Car bodies are very rigid structures that don t have much if any expansion and contraction due to weather conditions.
Bondo on aluminum siding.
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.
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.
This fast curing 2 part filler allows you to make high quality long lasting repairs to metal masonry concrete painted wood plastic drywall and more.
Accordingly bondo is a very stiff product when cured which makes it well designed for auto bodies.
More importantly you will not need to remove any panels.
Use bondo professional gold or bondo ultimate to make your autobody repair easier.
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 all purpose putty is a professional strength versatile filler for repairing interior and exterior surfaces around the home.
Extending out about 2 inches beyond the damaged area.
Like i mentioned before auto body filler is meant to behave much the same way as the metal chassis it is used to repair.
Trim the hardened caulk flush with the siding using a razor blade.
The cured filler was sanded using 100 then 300 grit sandpaper then coated with a thin coat of primer.
Considered silicone but would ve been an eye sore.
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.
If i would ve trimmed the silicone flush it wouldn t have provided a good enough seal since the aluminum is to thin.
Once the skim coat had cured another thin coat of bondo was applied over the patch and the aluminum siding.
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.
Fine sanding lines were touched up using 600 grit sandpaper.
After removing it i had 4 lag bolt holes in the aluminum siding.
Bought a house that had an old rusty basketball hoop mounted above the garage.
Bondo body filler cures fast shapes in minutes and is formulated to be a non shrinking and permanently durable material.
The non shrinking filler features a thicker formulation that makes it ideal for repairing vertical surfaces.
In addition to its uses on vehicle exteriors and other metal surfaces it is also a suitable repair option for wood fiberglass and concrete.
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.
