Grain Filler

[DR Tow]

I am trying to go back and see what Gibson had available when building the the Les Paul. I came across an article that someone suspected a bondo mix. Looks like Bondo came on the scene in around the early to mid 50's. was brown/red in color. Has anyone mixed danish oil, linseed oil with bondo clay and used it as grain filler.

 

[mudface]

Umm... no

But welcome to the forum

 

[Scozz]

Umm... no

But welcome to the forum

We think alike Muddy!

 

[PierM]

 

[mudface]

You might want to ask the guys in the luthiers corner....

 

[Scozz]

You might want to ask the guys in the luthiers corner....

That’s very nice of you Muddy....others may not be so kind.




(I’m a bit surprised at @PierM charitable response. )

 

[mudface]

That’s very nice of you Muddy....others may not be so kind.




(I’m a bit surprised at @PierM charitable response. )

Maybe not.... we’re just the puppies,.. I sent him over to the Wolves...

 

[PierM]

That’s very nice of you Muddy....others may not be so kind.




(I’m a bit surprised at @PierM charitable response. )

 

[cherrysunburst00]

We think alike Muddy!

If you and Muddy think alike, you're both in good company

 

[Scozz]

If you and Muddy think alike, you're both in good company

How philosophical of you CSB!

Always kind words from you....

....sometimes I wonder what a nice guy like you is doing in a place like this!!

 

[cherrysunburst00]

How philosophical of you CSB!

Always kind words from you....

....sometimes I wonder what a nice guy like you is doing in a place like this!!

It's not difficult to be nice with guys like You and Muddy

 

[Scozz]

It's not difficult to be nice with guys like You and Muddy

Some might disagree!!

 

[PierM]

....so sugary that you are giving me diabetes...

 

[cherrysunburst00]

....so sugary that you are giving me diabetes...

At least we're not giving you gas

 

[Scozz]

 

[moreles]

The vintage materials scientists have been into this forever, and the Bondo idea is both new and would seem to make zero sense whatsoever given that Gibson, back in the day, was almost like a furniture company in some respects. With their obsessive fear of warranty claims, I can't see them experimenting with a foreign material, particularly one not made for wood.

 

[Les Paul John]

I am trying to go back and see what Gibson had available when building the the Les Paul. I came across an article that someone suspected a bondo mix. Looks like Bondo came on the scene in around the early to mid 50's. was brown/red in color. Has anyone mixed danish oil, linseed oil with bondo clay and used it as grain filler.

Some nice ideas here ... never heard of Bondo though. http://www.mylespaul.com/threads/red-grain-filler.60790/

 

[Guitpicky]

The fumes would clear the entire factory within the first 20 minutes. Sanding it would kill them all within a week.

We used to use Bondo on restoration projects, rebuilding old window frames and decorative work that couldn't be replaced but that was OUTDOORS. I was on a commercial jobsite once where someone thought it was a good idea to use it inside on some metal door frames.

The real icing on the cake was when they were sanding that shit while the new tenants were moving some stuff in. No ventilation, no masks, and no vacuums, they were trying to sweep up the dust which just resuspended it. When everyone started choking and complaining, they ignored it. When the contractor was called he wondered what the problem was. It all ended in a class action law suit that put the contractor out of business.

It's not that you couldn't use Bondo as wood filler, it's just that nobody in their right mind ever would for that application inside a factory. There are just too many better alternatives