Since I'm about to go off the deep end with paint and bondo, I thought I'd offer up some information on an issue I ran into with my car. Outside of that, I know there are several of you who do this for a living, so I thought maybe we could use this thread to answer common concerns of the layman.
My issue is this:
I haven't had time to go to the paint store and buy decent body filler, so I took a chance on the Bondo brand pint of body filler that I saw at Home Depot. When sanding, it was as if it wasn't drying and was gumming up my sandpaper instantly, no matter the grit I used.
I asked a buddy who does it for a living and said part of the issue is that this particular brand is plastic based, and that I needed to use a polyester based filler for easier sanding. He also recommended using 1.5x the recommended amount of hardener and I shouldn't have any more issues.
Take that for what it's worth, or correct any misinformation. Anyone else, feel free to ask questions and/or add in any useful information.
My issue is this:
I haven't had time to go to the paint store and buy decent body filler, so I took a chance on the Bondo brand pint of body filler that I saw at Home Depot. When sanding, it was as if it wasn't drying and was gumming up my sandpaper instantly, no matter the grit I used.
I asked a buddy who does it for a living and said part of the issue is that this particular brand is plastic based, and that I needed to use a polyester based filler for easier sanding. He also recommended using 1.5x the recommended amount of hardener and I shouldn't have any more issues.
Take that for what it's worth, or correct any misinformation. Anyone else, feel free to ask questions and/or add in any useful information.