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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Body, Glass & Paint => Topic started by: gold84gmc on October 12, 2009, 08:01:17 am

Title: bondo on plastic
Post by: gold84gmc on October 12, 2009, 08:01:17 am: i know you guys probably wont like it or think it was stupid of me but i put some of those dual fake hood scoops on my truck. i was wondering how well will bondo adhere to plastic, because i want to smooth out the edges of the scoops to try and make them look like part of the hood.
Title: Re: bondo on plastic
Post by: Donut on October 12, 2009, 08:25:00 am: May as well go all out and add a visor. (j/k lol)

I don't think the bondo will stick, maybe one of the fiberglass based fillers? I really don't know. What I do know is the cheap bondo "spreaders" that you can buy are plastic, just bend them and the bondo pops off.
Title: Re: bondo on plastic
Post by: gold84gmc on October 12, 2009, 08:29:21 am: ya but those are kind of a glossy plastic, i didnt paint my scoops and theyre not glossy
Title: Re: bondo on plastic
Post by: gold84gmc on October 12, 2009, 12:05:32 pm: these are the scoops i put on
Title: Re: bondo on plastic
Post by: Donut on October 12, 2009, 01:03:54 pm: Still think it needs a visor. :D

If it were me, I don't think I'd do anything. If you get tired of the "scoops" you could pull them back off later (or the next owner, should you decide to sell).
I'd be more worried about the bondo cracking down the road. To me, that would look worse than leaving it.
Title: Re: bondo on plastic
Post by: gold84gmc on October 12, 2009, 01:05:52 pm: ya thats what i was affraid of too...i dont know about you but i think they look good on my truck, i think they kind of complement how i have the grille painted
Title: Re: bondo on plastic
Post by: dv8customs on October 12, 2009, 01:08:05 pm: It won't stick to the plastic.
Title: Re: bondo on plastic
Post by: Donut on October 12, 2009, 05:31:06 pm: Scoops, meh. Personally I'm not a big fan, but then again I don't want Flowmasters or a lift kit on my 4x4 ;D.
It's whatever YOU like that matters.
Title: Re: bondo on plastic
Post by: gold84gmc on October 12, 2009, 06:47:47 pm: haha ya i would still like to have a cowl over these scoops
Title: Re: bondo on plastic
Post by: Jim Rockford on October 13, 2009, 03:24:27 pm: trust me, one day you will wake up and realize just how tacky those things are.
Title: Re: bondo on plastic
Post by: pwrfool on October 14, 2009, 10:20:33 pm: Maybe something like this would work. http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/sem40987.html
All you have to do is call them maybe they can recommend something. I know the SEM Flexible Weld stuff for modern urethane bumpers is easy to sand and stays as flexible as heck (great for repairing or shaving bumpers). I don't know if it would stick to the metal though. http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/sem39927.html

Also try a google search for "molding on a body kit" the import/tuner car world molds their stuff on all the time.
Title: Re: bondo on plastic
Post by: dv8customs on October 15, 2009, 08:47:48 am: A lot of those tuner cars have plastic parts already though so it is plastic to plastic instead of steel.
Title: Re: bondo on plastic
Post by: pwrfool on October 15, 2009, 05:05:28 pm: I was thinking more along the lines of the lower rockers and rear quarters where these cars are steel.