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Originally Posted by Bob Thomas
How are you guys mixing the Bondo? I've got a quart of the stuff with a tube of the accelerator (think that's what it is) Do I just dump the accelerator into the jug and pour? If so, will it stay liquid enough to pour half, wait and then pour the rest?
You guys got me real curious about this Bondo mold stuff.
Thanks!
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Bob, I did not see your question.
Ok as to mixing the bondo. I'll show you a picture of the 2 kinds I have been using. The stuff in the red can is thick, the stuff in the green can is thin. You can use the stuff in the green can to thin the stuff in the red can.
Basically I take as much red as I need to fill my mold and put it in an old butter tub. Then I add enough resin from the green can to get it as thin as I want it. It seems ro pick up details better when thinned. The green can has a liquid hardener. You need to add the amount liquid hardener that corresponds to how much of the green stuff you used. The stuff is pretty forgiving, it does not need to be exact.
The stuff in the red can uses a redish brown hardener that is a paste. So after i stire in the greens hardener, I add enough of the red hardener to turn it pink. The darker the pink the faster it will dry.
The nice thing is that the all 4 ingredients are mixed together, stir them till the color is consistant and you know they are all mixed together.