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04-28-14, 10:43 AM

Greg5OH

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Hello, My LS400 bumper is cracked and I want to fix itmyslef. Wondering what a good STRONG media is I can fix it with, some kind of epoxy filler, or, regular fiberglass matting and resin or..?

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04-28-14, 12:38 PM

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your welcome!!!

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04-29-14, 08:28 AM

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Lord Fusor142 and some high-void wire mesh on the back side.

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04-29-14, 11:34 AM

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whats the difference in performance vs fiberglass and bondo combo?

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04-29-14, 02:23 PM

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I thought I posted in here already. Seems my post disappeared lol. I used some duramix 4240 recently and it worked fine. bought a calk gun from home depot and just taped it to the gun.

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04-30-14, 09:19 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Greg5OH

whats the difference in performance vs fiberglass and bondo combo?

How do you mean "performance" ?

Fibreglass is technically for structural things/repairs.
Bondo is just a body filler/smoothing agent.
"Kitty-hair" is bondo with some fibreglass glass strands in it and is neither of both.