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X_Digger

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7. No bondo (in this project, at least)..
Tue Jun 4, 2013, 12:03 AM
Jun 2013

I've used it as wood filler in other painted projects, it's awesome and doesn't shrink like other fillers can.

What you're seeing there is a nasty pink paint from the other side of the door. When I flipped the slice from the bottom to the top, I had to flip it from the back to the front to keep the same lines. I didn't bother to strip the door entirely, since I knew it was going to be repainted (and it was likely lead paint- I can't afford to lose many more brain cells.) I just sanded it enough to make the surface smooth, used some elmer's filler that is just glue + sawdust, and we painted the heck out of it.

We got the idea for the door from an oooooold episode of Bob Villa's show. (Heck, I guess all of them are old now.) They used an old six panel door as the back panel in a built-in bar / buffet in a craftsman rebuild.

Thanks for the compliments!

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Bedroom projects complete [View all] X_Digger Jun 2013 OP
Wow, this is beautiful! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2013 #1
Thanks! n/t X_Digger Jun 2013 #8
Wow! Very nice!!! Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2013 #2
Thanks! n/t X_Digger Jun 2013 #9
Adorable! Melissa G Jun 2013 #3
Any time! X_Digger Jun 2013 #10
Wow, that looks great! jeff47 Jun 2013 #4
Thanks, I'll pass the compliments along to my wife. n/t X_Digger Jun 2013 #11
Nice! likesmountains 52 Jun 2013 #5
Great idea, and nice job! Adsos Letter Jun 2013 #6
No bondo (in this project, at least).. X_Digger Jun 2013 #7
Very creative! AndyA Jun 2013 #12
Bah.. paint is cheap and elbow grease is free. Go experiment! Have fun! n/t X_Digger Jun 2013 #13
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