Re: [MV] Bondo

From: JEFF HAIN-MATSON (flmv@flmv.net)
Date: Wed May 30 2001 - 13:17:47 PDT


PROPANE TORCH!!!!!

"Trask, Todd (ELG/EGL)" wrote:

> My M151A2 has had a serious application of bondo, especially on the hood as
> the previous owner did not like the ridges, so he slathered on about 3/8ths
> of an inch of bondo to make the hood flat. Some of it has cracked and water
> got underneath, so chunks of it were easy to lift off, but the rest is stuck
> pretty good to the bare metal underneath. I've had some success getting
> chunks off by wacking the backside of the hood with a rubber mallet, but
> there are still a lot of areas that won't come away. Does anyone have any
> magic solutions for getting this crap off so I can do a decent job of
> prepping my hood? Are there any strippers on the market that you can spray
> or brush on and let it soak in, or am I going to be grinding it off with
> coarse paper?
>
> Regards,
> Todd R. Trask
> '74 AMG Mutt
>
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