also cut through surface rust with no problem. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...unction=Search These things are awesome.
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Re: Bondo Louie
Around here in the late 70's and through the 80's I saw alot of bondo rust repairs. I was just a kid but helped out in a body shop some, it's amazing what newspaper and cardboard and bondo can do LOL. Back then never knew anybody that had a mig, seen alot of body panels cut out with acetolyne and stick welded back into another vehicle. In 1980 I helped my cousin repair a new 80 Camaro that the guy had wrecked on the day he got it, no insurance. He cut out the entire rear quarter and roof from half way point of the door squared to the middle of the rear window and the corresponding floor area's including the trunk. Wasn't there for the finishing but I'm sure alot of bondo was involved LOL. Oh and if ya wonder that car is still on the road today! I try to avoid bondo now, body hammers and dollies and new sheet metal are much nicer to work with!
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Re: Bondo Louie
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The disc that was mention about work good also. I find wire wheel works great for bondo remove not so much for paint and rust. The disc mention about will work great, but get expensive after a while. Last edited by Kabwe; 06-12-2009 at 10:45 PM. |
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