Bondo thickness

[ryan77]

I know this will create buzz but what is the thickest you can put bondo on without a promblem?

 

[graf_222]

I've always heard to not go over 1/4 inch

 

[bratpackdad]

I wouldn't go thicker than 1/8th of an inch. However, I have seen it 1/4 of an inch thick but it loses its strength.

 

[bassetdeuce]

Is deuce bodywork about 1/8th inch?

 

[ryan77]

Thats what i figured i wonder how a inch will do on the roof.......

 

[mikelee]

Filler should be 1/8-3/16 if any deeper need to pull dent do not use filler on holes it will wick water. fiberglass is more suitable for holes hope this helps..

 

[ryan77]

My m1009 has bondo a 1 1/2 thick on the roof and rocker, i cut the rocker out and welded in a replacement one from lmc, the roof is going to be a joke it has bondo to the windshield seal, i dont know what to do about that, glad i bought a rust free southern truck.

 

[bratpackdad]

I wouldn't use glass on a deuce. You can buy a new top or weld a small replacement patch if its a hole. Bondo is no going to look right on the very flat surfaces of the deuce. But I guess it really depends on what you are going to do with it, and if looks matter over function.

 

[ryan77]

its not a duece its a m1009

 

[m16ty]

My brother has a m1008 with some roof rust issues. We used some stuff called Dura Glass (recommended by a body man) and it's holding up great so far.

 

[stumps]

The problem with thick bondo patches is it doesn't flex the same as the sheet metal, and seems to show through after time. 1/8 inch to 1/4 inch is about the max.

-Chuck

 

[militarysteel]

well you can go as thick as you want, just make sure you stuff the hole with news paper first.

 

[Tanner]

'Bondo' by design is to be used in thicknesses no greater than 1/8"; any thicker than this & you run a risk of cracking under the paint. It was originally designed to replace lead fillers used in bodywork.

'Tanner'

 

[transman]

What part of Ill ya from I've got a trucker friend who travels between Pa. and Southbend. I'll donate a "piller cut" roof panel rather than see that much bondo used !

 

[ryan77]

its ok i cut it out and welded a piece in.

 

[militarysteel]

good man,

 

[ryan77]

the army put 1 1/2 on the roof and the worst paint job ive seen in my life but by next week it will be ready to shoot.

 

[mikes47jeep]

ill take wrinkled steel over straight bondo any day

 

[6X6 ALL THE WAY]

I've worked in body shops for about 5 years. The newer body fillers not Bondo (junk) hold up alot better.

 

[derby]

You could smoothe a thin layer of JB weld over it. When i was a kid and did not know better, I would use as much as it took to fill the hole! It always cracked and i would just put more in. Up here in the rust belt we have Stock in Bondo.