how many days or weeks has it taken to do all this work? you've done a great job. can't want to see it finnished
how many days or weeks has it taken to do all this work? you've done a great job. can't want to see it finnished
I hope you get it to fit, sorry again my scaling did not fit you.Dpeterson117 said:
Me and my Wife just were talking about that the other day. We figured out that i have been working on and off for about six months. I feel like I'm so close but I dont get much time to work on it now a days. I just have a few more pieces to sand, a few more fingers to pep and them im ready to start the bondo. It has been raining her for the past week, so when that stops ill get on this and get it done!strengthof10men said:
Small update I finished the fingers!
They look awesome thanks again Zabana! As soon as this rain stops Im all ready to bondo! Everything is build now just have the fingers to fiberglass then all I have left is to bondo and paint everything.......I'm getting excited. I told my Wife we should go to the Avengers premier and ill wear the suit, she just looked at me and said "You can go" lol. I'm going to have so much fun embarrassing her in random places with this! Follow her to the grocery wait for her to start reaching for something on the top shelf (she is short). The come in all loud and Dont worry ma'am Ill get that for you! Get it for her than just hug her and walk out of the store! hahahaha I cant wait!
Hey MTB!!!
This a superb job done with the pep files, you΄re reaching your goal and now is when you΄re going to be most excited and wanting to finish hehehehe.
Keep working I believe you can go to the premier suited up
MTB said:
Small update I finished the fingers!
They look awesome thanks again Zabana! As soon as this rain stops Im all ready to bondo! Everything is build now just have the fingers to fiberglass then all I have left is to bondo and paint everything.......I'm getting excited. I told my Wife we should go to the Avengers premier and ill wear the suit, she just looked at me and said "You can go" lol. I'm going to have so much fun embarrassing her in random places with this! Follow her to the grocery wait for her to start reaching for something on the top shelf (she is short). The come in all loud and Dont worry ma'am Ill get that for you! Get it for her than just hug her and walk out of the store! hahahaha I cant wait!
Thanks man! Yeah I definitely want to work on it all the time. I almost just did it while it was raining but then decided not to. I want this to come out as perfect as I can make it so I didn't want to risk the rain ruining it. I hope I can finish it in time!Zabana said:
Hey MTB!!!
This a superb job done with the pep files, you΄re reaching your goal and now is when you΄re going to be most excited and wanting to finish hehehehe.
Keep working I believe you can go to the premier suited up
Thanks a lot!Dpeterson117 said:
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I have a update, I was able to do some bondo work today.
and here they are sanded
I was able to get the shoulders started too
and here they are starting to be sanded
I wasnt able to finish sanding the shoulders today, but i will tomorrow. I also sprayed the first coat of plasti-dip on the abs and belt.
I probably should have put something behind them before I sprayed, you can see where I did it lol
Well thats it for now. I will have more updated soon!
Thats looking good. cant wait to see it finished
Thanks! Yeah I'm getting really excited, I'm getting close to finishing it! But I have noticed that sanding may take some time to get perfect.inventorj said:
Also do I have to reapply Bondo if some of the paper is showing? Like on the wrist guard on the right?
Thanks!
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no. but you should primer it, and see if the surface has any imperfections thereMTB said:
just fill the imperfections after the primer
Thanks for the tip! Ill make sure I do that if this rain stops. If anyone sees me doing anything wrong please let me know or if you have any other tips for me that would be awesome. This is the first time I'm working with Bondo and welcome any and all advice!EyeofSauron said:
no. but you should primer it, and see if the surface has any imperfections there
just fill the imperfections after the primer
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Well, since you asked, it looks like you put the bondo on pretty thick. It will cure still but you loose a lot of the details in the pep. My advise would be to use thinner coats and build up little by little. This way you keep the details without having to re-sculpt them.MTB said:
this is coming along great! cant wait to see it finished.
Thanks I will try that on the next piece and let you know how it works out!darkside501st said:
Thanks!mikenelson1982 said:
Thanks for all the advice, if anyone else has some please let me know. Again I'm new to all of this and love to learn the correct/better way of doing it. I really want this to come out looking really nice!
Here is a small update and a question. I got a few more pieces Bondoed and I did notice that using less was a lot better thanks again for that tip! Here is a pic of what i got done today.
As for my question, what are you guys using to fill in the little holes left in the piece after sanding? I tried putting another layer of bondo but they seem to just appeared in different places. Here is a pic of what I'm talking about.
I circled the holes I'm talking in the lower half for the shoulder as I did not sand the upper part in this pic. I tried to just sand them out but then it leaves a small divot in its place.
Thanks for your help!
Use bondo glazing and spot putty. Air dries in about 15 minutes. Great stuff for filling littles holes.
Thanks! I will go pick some up tomorrow!
those are too big for a spot putty (ONLY use a 1 part spot putty for pinholes). You have to still use regular filler and use a "block" for those spots. You have to use a better filler IMO. Go find an auto supply place and look for 'Evercoat Lite Weight' body filler (that's the name, and it's $20 for a gallon and get a blue hardener). Also get a dark gray primer to "mist" the surface before you sand the areas to identify spots.
Thank you sir, I will definitely look in to that! Before I read that I did pick up some spot putty though. I will try it on the small pinholes and see how it works out.Tigerblood said:
Again thanks for the tips! I appreciate them a lot!
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hey mtb i can you give a good tipp, make one part first done than start the next you must koncentrate you on one part .
Great job man will be watching
I really need to do this. I just get excited when one piece is drying, I just want to get more done. But from now on I'm going to do one piece till its done. I just have to have patience =)davy said:
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Also, from the pics you posted it looks like you have too much 'texture' left when applying the bondo. You should smooth out the bondo while applying it. If you start with a smooth surface then you have to do a lot less sanding and there will be a lot fewer pinholes in your work. If your bondo starts to get 'clumpy' then you should not use it anymore. If you didn't have enough time to work with it then you are either using too much hardener or you are mixing too much bondo at once.
Once you get it pretty smooth a filler primer does a good job at covering the smallest imperfections on the surface.
You are exactly right. I started sanding them and that texture is causing a lot more work. I'm still learning and hopefully by the time I do the helm ill have it right! Thanks again everyone for the tips and input! Its really helping me out!
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Looks great man. You are in sanding hell right now but keep it up. If you don't already have one grab a mouse sander. Makes the job a 100xs easier
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