JB Weld is NOT approved for this repair

[Securb]

That JB Weld can be removed with steel wool

 

[NegativeEase]

That JB Weld can be removed with steel wool

my 2 favorite things in the world in one sentence.

 

[ICTGoober]

That JB Weld can be removed with steel wool

Please demonstrate.

 

[NegativeEase]

Please demonstrate.

It's a trap Bruce.

 

[Securb]

I've seen Bondo used to hold LP Jr bridge posts in that were drilled too big.

A few of my guitars are Bondo buckets especially my Green Tele and Silver Iceman. Any of my guitars that were painted in my buddy's bodyshop have a bit of Bondo here and there.

 

[NegativeEase]

Please demonstrate.

Honestly, he's correct, wear a mask if you ever do this.

I repaired many things with JB Weld -mostly Auto and Motorcycle related -but to be on topic, I did repair an Ovation guitar that's body was smashed with JB Weld and shaped the cured JB Weld with steel wool and a Dremel before painting.

It was probably the greatest guitar repair ever made, sometimes children gather around campfires and sing songs about the day I repaired that Ovation.

 

[Mincer]

Honestly, he's correct, wear a mask if you ever do this.

I repaired many things with JB Weld -mostly Auto and Motorcycle related -but to be on topic, I did repair an Ovation guitar that's body was smashed with JB Weld and shaped the cured JB Weld with steel wool and a Dremel before painting.

It was probably the greatest guitar repair ever made, sometimes children gather around campfires and sing songs about the day I repaired that Ovation.

Do you have any pics of it?

 

[NegativeEase]

Do you have any pics of it?

Yeah, I can dig some up

 

[solspirit]

I've used Bondo to make tools - especially clamping cauls for odd shapes. Plastic wood is for carpenters - not luthiers. No self-respecting luthier would use it. You fill a hole in the wood with more wood, and then drill or otherwise machine to proper size and location.

Bondo is for shade tree mechanics and plastic wood is for housewives and hobby builders.

Every good carpenter, millwright or cabinet maker will use wood also.

 

[ICTGoober]

Every good carpenter, millwright or cabinet maker will use wood also.

Operative word: good.
I've seen way too much wood putty used on nail holes and poor detail routing on cabinetry and furniture.