Bondo Blunder?

[David Ragan]

I made the speaker boxes for my friend's boat. After 3 months of thinking about what wood to use (he will paint them, and my guess it is a party boat); Mahogany.

They turned out great.

I posted here before re: this project, and Bondo was suggested as a filler.

So, I put the Bondo on this AM in the little seams/gaps, and part of it I didn't put enough red hardener in it, an hour later it is still ever so little tacky. Grey color. It is getting harder.

The classic reddish areas from a diffo batch this AM hardened right up.

What should do? Will the Bondo that is more grey and slow to cure eventually be OK? I put hardener in it-apparently not enough to turn the red (I wanted more working time)

Humid environment to come to this project

Do I just give it more time? Maybe put under some heat lamps?

Do I have to be patient?

[Max Neu]

I would dig it out and re-apply.It's easier to fix now than later.

[Phil Thien]

I would dig it out and re-apply.It's easier to fix now than later.

Yep. It can stay plastic for days. It may eventually harden, but I'd agree w/ digging it out and redoing it.

[John TenEyck]

Maybe try wiping pure hardener on the gray areas first? If it works, all good. If not, time to dig it out.

John

[David Ragan]

It cured. I'm in the clear. Thanks guys

[Robyn Horton]

I'm for digging it out ... it will never cure properly without sufficient hardner and anything you apply over it will be compromised

[Rick Potter]

Put a sun lamp on it......not too close.