What is Bondo..

**ryan-neil** · 03-29-2006, 03:37 PM

Hi,

I am planning on integrating my LinITX 7" into my Peugoet 106 Dash, unfortunatly it reguires a lot of filling, i here bondo refered to all the time, comming from Ireland i cannot Locate "Bondo"

, So can any provide me the actual makeup of what bondo is, i.e. not the product name but what it actually is..

Also in my travels i found a fibre glass / resin paste, would this be suitable in stead of bondo, again if anyone can actually tell me what product to use ad whats it is rather than a product name...

**Eubey** · 03-29-2006, 04:03 PM

you could probibily order some bondo over the interweb...

**Cris** · 03-29-2006, 04:05 PM

Basicly any automotive body filler should do the job. Bondo is a brand for a filler product.

**ryan-neil** · 03-29-2006, 04:06 PM

Yeah i found some on ebay,

what i am wondering now though is a polyester filler or a fireglass filler better when it comes to bonding to plastics, esp the cheap plastics using in a Peugeot 106

**Cris** · 03-29-2006, 04:11 PM

If you have large areas to fill, and need extra strengh, get a fibre glass based one. I don't really think it matters what kind of filler you use...I actually used a special filler for plastic (bumpers) nd I didn't like it as much as a regular filler...

**ryan-neil** · 03-29-2006, 04:14 PM

I was looking at an Fibreglas filler at this time, does this sand as well as the polyester fillers such as bondo

**ryan-neil** · 03-29-2006, 04:33 PM

Thanks for the help, gonna go with the fibreglass reinforced filler..

Thanks

**Dracos** · 03-29-2006, 05:10 PM

where us brits are from its referred to as P38 (bondo light filler equivalent) and P40 (fiberglass resin putty). look for that instead. Bondo is an american brand name.

**RedGTiVR6** · 03-29-2006, 05:12 PM

fiberglass reinforced filler DOES NOT SAND AS WELL as the bondo type fillers.

It's a PITA to work with.

yes, it's ideal for larger surface areas where strength is of upmost importance, but for just filling, use regular bondo type filler.

**ryan-neil** · 03-30-2006, 04:02 PM

Can i do it in a two stage, i.e. 90 percent P40 with a say 2 mil P38 layer on top to sand down for the right finish, does anyone have any idea if the two will bond toe each other