I have a 56 Ford F100 which the previous owner started to "shave" pretty deep body lines with bondo. I would like to remove the bondo from these body lines this week and wondering what apparatus works best. If its a disk what type. Thanks guys.
Start by heating it with a propane torch, watch the heat as to avoid disfiguring the base metal. Take a s****er and go nuts as you're heating. This will get the bulk of it off then you can use a wire wheel or similar for the rest.
I always use a 4 1/2" 60 grit flap disk. And a dust mask and shop fan blowing across the work. Sometimes a stiff putty knife will peel it off if they didn't prep correctly.
these work great . last awhile also. took about 5 or 6 to do my whole car. really dig out the bondo,be prepared for dust alot of it. quick and cheap. i used the double thickness ones for about 8 dollars a piece.
This is a less messy, fast, and cost less then all the disk and sand paper used. Doing lines of bondo dust doesnt do anything but give you colored ******s.
If it looks good just sell it to me, it'll crack and fall off within a week. What I am doing on one of my cars in my spare time is basically chipping it off with a chisel. Carefully. Generally someone who does a hack job like this rarely preps it right and the mud comes off pretty easily.
I'm afraid my car would fall apart if I tried to remove any bondo. Gonna find out this winter. New paint and interior.
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=1695 ^^^ this works insanely well. It will take a few applications to remove bondo, will remove it. Soft enough that you should be able s****e it off in strips. No dust.
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