I also admire Denny's approach. Who wouldn't? I have no problems with anyone's approach, but I also understand clearly the difference between 1960's bondo and today. We don't use Lacquer or enamel paints anymore, we also don't use old cheap bondo. The entire paint process has moved on.
Calling todays bondo, BONDO is really a sacrilege. Its night and day different. My focus is in preservation meaning you don't put lacquer paint, old school bondo, inferior products on a new preservation/restoration. You correct any casting imperfections that were not intended but let go anyway due to profit over quality issues. I would never use chemical stripping EVER because the residual chemicals will eat the paint over the years. In places you cant clean the chemicals out properly, seams, etc, over time, the paint WILL deteriorate. What comes to mind is I can look at a 5 year old restoration and tell you if it was chemical stripped or sandblasted by looking at the cab rain gutters. On a chem strip, the gutters are bubbling and flaking. Every time. Its arguable of course Denny, but I have determined that #1 silica sand and lots of time removes the paint and rust completely without ANY warpage or damage whatsoever. Again, there is SAND blasting, and there is sandblasting.
I am old too Denny.. Its very easy for the old men in this conversation to be stuck in the past, or in their own proven ways be DAMNED whatever is new out there. Not that I am doing it any better than you, I am just trying to keep an open mind where new technology and better practices come in.
