Bondo Aluminum Siding

Bondo all purpose putty is slightly thicker than other 2 part fillers making it ideal for repairing vertical surfaces such as doors walls and siding.

Bondo aluminum siding.

A independent test of this paste to repair metal an aluminum. Traffic products bondo has been engineering and manufacturing professional products for the traffic control industry for over 37 years. If i would ve trimmed the silicone flush it wouldn t have provided a good enough seal since the aluminum is to thin. More importantly you will not need to remove any panels.

Aluminum siding repairs made by professional contractors can be quite expensive but by knowing how to do it yourself you ll spend next to nothing. Hello tony i have a low deck across the front of my house with 2 x 6 x 4 deck boards perpendicular to the house resting on the 4 edge of 2 redwood beams about 14 high and 22 long. When i removed some of the deck boards i noticed the lower edge of the siding texture 1 11 was rotted in a couple of places. While very large dents or cracks may require the.

Bondo bondo hair filler eliminates the need for fiberglass cloth and bondo fiberglass resin jelly is a non drip formula for vertical surfaces. Nail holes in aluminum and vinyl siding are tough to repair without replacing the entire piece but a squirt of color matched caulk from a siding supplier will solve the problem for a lot less money and aggravation. Once the skim coat had cured another thin coat of bondo was applied over the patch and the aluminum siding. Let me be clear don t patch wood with bondo.

First time i ve ever used it. The product is formulated to be non shrinking water resistant permanent and light gray in color once cured. Extending out about 2 inches beyond the damaged area. This video will teach you an easy method of repairing vinyl or aluminum siding.

Can be sanded an thicken with aluminum dust. A single can of bondo or an equivalent body filler can repair a great many dents and these materials are cheap easy to find and very easy to use. Has 2 hour cure time 24 hr super strong cure time. Trim the hardened caulk flush with the siding using a razor blade.

After removing it i had 4 lag bolt holes in the aluminum siding. Bondo is a great product for patching damage to cars but somewhere sometime in the past some painter or carpenter decided that it would work just as well on wood.