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Apply Bondo to Deeper Imperfections

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Flawless Interior Trim Prep & Paint | Pro Tips for Airless Sprayer Finish (New Construction)

What happens here

For more significant imperfections, such as deeper dents or pronounced finger joints that were not fully addressed by spackle, apply Bondo. Bondo is a stronger, finer filler. Similar to spackle, apply it with a plastic spreader, leaving a slight excess to ensure enough material for a perfectly flat sand. Be mindful not to apply too much, as it will require more sanding. This step creates a robust, smooth base for the subsequent primer and paint layers.

Goal: Address any remaining or deeper imperfections, such as dents or persistent finger joints, by applying Bondo with a plastic spreader, ensuring a slight excess for later sanding.

Tools and materials

  • Bondo (Automotive Body Filler) Bondo
  • Inspection Light (optional)
  • Plastic Spreader

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to really hate new construction. Nowadays, uh, we've got this tool that makes it probably about 10 times faster. So, you don't have to invest in a tool like that, but it'll pay off on your first job that you actually um, use it on. So, not having to breathe dust all the time. It's hooked to a hepac also. So, I don't have to sit there and breathe sanding dust all day long. We would actually hand sand with blocks, everything. And by the time you were done, at the end of the day, you were just covered with dust. Another thing, having a tool. I noticed when I was sanding, one of the nail heads was exposed a little bit. That will actually damage your abrasive. It'll tear it. So, you definitely want to set those in. So, I just set that nail in. You know, hopefully it didn't. Um, it was barely showing, so it didn't tear my abrasive. So, that one there was that hole right there. And I actually when I was handing notice I missed the hole right there. So, I'm going to skim those tight. And then we're going to begin uh doing the Bondo. Okay. Now, the Bondo is kind of like the same as the spacko. Put on tight. I'm just going to leave a little bit. The idea is to leave a little bit behind. So, you have something to sand and sand it flat. But you don't want a ton left behind cuz then it means you just have to sand more. So there's kind of once again like a fine line to how much to put down and how much to you remove. So it kind of looks just like this. If you see any nicks and dings also dents sometimes the finger joints right there. Usually they sand out but sometimes they don't. You can go over your finger joints with my inspection light. I'll end up seeing those possibly and I'll catch them on the first go round with the inspection light. Once again, this is probably getting a system, you know, of you know where you're going so you don't miss anything. You know, top to bottom, right to left. Don't have too much bond. Don't put too much on your um whatever you're using to hold the Bondo on. I'm using this plastic spreader. Don't put too much on there cuz it's just going to dry out really fast. So, I've got the door jamb done. You're going to want to do your faces anywhere where there's where there was a nail head that you sanded.

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