Doc's foam/fiberglass work + Mark 42 painted pieces

[omarbou1]

Re: Ironman Mark VII coated with rondo, update one arm painted up w/pics

heyy how did you make the joint between the hands and the lower forearm ?

 

[docholiday78]

Re: Ironman Mark VII coated with rondo, update one arm painted up w/pics

The paint on those looks fantastic[/QUOTE

Thanks Jeepychan

heyy how did you make the joint between the hands and the lower forearm ?

I just wraped piece of foam around wrist for snug fit, put some velcro to have it removable, dremeled lines into foam, plastic dipped and painted. Pretty simple but makes it flow together better. If u guys like that just wait till u guys see what im workin on for inner elbow. and ofcourse I'll explain how i did it. Thats why I made this thread to show u guys what a foam costume can really look like so any way I can help dnt hesitate to ask

 

[docholiday78]

Re: Ironman Mark VII coated with rondo, pics of shoulder painted, now its comin toget

Its looking pretty sweet now. The next update I'll have back n chest complete so I wont have to use damn tape no more lol Here r some pics

 

[omarbou1]

Re: Ironman Mark VII coated with rondo, pics of shoulder painted, now its comin toget

hey i sooo like how you coat the foam !!
i wanted to know do you just put the bondo and fiberglass resin mixed 50/50 directly on the foam or do you seal it with something else before ?

 

[docholiday78]

Re: Ironman Mark VII coated with rondo, pics of shoulder painted, now its comin toget

hey i sooo like how you coat the foam !!
i wanted to know do you just put the bondo and fiberglass resin mixed 50/50 directly on the foam or do you seal it with something else before ?

Thanks dude n I first coat it with spraycan modpodge to seal the foam. Dont put the mix or anything before sealing it or else you'll run into problems. Youll know its sealed when it looks shiny.

 

[TKSteve]

Re: Ironman Mark VII coated with rondo

lol thanks TKSteve. Rondo is light weight bondo body filler mixed with fiberglass resin, mixed 50/50 so yea u can get that stuff at any local auto parts store

Thanks, Doc. Rock on, man.

 

[omarbou1]

Re: Ironman Mark VII coated with rondo, pics of shoulder painted, now its comin toget

how many coat of rondo do you apply and do you prime it before paint ?
after mixing the fiberglass resin and the bondo do we need to apply it immediatly ? or it takes some time to become unuseanble ?

 

[MattCorneIM]

Re: Ironman Mark VII coated with rondo, pics of shoulder painted, now its comin toget

Is there somewhere you can get rondo in the uk? if not, is there a way to make it yourself?

 

[welshwarrior123]

Re: Ironman Mark VII coated with rondo, pics of shoulder painted, now its comin toget

Looks great mate, the things you can do with foam now is incredible. Love the paint work as well.

MattcorneIM - You dont buy Rondo you make it, its a mixture of body filler and fiberglass resin. Just go to fast parts or halfords and pick up both, mix them together 50/50 and add a spot of hardner.

 

[omarbou1]

Re: Ironman Mark VII coated with rondo, pics of shoulder painted, now its comin toget

Is there somewhere you can get rondo in the uk? if not, is there a way to make it yourself?

its fiberglass resin and bondo mixed 50/50

 

[docholiday78]

Re: Ironman Mark VII coated with rondo, pics of shoulder painted, now its comin toget

how many coat of rondo do you apply and do you prime it before paint ?
after mixing the fiberglass resin and the bondo do we need to apply it immediatly ? or it takes some time to become unuseanble ?

I usually apply 2 coats but if I screw up 3 n thats the most. And dont forget when applying rondo do thin coats so you wont lose detail. yes I primer everything before painting for paint to bond better, after I mix in the hardner really well i start applying immediatly. I just use the bondo hardner not resin hardner cuz it slows curing time so I can coat the whole piece.

Is there somewhere you can get rondo in the uk? if not, is there a way to make it yourself?

I make it myself and exactly what welshwarrior and omarbou said its mixed together.

Looks great mate, the things you can do with foam now is incredible. Love the paint work as well.

MattcorneIM - You dont buy Rondo you make it, its a mixture of body filler and fiberglass resin. Just go to fast parts or halfords and pick up both, mix them together 50/50 and add a spot of hardner.

Thanks welsh n thanks for helpn out mattcorne.

 

[docholiday78]

Re: Ironman Mark VII coated with rondo, pics of shoulder painted, now its comin toget

its fiberglass resin and bondo mixed 50/50

yup yup:thumbsup

 

[Blackdynamo2]

Re: Ironman Mark VII coated with rondo, pics of shoulder painted, now its comin toget

Lookin' Good! Can't wait to see this done? Keep Building!....

 

[omarbou1]

Re: Ironman Mark VII coated with rondo, pics of shoulder painted, now its comin toget

also i wanted to know something about the hardener : ook so you put ...let's say 250 ml of bondo and 250ml of fiberglass resin , do you mix the bondo and the hardener and then you put the fiberglass resin or ?
also i wanted to know what wuantity of hardener do you put?

 

[HDS]

Re: Ironman Mark VII coated with rondo, pics of shoulder painted, now its comin toget

I am working on a Iron Woman build for my wife, I am so going this route! Doc is the hero of Canton!

 

[docholiday78]

Re: Ironman Mark VII coated with rondo, pics of shoulder painted, now its comin toget

Lookin' Good! Can't wait to see this done? Keep Building!....

Thanks man, should have pics of chest, back and abs completed real soon

also i wanted to know something about the hardener : ook so you put ...let's say 250 ml of bondo and 250ml of fiberglass resin , do you mix the bondo and the hardener and then you put the fiberglass resin or ?
also i wanted to know what wuantity of hardener do you put?

tell you the truth i dont measure i just eyeball it n add hardner till its a good pinkish color. If you put hardner n looks red you put to much n if it looks still kinda grey ya didnt add enough. I posted pics of pieces with rondo to show color and the first step is mix bondo and resin really well. I tilt container with to see if it moves down slowly n if it doesnt I add more resin. Step 2 is add hardner mix it really well till mix is all same color. Step 3 start brushing it on. pretty much it just after ya get rondo into seams n crevices smooth it out with brush n leave it alone it will self level. good luck

I am working on a Iron Woman build for my wife, I am so going this route! Doc is the hero of Canton!

lol thanks HDS glad ya like it. Looking forward to your build I dont think Ive ever seen an Ironwoman build...pretty cool

 

[docholiday78]

Re: Ironman Mark VII coated with rondo, pics of shoulder painted, now its comin toget

Just if ya'll try my method do it outdoors and wear a respirator. just fyi....be safe :cheers

 

[DRACKULL]

Re: Ironman Mark VII coated with rondo, pics of shoulder painted, now its comin toget

great pics!!

 

[docholiday78]

Re: Ironman Mark VII coated with rondo, pics of shoulder painted, now its comin toget

great pics!!

thanks DRACKULL, Im finishing up torso so as soon as Im done Ill post pics , but so far its looking pretty cool

 

[omarbou1]

Re: Foam Ironman Mark VII coated with rondo

is it possible to make a video on how to coat it with rondo im only 15 so i wanna be sure of what i am doing !!