Thread: Bondo?

Originally Posted by a-ten

Hey guys,

I've started altering my dash board to house my touchscreen. I've got as far as cutting a hole where it will go but now I need to get some filler in the holes to secure the bezel!





Having read around the forums Bondo seems the obvious choice but I can't seem to find it here in the UK anywhere! What exactly is it? Anyone know of other brands?

Am I right in thinking its the stuff to fill the gaps with (and then sand it like hell til the shapes right?)

Andy

Bondo is just a brand of body filler. They have many different types to use. The best for that would be Bondo-Glass (bodyfiller w/ short-hair fiberglass) to build up the bezel (stronger and won't crack), once that's done finish off with regular bondo (plain bodyfiller, easyier to work with for filling in and making smooth works of art) and work from there. The UK guys would know better as to what the body filler over there is called. Check out TurboCads work too, he's got a nice faq type post on building a bezel.

Cheers,
The W3bMa5t3r

Originally Posted by a-ten

OK, I've read TurboCads tutorial, its very helpful. However, he says to use Dynatron which seems to be a product range.

Can anyone suggest what it is I need from this list? I imagine its one of the fillers a litte down the page.

Andy

Looks like Dyna-Glass is the same things (or similar) to the bondo-glass, and then for the regular body filler... either the filler-light weight or filler-premium.. the putty could be used as a final layer to finish it off nicer...

Forget Bondo, cause it's clay based filler => due to weather temperature drops it will shrink, your best bet is kitty hair=> short fiberglass strand filler.

I suggest using Evecoat products

Yev