The mat will pull apart and is lame to work with, there are other alternatives but this is what I had on hand. Just put a dab or two on the mat then press it into place. Once you get an initial coat in there, I start to apply the fiberglass matting we cut up earlier with the next batch. Now take that goo and pour it into the piece and use a brush or something to help it around the inside coating every inner surface. I later opted for aluminum cans which I cut in half. Foam cups melt when contacted by the Rondo mix and it can get messy. Use less hardener if you want it to harden slower.Īlso you'll notice throughout my pictures that I started the application with syrofoam cups. WARNING: you will only have about 3 minutes to work the stuff before it starts to set, then you're screwed. I only mix 2 tbspns of bondo and resin each and add approximately 24 drops of hardener. You can also use the cream hardener that came with the bondo but it makes a thicker paste that is red. Then to get the consistency of pancake batter so it will slosh well and self level, I use the clear liquid hardener that came with the resin. this is important because you won't be able to cut it effectively once you're all gooey. Now that you have let that dry for a few hours, cut up a bunch of fiberglass near your work area. This helps it keep its shape when you get down to sloshing 'Rondo' around inside of it. Then you need to apply resin to it to stifffen it up, I used a Bondo brand fibeglass kit. WHAMO! 8 hours of dinking around compiled into 3 images!

If you are a vet and see that I jacked something up, let me know.įirst off. This is just a basic as all get-out bondo and fiberglass resin tutorial for n00bs. Sorry it isn't Fett related, but my bro beat me to it and it about half way through the build already. Hello all, I just wanted to post some pictures that I've been taking during my latest build.

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