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Old 01-24-2011, 03:59 PM   #1
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Bondo or Poly Spot Putty

Bondo is what I use to repair knicks and scratches, but one of the guys I work with does furniture building and repair and he suggested I use a polyester spot putty because
the material is extremely fine compared to the grittier bondo.

What do you guys use?

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Old 01-24-2011, 04:19 PM   #2
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Minwax Wood Filler Frank! I swear by it! Dries fast, sands easy and smooth, does not shrink AT ALL in the water.....never an issue with it Frank!

Almost time to get our fish on!!!
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Old 01-24-2011, 04:40 PM   #3
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MH Ready Patch. Black can with orange lettering. Top painters use it as do a lot of finish carpenters. smooth stuff.

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Old 01-24-2011, 05:06 PM   #4
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I've been using the same stuff as bigfish after he recommended it and I ran out of two part wood epoxy.

The stuff sands great, cheap and readily available.
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Old 01-24-2011, 06:37 PM   #5
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i never thought bondo was Gritty....

you can make a super hot red batch that dries
really fast.... but the min wax is probably better
for plugs as bondo is quite porous...
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Old 01-24-2011, 06:51 PM   #6
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I use the MinWax as well, but have Bondo on hand as well. Sometimes I use Bondo in a pinch.
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Old 01-24-2011, 08:03 PM   #7
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hey guys,

I use plumbers epoxy putty, dries fast, hard as nails is waterproof and no shrinkage. Sands well also!

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Old 01-24-2011, 08:43 PM   #8
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Save those plugs for me, I prefer the scratch and dent plugs! They catch more fish and cast farther....
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