To create a straight edge which may be required for some larger repairs, use any sort of firm flat surface. Bondo is more wet and gloopy….I know, not the most professional terminology there…lol. You can apply Bondo with a putty knife or with the same tool you use to apply wood filler but the consistency is different. Be sure to follow the mixing instructions! Because it dries so fast, there’s a short amount of time you have to work with this stuff – unlike Wood Filler where you can pretty much take your time. If you mix in more hardener, it will dry faster… it may even start drying during your repair. I’m not sure why, but I read mixing on cardboard can absorb and change the chemical balance of the product.įor a golf size blob of putty, I mixed in a one inch line of hardener. I’ve designated this glass frame for mixing my Bondo. Mix both together on a clean non-absorbent surface like plastic or glass. It’s important to mix thoroughly until it’s consistent in color. Once they are mixed together, the hardener activates the putty with some sort of chemical reaction. Mixing Bondo isn’t difficult but I’m not going to lie… it’s a whole lot of smelly! Make sure you work in a properly ventilated area and read the safety instructions.īondo comes as a putty and includes a separate colored cream hardener. Bondo is a little more costly, but as you’ll discover below, well worth it for the time it saves and the durability it provides! Mixing Bondo The price of Bondo is in the $15-$20 range versus a brand-name wood filler which you can buy for between $5-$10. Just as the name suggests, these products can be used on wood, concrete, tile, automotive repair etc. There are numerous brands of “Bondo-Type” products but what you’re looking for is a putty used for automotive repair and filler. Then I thought – screw it. I’ll find a way to re-create the straight lines of the leg… and I’m sure the Bondo will be strong enough. My original thought was to use some wood shims and wood glue to fill the majority of this missing leg, and THEN use a wood filler or Bondo to patch the rest of the repair. I’ve used Bondo on a good few furniture projects and the truth is, I’m blown away by how well Bondo repairs small AND large missing wood pieces and/or veneer!įor instance, I wasn’t 100% sure Bondo would fill this entire missing leg piece. No worries… I’m learning imperfections like these are EASY to fix! Maybe a drawer corner was knocked off? Or possibly a hunk of wood was missing from a leg? Like this one! So let’s get right to it… Have you ever passed up on a gorgeous piece of furniture because it was flawed or damaged? Maybe it was perfect in every way but it was missing veneer. Even though this post isn’t really ‘quick’, it’s a follow up on last weeks Quick-Tip-Tuesday and I can’t wait to show you this amazing dresser leg repair! Today’s QTT is more like a full blown tutorial on How To Use Bondo as Wood Filler… and how I think they compare.
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