How to Repair Broken Trim with Bondo for Wood

In this video, I show you how to repair a broken piece of trim. There are a few different ways that I could fix this. First one would be putting back the piece that broke off of the trim, but I lost it... so that's not going to happen. Second option would be to go ahead and buy a new piece of trim. I decided on my last option which was to use "Bondo for Wood". At the moment that I am doing this project, yes, Bondo is more expensive than buying a piece of trim. But, I do have a few other projects that I am going to use Bondo for and I also wanted to make a video to show you how to use it.

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[trishblakely]

Fun story: I had a friend who was the neighborhood Dr. Dolittle, any sick or injured animal made its way to him. He worked as a vet tech. One day, someone brought in a tortoise that had been hit by a car. It’s shell was badly cracked but still hanging on. The vet didn’t usually work on exotic animals so he wasn’t sure how to help the poor thing. My friend said, “what about Bondo?” The vet didn’t have any better ideas so they patched the old guy up and got him stabilized. The tortoise lived, his shell healed and just pushed the Bondo out over time. Pretty damn cool. Bondo - it’s not just for cars (or wood) anymore!

[UOnlyLiveOnce-]

love how you show how to fix things around the house. Your videos really help me get the job done.

[CorrectCaulking]

This video is incredibly useful for anyone dealing with damaged trim. Your clear instructions on using Bondo for wood repair are fantastic, especially the tips on mixing and applying the filler for a smooth finish. The sanding and painting steps really help achieve a seamless look. Thanks for demystifying this process and providing such practical advice!

[sylvanaire]

My parents built a summer cottage back in the 1950s and over the years the floor has sunk around the slate hearth in front of the fireplace and there’s a good 1” gap between the floor and the hearth and I’ve been racking my brain trying to figure out how to fill that hole. This gives me an idea and I may give it a try. Thanks!

[JohnSawtell]

To tape off you can take a piece of the painters tape and fold it over itself so the sticky isn't exposed anymore. You can then very easily slip that under what your working on (and back out when your done) and then tape that down. If your trying to maintain a gap (without having to recut later) you can fold it over some card stock (cereal box cardboard works good) or similar to make up the gap. This also is great protection when sanding the edge.

[mschmidtTX]

I had no idea Bondo made this product, I was like you and using regular bondo for wood repairs. Thanks, good info!

[altonT]

I have been using Bondo on paint projects for 40 years now. Saves a lot of hassle and drying time compared to other wood puddy products.

[otakelblanchemanor]

Very cool! And I love the fact that you kept it real...showing the messy side!!

[joewenzel]

Definitely bookmarking this for future reference.

[Reese-Dancer]

This is awesome, I didn't even think to do something like this. Our now 11 month old dog went through a trim chewing phase. Thankfully it was short lived and we were able to redirect her to appropriate chew toys quickly but not before she did damage and it's all on long pieces of floor trim. As always thanks for the great content amd explanations!

[Brittany_Thurman]

I am so amazed at how well that turned out. You can’t even tell at all

[jimaronson]

That ended up looking pretty darn good.

[snoozieq]

That is so stinking cool! I would have scrounged around for sawdust or cut up some old scrap to make sawdust and added a few drops of glue at a time until I had a dense paste. Yeah it's more time consuming, but I had no idea that Bondo did anything outside of car body repair! Great video just the same. Thank you, Matt. See you in the next one! 🥰🥰🤗🤗😘😘

[rupe]

my first thought was to use one of those comb type profile tracers and transfer the shape to a piece of cardboard, then use that to shape the bondo. BTW, I have broken trim on my garage door from the lawnmower wheels and will be doing similar when the weather breaks. Thanks for reminding me!

[trinityaee]

Oooh!! A new video 58min ago!! Commenting and liking right now for the algorithm and saving to watch later when I get a min. ❤❤

Edit: Just watched and that is awesome! I have a couple of door trim pieces that loom just like this that I'm excited to fix now! Buying a new piece was not ideal because my house is old and the trim is unique

[constantinejosephine]

tks. this helped me alot, and saved at least to a sum of 800SG Dollars. Tks Boss

[dper]

That's really neat. I've heard of this done but never seen the details before. Thank you!

[arosenberger]

This is one of those repairs that people pay a lot of money to have done. Any good handyman has a can of Bondo kicking around for painted trim repairs. I know my best friend uses Bondo a lot when she paints for other people. She even used it on the walls because it cures faster than plaster repairs.

[babooll]

Quicker and easier to replace the trim. Good idea for vintage work

[guynotes]

Many thanks! I have water damage on top of a window frame, which we inherited from the previous homeowners. We didn't realize there was a water issue until we took down the blinds to paint. The water has rotted it a 3x2 inch section of the wood and I was trying to fix it. Have stopped the water, finally!, and was trying to figure out what to use. Thanks to this video I now know. The real help was seeing it won't stick to plastic, so will support the hole from the bottom and fill from the top to seal it and then paint. Thank you!