In a message dated 99-09-28 12:55:26 EDT, you write:

<<
 Bondo is bad -- fiberglass with proper metal prep is good. Harder to work
 with but waterproof.
  >>

Yes, it is, but Bondo is a brand name, but has become the generic term
applied to all body fillers, like Kleenex is to tissues. Two brands of
filler, Claw Glass and Metal-2-Metal, are waterproof and are no harder to
work with than the Bondo crap you get at Trash Auto, Wal-Mart, etc. You can
get this stuff at Mattos in Falls Church, or mail order from Eastwood.
Jeff S.