Bondo Hair... What did I Do Wrong?

Wanted to see if I could use tiger hair to patch my quarter instead of welding in that patch panel.. I mixed the hair per the directions with a fresh tube of hardener. When I went to apply much of the hair would not stick and simply slid off. Leaving me with the mess you see. Any tips on how to make this stuff work?

On your next attempt use a piece of wax paper and put the tiger hair directly on the wax paper. Use a large enough piece to cover the hole and beyond and then apply it to the opening. When it is almost hard remove the wax paper and there you have it. Aso it cut down on alot of sanding.

Thanks Jarod! Are you saying apply the hair to the wax paper then apply the whole thing like a sticker to the area then peel off the paper?

Also, any ideas on getting this failed attempt off?

What's all the silver tape stuff? I understand what the screen is for.

Did you sand down to bare metal?

I would have laid up some mat rather than try the tiger hair stuff. Too inconsistent for my liking.

Take off the wheel trim!

lakeffect wrote:

What's all the silver tape stuff?

It's what was covering the hole. However where the hair was applied was sanded down to bare metal. The few parts left is just run off.

jayoldschool wrote:

Take off the wheel trim!

Not going to bother, its crap on the other side, already have a new one to replace it.

Yes apply it like a sticker and grind the old stuff back off it.

looks more like camel hair mixed with a camel lougie*

roadmastercouple wrote:

looks more like camel hair mixed with a camel lougie*

While it isn't pretty, it does work well.

ive never heard of it before you learn something new everyday

Jarod, that worked! Just need to touch up one spot and sand smooth, but it worked! Thanks man!

Your welcome

did you add hardener?

how about some pictures of the repair job as it is now?