Stayed up late last night working on the helmet and shin,
and just hanging out in the garage after everyone else was asleep anyway. I
spoke with my neighbor across the street about some tips on how to properly go
about the Bondo’ing process and he gave me some good pointers:
-Don’t make a lot at a time (You would think that would be obvious...)
-Apply only what you need (Minimal amounts) so you don’t have
to sand as much
-If you have little holes or gaps, take a rubber spatula or
a credit card with a little give and press a little more Bondo into it
After that he offered me his belt sander and a couple of
other tools, but I’ll see if I end up needing them or not. The Dremel it pretty
cool for sanding down thick areas in little patches, but to go over the whole
thing was a pain. Obviously using less Bondo the first time around would have
saved be a lot of sanding =P
Here are some updated shots of the helmet!
And I also started Rondo’ing my left shin piece. Unfortunately
there is a spot in the bad that popped out when I wasn’t looking so it is a
little uneven. Not a real big deal, but I will have to do a little artistic
carving back there to fix it.
All in all a good night of work. I will probably sand down
the helmet tonight and get on what should hopefully be the last round of Bondo!
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