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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 438 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 438 | Hi all. I have another quick question. Is this bondo?? I'm almost afraid to start sanding here.  | | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 | That looks like rust to me... Underneath the bondo. A good example why some folks now choose to apply epoxy primer befor fillers.
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| | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 45 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2004 Posts: 45 | Maybe a little bondo there but that is not what I would worry about. Check that rust to see if you have solid metal underneath. A test with a sharp pick is in order to see if you have any rust through.
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,383 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,383 | That is body plastic filler (Bondo is a brand name) that lost adhesion and allowed the raw metal underneath to rust. Don't be afraid to sand because you'll need to remove all of the failed filler and rust before you can proceed anyway.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 156 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 156 | agreed- filler over rusty metal-
Might not have been rusty when the filler was applied but the filler cracked and let moisture in- and there you see the result...better to find it now and address it then to just have primed and painted ofer the work and see it ruined a little bit down the road. | | |
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