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Terry, NJ · 05-30-2013, 06:38 PM

Well, I thought there was enough hardener! Trouble is it ain't getting harder! This a thin coat, in fact it was to be the last coat. What's the answer? Take the glop all of and start again? Or is there a fix?
Terry

jkeesey · 05-30-2013, 06:40 PM

Try to get it off with a putty knife without causing to many deep scratches. The plastic applicator may work well for doing that.

BRENT in 10-uh-C · 05-30-2013, 06:40 PM

Remove it and start over. Use enamel reducer or wax & grease remover to wipe off the remaining excess until you are back to bare metal. Then mix a new batch and start over. It happens to the best of folks trying to out-guess the humidity & working temps.

Logan · 05-30-2013, 07:04 PM

Scrape it off with a putty knife, sand it with 80 or 180 to remove the excess and rescratch the metal. Kind of my observation, it takes about a 1/2 inch of hardner per golf ball size round spot of bondo. Idk what bondo you're using, but I use rage, which turns a Robbin egg blue when it's mixed right

BILL WILLIAMSON · 05-30-2013, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Logan

Scrape it off with a putty knife, sand it with 80 or 180 to remove the excess and rescratch the metal. Kind of my observation, it takes about a 1/2 inch of hardner per golf ball size round spot of bondo. Idk what bondo you're using, but I use rage, which turns a Robbin egg blue when it's mixed right

But, Logan, when I almost got hit in the head by a richocheying golf ball, it looked THIS l-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------lBIG!!! Buster T.

V4F · 05-30-2013, 07:15 PM

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i agree . take it off & redo ............ bummer

i had enamel paint on my first "A" , that after 2 yrs it never set up ! that was fun to ge off .....

BILL WILLIAMSON · 05-30-2013, 08:22 PM

Dog here, agin,
Ol'Bill laffs??? about waitin' 3 days for Bondo stuff to git hard when he straightened Cindy's VW Bug, after she dodged a CAT & dumped it on it's side! (Bill just ignores me when I ask, "What's a VW-BUG"?) Cat was O.K. Maybe thet's why Ol' Bill don't COTTON ON to cats much??? Buster T.

wrndln · 05-30-2013, 08:26 PM

I bet that almost everyone that has applied much plastic filler has had the problem you have. It happen to me once and once I tried to warm the filler up a little in the oven on low heat and when I applied the hardener, it almost instantly turned hard and unspreadable. You live and learn (usually the hard way).
Rusty Nelson

BILL WILLIAMSON · 05-30-2013, 08:43 PM

Probably the only folks that never messed up with BONDO, are the ones that don't even know what it smells like!
I worked part time in a body shop when Bondo first arrived! Folks would come in and ask, "WHAT'S THAT GOD AWFUL SMELL"?? After my first day of dabblin' with the MIRACLE filler, came home & Pat asked, "You been DRINKIN"????? (I didn't smell a thing!) Bill W.

Fred K-OR · 05-30-2013, 08:43 PM

My problem was I didn't put enough of the stuff on so that the dent was completely filled. Didn't notice it till after the paint job. Ya a real bummer but it is just a "driver". May get ambitious and redo the whole thing in my older age.

Terry, NJ · 05-31-2013, 10:23 AM

Bill, Thanks for the insightful comments! You and dog never fail to entertain. And you're right about the smell! Chheeezze ! Guys, I was hoping some had some "Magic in a bottle" that I could just brush on and it would harden it. I'm getting so much practice at this body work stuff, I'm going to be good at it by the time I'm done. But I really don't enjoy it. Especially the smell! I used that old golf ball sized glob and I thought there was enough hardener, yeah, the color wasn't as dark, but then it didn't set up so fast either. Not the first time I've had to rework a job!
Terry

J Franklin · 05-31-2013, 11:58 AM

Plastic filler will actually harden without the catalyst, it just takes about forever. If you want to get the job done just remove it. If you are not in a hurry you might give it a few days and see what it does. I have waited overnight before when using too little hardener and didn't have a problem with any topcoats.

05-30-2013, 06:38 PM	#1
Terry, NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks Co, Pa Posts: 3,740	Uncured Bondo ? Well, I thought there was enough hardener! Trouble is it ain't getting harder! This a thin coat, in fact it was to be the last coat. What's the answer? Take the glop all of and start again? Or is there a fix? Terry

05-30-2013, 06:40 PM	#2
jkeesey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Glenmoore Pa Posts: 1,644	Re: Uncured Bondo ? Try to get it off with a putty knife without causing to many deep scratches. The plastic applicator may work well for doing that.

05-30-2013, 06:40 PM	#3
BRENT in 10-uh-C Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern Tennessee Posts: 11,519	Re: Uncured Bondo ? Remove it and start over. Use enamel reducer or wax & grease remover to wipe off the remaining excess until you are back to bare metal. Then mix a new batch and start over. It happens to the best of folks trying to out-guess the humidity & working temps. __________________ . BRENT in 10-uh-C . www.model-a-ford.com ...(...Finally Updated!! ) .

05-30-2013, 07:04 PM	#4
Logan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 1,055	Re: Uncured Bondo ? Scrape it off with a putty knife, sand it with 80 or 180 to remove the excess and rescratch the metal. Kind of my observation, it takes about a 1/2 inch of hardner per golf ball size round spot of bondo. Idk what bondo you're using, but I use rage, which turns a Robbin egg blue when it's mixed right __________________ Cowtown A's

05-30-2013, 07:15 PM	#6
V4F Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: ca. Posts: 2,522	Re: Uncured Bondo ? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) i agree . take it off & redo ............ bummer i had enamel paint on my first "A" , that after 2 yrs it never set up ! that was fun to ge off ..... __________________ V4f

05-30-2013, 08:26 PM	#8
wrndln Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lakeville, MN Posts: 5,164	Re: Uncured Bondo ? I bet that almost everyone that has applied much plastic filler has had the problem you have. It happen to me once and once I tried to warm the filler up a little in the oven on low heat and when I applied the hardener, it almost instantly turned hard and unspreadable. You live and learn (usually the hard way). Rusty Nelson

05-30-2013, 08:43 PM	#9
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: Uncured Bondo ? Probably the only folks that never messed up with BONDO, are the ones that don't even know what it smells like! I worked part time in a body shop when Bondo first arrived! Folks would come in and ask, "WHAT'S THAT GOD AWFUL SMELL"?? After my first day of dabblin' with the MIRACLE filler, came home & Pat asked, "You been DRINKIN"????? (I didn't smell a thing!) Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

05-30-2013, 08:43 PM	#10
Fred K-OR Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Stayton, Oregon Posts: 3,806	Re: Uncured Bondo ? My problem was I didn't put enough of the stuff on so that the dent was completely filled. Didn't notice it till after the paint job. Ya a real bummer but it is just a "driver". May get ambitious and redo the whole thing in my older age. __________________ Fred Kroon 1929 Std Coupe 1929 Huckster

05-31-2013, 10:23 AM	#11
Terry, NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks Co, Pa Posts: 3,740	Re: Uncured Bondo ? Bill, Thanks for the insightful comments! You and dog never fail to entertain. And you're right about the smell! Chheeezze ! Guys, I was hoping some had some "Magic in a bottle" that I could just brush on and it would harden it. I'm getting so much practice at this body work stuff, I'm going to be good at it by the time I'm done. But I really don't enjoy it. Especially the smell! I used that old golf ball sized glob and I thought there was enough hardener, yeah, the color wasn't as dark, but then it didn't set up so fast either. Not the first time I've had to rework a job! Terry

05-31-2013, 11:58 AM	#12
J Franklin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,963	Re: Uncured Bondo ? Plastic filler will actually harden without the catalyst, it just takes about forever. If you want to get the job done just remove it. If you are not in a hurry you might give it a few days and see what it does. I have waited overnight before when using too little hardener and didn't have a problem with any topcoats.