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Re: foam with rondo+ Quick easy battle damage tutorial with bullet hole:)

docholiday78 said:
after chest/back was sealed with modpodge I had no trouble with it losin its shape. But with such a big area to coat i did it in sections like for chest did half of it in one coat then did another batch then did the rest. hope that helps ya:)
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You are very helpful.. If there is a custom pepakura file you might ever need.. Let me know
 
Re: foam with rondo+ Quick easy battle damage tutorial with bullet hole:)

Hey Doc.. Im having some trouble testing out my rondo... The first time I thought maybe I didnt put enough hardner in it.. But then I I made the second test just about pink... And both times it has not fully cured.. Should I add some of the fibber glass hardner?
 
Re: foam with rondo+ Quick easy battle damage tutorial with bullet hole:)

BSD said:
Hey Doc.. Im having some trouble testing out my rondo... The first time I thought maybe I didnt put enough hardner in it.. But then I I made the second test just about pink... And both times it has not fully cured.. Should I add some of the fibber glass hardner?
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can ya post a pic of how it looks n I'll be able to tell right away whats goin on. I dont use the fiberglass cuz it makes it cure way to fast that it cracks. I just remembered I havent done tutorial for rondo yet n its the name of my thread oops:lol I'll make one hopefully this week for everyone:)
 
Re: foam with rondo+ Quick easy battle damage tutorial with bullet hole:)

docholiday78 said:
can ya post a pic of how it looks n I'll be able to tell right away whats goin on. I dont use the fiberglass cuz it makes it cure way to fast that it cracks. I just remembered I havent done tutorial for rondo yet n its the name of my thread oops:lol I'll make one hopefully this week for everyone:)
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I thought that rondo was fibber glass resin and bondo mixed 50/50 and only the bondo hardner was added... Did I miss something?
 
Re: foam with rondo+ Quick easy battle damage tutorial with bullet hole:)

BSD said:
I thought that rondo was fibber glass resin and bondo mixed 50/50 and only the bondo hardner was added... Did I miss something?
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srry forgot to type hardner. I dont use the fiberglass hardner/catalyst cuz fast curing srry for the confusion. I just use the bondo hardner for more controled curing.
 
Re: foam with rondo+ Quick easy battle damage tutorial with bullet hole:)

docholiday78 said:
srry forgot to type hardner. I dont use the fiberglass hardner/catalyst cuz fast curing srry for the confusion. I just use the bondo hardner for more controled curing.
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Here is a pic I just took of it... Let me know what you think I did wrong. Its still kinda soft and tacky..
 
Re: foam with rondo+ Quick easy battle damage tutorial with bullet hole:)

BSD said:
Here is a pic I just took of it... Let me know what you think I did wrong. Its still kinda soft and tacky..
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in the first 2 pic it looks good but in the third i can tell it need just a tad bit more hardner, just give it 24 hrs n trust me itll be cure. when i do the tutorial you'll be able to see how much i hardner i put. But excellent job man! for yr first time ya did great. ya shouldve seen my first time it looked like a pink explosion :lol
 
Re: foam with rondo+ Quick easy battle damage tutorial with bullet hole:)

docholiday78 said:
in the first 2 pic it looks good but in the third i can tell it need just a tad bit more hardner, just give it 24 hrs n trust me itll be cure. when i do the tutorial you'll be able to see how much i hardner i put. But excellent job man! for yr first time ya did great. ya shouldve seen my first time it looked like a pink explosion :lol
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After letting it sit for about 24hrs it I am able to sand it.. I do agree that I should add more hardner next run... Thanks doc!
 
Re: Ironman Mark VII coated with rondo

Hey doc,

Want to start by saying a massive thanks to all the info you have provided in this thread. It's been a tremendous help with my plan to rondo my foam iron man suit. I've read this whole thing like 20 times, lol

About to go re-up my bondo and resin supplies, but I had one quick question.

I know you're using the lightweight body filler, but when I was in the auto store, I noticed there was another type of fiberglass resin, a gel kind. And then I remembered you said this on the second page:

docholiday78 said:
Its basically a homemade gelcoat and most high quality marine gelcoats are made with polyester resin.
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So I held off buying anything until I just double checked with you about the kind of resin you're using. Sorry if its a dumb question, I just wanted to make sure

And thanks again for all the tutorials and info, its been invaluable!

peace
-d
 
Re: Ironman Mark VII coated with rondo

Devin the Dude said:
Hey doc,

Want to start by saying a massive thanks to all the info you have provided in this thread. It's been a tremendous help with my plan to rondo my foam iron man suit. I've read this whole thing like 20 times, lol

About to go re-up my bondo and resin supplies, but I had one quick question.

I know you're using the lightweight body filler, but when I was in the auto store, I noticed there was another type of fiberglass resin, a gel kind. And then I remembered you said this on the second page:



So I held off buying anything until I just double checked with you about the kind of resin you're using. Sorry if its a dumb question, I just wanted to make sure

And thanks again for all the tutorials and info, its been invaluable!

peace
-d
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thanks and thank you for checkin my thread out and to answer yr question i use the can that says fiberglass resin and not the jelly. i got temted to try the jelly but if it didnt work wouldve thrown 20 bucks down the drain lol, if ya need anymore help dont hesitate to ask dude:) I hope to have some more updates just been workin alot. I work in construction that with the hours Im just too tired :sleep:lol
 
Re: foam with rondo+ Quick easy battle damage tutorial with bullet hole:)

Hey doc..... Thought I would let you know my test was a big success! I did another test run and it was perfect. As for others looking to make rondo make sure you test it before doing it to your armor.... Also I wanted to point out because it is asked alot on here.... 1 to 1 ratio... I used fiberglass resin and light weight bondo using only the bondo hardner... My first test I did make it pink but not pink enough... For me its closer to a dark pink that worked. I was used to dealing with just bondo so I didn't think I needed to use all that much hardner... I used about twice the amount I normally used for just bondo.....

I hope this may help some people out... But like I said this is what worked for me...

Thanks doc!
 
Re: foam with rondo+ Quick easy battle damage tutorial with bullet hole:)

Hey doc! Just thought you should know my latest rondo test run was freaking a success! I just needed to add more bondo hardner. I am used to dealing with both so adding too much hardner was kinda part of my worry. Not worried about it now... I saw someone post make it pink.... I would say for me its more like a dark pink color... Thanks again!
 
Re: foam with rondo+ Quick easy battle damage tutorial with bullet hole:)

BSD said:
Hey doc..... Thought I would let you know my test was a big success! I did another test run and it was perfect. As for others looking to make rondo make sure you test it before doing it to your armor.... Also I wanted to point out because it is asked alot on here.... 1 to 1 ratio... I used fiberglass resin and light weight bondo using only the bondo hardner... My first test I did make it pink but not pink enough... For me its closer to a dark pink that worked. I was used to dealing with just bondo so I didn't think I needed to use all that much hardner... I used about twice the amount I normally used for just bondo.....

I hope this may help some people out... But like I said this is what worked for me...

Thanks doc!
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The Force is strong with this one...:D
 
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