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I started out using the classic, Bondo.
Sometime about 10-15 years ago I heard of this stuff:
I’ve used it ever since. I have no complaints with it. I don’t know that I remember Bondo being harder to work with. It sure was cheaper. 3 years ago I bought a can of the Rage Gold for $60. A month ago, it was $120.
Yeah…. It doubled.
Saturday I was at the Summit Racing store in Reno and saw this stuff.
Now, I’m not a cheapskate. If quality costs more, I’ll complain but step up and pay but…..IF something else comes along and does the same job for less money, you’d be stupid to just dismiss it.
Who has used this stuff?
My worry is that since filler is at the bottom and that primer, paint and clear go on afterwards, the quality of it is crucial. Imagine saving money on filler and then having cracks form a year later, requiring a full strip down and repair. If this happened to a car with a metallic or other color that is hard to spray and blend, you could be stuck repainting the whole car.
Has anyone here tried this stuff?
Another point…
From my beginning in 1982, I thought you were supposed to only apply filler to a primed or painted surface. Over the years I’ve seen arguments for applications directly to metal, to epoxy primer, to any primer as well as scuffed painted surfaces.
I’ve never had a failure from filler lifting or cracking but I’ve done work on cars that did.
Am I spending too much money for the filler I’ve been using? Can this cheap stuff be used with success ?
Sometime about 10-15 years ago I heard of this stuff:
I’ve used it ever since. I have no complaints with it. I don’t know that I remember Bondo being harder to work with. It sure was cheaper. 3 years ago I bought a can of the Rage Gold for $60. A month ago, it was $120.
Yeah…. It doubled.
Saturday I was at the Summit Racing store in Reno and saw this stuff.
Now, I’m not a cheapskate. If quality costs more, I’ll complain but step up and pay but…..IF something else comes along and does the same job for less money, you’d be stupid to just dismiss it.
Who has used this stuff?
My worry is that since filler is at the bottom and that primer, paint and clear go on afterwards, the quality of it is crucial. Imagine saving money on filler and then having cracks form a year later, requiring a full strip down and repair. If this happened to a car with a metallic or other color that is hard to spray and blend, you could be stuck repainting the whole car.
Has anyone here tried this stuff?
Another point…
From my beginning in 1982, I thought you were supposed to only apply filler to a primed or painted surface. Over the years I’ve seen arguments for applications directly to metal, to epoxy primer, to any primer as well as scuffed painted surfaces.
I’ve never had a failure from filler lifting or cracking but I’ve done work on cars that did.
Am I spending too much money for the filler I’ve been using? Can this cheap stuff be used with success ?