To much body routing

[block]

I have routed my jazzmaster body to much on the upper side where the rhythm switches are . What should i do is there a filler or something like that ? I have saw in another  forum i think it was  in shortscale a guy used a material like -maybe im wrong- bondo . Is that correct ? 

[Ryan]

BOndo works but if you missed by a lot it might not be strong enough.

[ohm-men]

Or take some srapes of wood, preshape them and glue them in and correct the shape. A lot of work but it does the job. I did this once to an overlarge neck pocket. A days work, but worth the effort. Will do it again on a future project I have, where I need to "fill" some caveties. Perhaps joined with bondo?

[Orang Goreng]

Perhaps this is a good a time as any to ask. What exactly is Bondo? I googled it and got a compnay making all kinds of products... I'm guess you all mean just one specific product from that range, right?

[block]

I put some wood filler , maybe that will work im waiting to dry .

[Ryan]

Well see Fuzz_King's project . . . that will shrink over time.

Bondo's not a glue, and if you use it in conjunction with glued-in wood, glue the wood with carpenter's wood glue. Bondo forms a strong shell and has adhesive properties. The best way to do it is to glue wood in there and fill any cracks with bondo and apply a thin layer of it over the whole area, then sand it down.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bondo_(putty)

[Orang Goreng]

Ah thanks. If I hjad a car (or at least knew how to drive) I probably would have known . A polyester resin.

[block]

I used epoxy wood filler , and its hard like a piece of wood . Thanks for all the suggestions  .

[Regan]

Hi Block! When I saw your post I was going to suggest and inquire about epoxy wood filler. I saw some the other day that I think is kind of new. It is made by Elmer's (The glue company). It is a 2-part, wood epoxy that is wood-colored. The package says it will not shrink, and it dries pretty quick.

What brand and type of wood epoxy did you use. Was it the 2-part type?

Has anyone tried the Elmer's 2-part wood epoxy?

Regan

[theworkoffire]

I use 2-part epoxy wood fillers all the time and whenever I've seen cracks appear around it it's been because the wood has shrunk, not the filler. It hardens chemically, all at the same time, not because of solvent evaporation, so there's much less chance of it shrinking.

Air-drying wood fillers shrink because they dry on the outside faster than on the inside, and because they wet the wood, making it expand a little then contract again after the filler is dry. Only good for thin surface repairs, really.

[block]

Hi Block! When I saw your post I was going to suggest and inquire about epoxy wood filler. I saw some the other day that I think is kind of new. It is made by Elmer's (The glue company). It is a 2-part, wood epoxy that is wood-colored. The package says it will not shrink, and it dries pretty quick.

What brand and type of wood epoxy did you use. Was it the 2-part type?

Has anyone tried the Elmer's 2-part wood epoxy?

Regan

I used a brand named Polyfilla its 2 based epoxy wood filler , its ok by me the job is done .

[Regan]

Thanks Block. I don't know if we have that brand over here.

[block]

Thanks Block. I don't know if we have that brand over here.

I think that you can do your job with any 2 based epoxy wood fillers