I'm no expert, but I've done some bodywork using bondo. Unless alot (too
much?) hardener is used, wouldn't just sandpaper work? I applied and removed
plenty of bondo using an orbital sander attached to a vacuum, and anywhere
between 220 and 100 grit sandpaper. Easier than using a hand sander if all
you need to do is remove high spots, but it should remove an 1/8" thick
coating pretty easily with some 100 grit or lower.
You guys and your sandblasters, methylene chloride and fire... ;-)
-PJ
> Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 06:56:18 -0400
> From: tputland at charter.net
> To: doug at dougbraun.com
> CC: Shop-talk at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Removing bondo
>
> I've removed bondo with a soda blaster; doubly messy with the bondo bits
> and soda mess, but it did work.
>
> tim
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 6:45 PM, Douglas Braun wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have an old fender (for a '31 Ford) that has a coat of bondo about
> > 1/8"
> > thick all over it. Does anybody
> > know a good way to remove it? I will eventually sandblast the fender,
> > but I
> > am worried that the bondo
> > will be resistant to sandblasting, sort of the way rubber or some
> > plastics
> > are.
> >
> > Does methylene chloride paint stripper attack the stuff? How about
> > burning
> > it off?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Doug
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