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bondo

15 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Bondo is a kind of putty people use to fix dents in cars. You apply it, let it dry, sand it smooth, and then paint over it.

Technical Definition

Bondo is a brand of body filler used to repair dents and scratches on car panels. It’s applied, sanded, and painted over to restore a smooth surface.

Hear It Discussed

"...doing like bondo and stuff like that kind of thing. Yeah. Beating panels and doing bondo."
One Make, One Decade with Maurice Merrick of Horsepower Heritage Bring a Trailer Podcast 05:18

"have literally an inch and a half of Bondo. It's that because the fiberglass was just wavy and shitty... And in the joints... it literally like the corner has an inch of Bondo... eventually this is..."
CMS Motorsports is Making AMG Dreams come True The Smoking Tire 06:01

"what if you look at like the paint like there are areas where it's cracked and there's clearly bondo underneath it"
We Just Spent The Most We Ever Have On A Classic Car! | Ep. 340 TFL Car Chat 46:00