first try at bondo and paint

[Alex K]

Great outcome!

Maybe a dumb question but where do you sit your stuff while you're routing? Like big stuff I sit on saw horses but little stuff like this is too tedious to do something like that.

id clamp one end to the table saw then just carefully go over it while its hanging off the ledge.

[skittlesRgood]

Great outcome!

Maybe a dumb question but where do you sit your stuff while you're routing? Like big stuff I sit on saw horses but little stuff like this is too tedious to do something like that.

oh you need a router table to do little stuff like this. to make the ring i used an adjustable hole cutter on the drill press. then you take the ring to the table router and round it off.

[BassJunkie]

Great outcome!

Maybe a dumb question but where do you sit your stuff while you're routing? Like big stuff I sit on saw horses but little stuff like this is too tedious to do something like that.

oh you need a router table to do little stuff like this. to make the ring i used an adjustable hole cutter on the drill press. then you take the ring to the table router and round it off.

Oh gotcha, been a while since junior high shop class lol.

[Autruche]

Looks great dude!

A few tips about body filler I've learned:

don't mix too much at a time

Never mix the filler/hardener together on wood or cardboard as they can suck out some of the chemicals in it

always mix until it becomes one solid color

And, start some light rough sanding when it's just starting to cure, it can save you hours in the end.

[SMD Basshead]

I hope when I do mine it comes out great

[SMD Basshead]

Looks great man! Good job

Edited May 31, 2011 by SMD Basshead

[skittlesRgood]

Great outcome!

Maybe a dumb question but where do you sit your stuff while you're routing? Like big stuff I sit on saw horses but little stuff like this is too tedious to do something like that.

oh you need a router table to do little stuff like this. to make the ring i used an adjustable hole cutter on the drill press. then you take the ring to the table router and round it off.

Oh gotcha, been a while since junior high shop class lol.

just dont want to see you chop a finger off trying to make a little ring lol. maybe i should do a "how to" next time.

Looks great dude!

A few tips about body filler I've learned:

don't mix too much at a time

Never mix the filler/hardener together on wood or cardboard as they can suck out some of the chemicals in it

always mix until it becomes one solid color

And, start some light rough sanding when it's just starting to cure, it can save you hours in the end.

i did mix on wood. made it the same color as the spreader. and i did sand as soon as it got a little hard.

ok so dont mix on wood and buy new body filler. check

[Autruche]

i did mix on wood. made it the same color as the spreader. and i did sand as soon as it got a little hard.

ok so dont mix on wood and buy new body filler. check

From what I've heard you should mix it on metal, plastic, or even glass. Even just putting aluminum foil or wax paper over the wood works too. Plus it's simple cleanup.