What is Turbo builders bog used for?
Turbo Builders Bog™ is a trade quality timber repair filler designed for use by builders and painters. Depending on the mixing method, this high grade product mimics the behaviour of wood and can be made to set quickly or slowly, depending on the job. Turbo Builders Bog™ spreads smoothly, filling gaps, holes and dents.
What is a bog made of?
A bog is a freshwater wetland of soft, spongy ground consisting mainly of partially decayed plant matter called peat. Bogs are generally found in cool, northern climates. They often develop in poorly draining lake basins created by glaciers during the most recent ice age.
Is builders bog the same as metal?
No. Builders bog is more (like the name suggests) for building & construction materials like wood, brick & masonary; though it does say metal on the label. The bogg you fix cars with is like a fibreglass resin/epoxy. its almost the same colour though.
Can builders bog be used to tint metal?
No. Builders bog is more (like the name suggests) for building & construction materials like wood, brick & masonary; though it does say metal on the label. The bogg you fix cars with is like a fibreglass resin/epoxy. its almost the same colour though. Damn pigments in the hardener make it difficult to tint to anything other than a timber colour.
Is Builders Bog a wood filler?
Turbo Builders Bog is a trade quality timber repair filler designed for use by builders and painters but equally popular with DIY enthusiasts – It's like wood in a can!
Is Builders Bog a fibreglass?
Contains aluminium - so you can repair metal with metal. Including glass fibre, it is the worlds perfect repairer for bridging holes & gaps.
Can Builders Bog get wet?
Builder's Bog, once cured with the correct amount of hardener, is very inert. Nothing dissolves it and there are no active substances within it that can react with paint. It will absorb and desorb moisture like timber, but the moisture has no effect on it.
How long does it take for Builders Bog to harden?
about 30 - 60 minutesThe product will gel (“set”) to a cheese-like consistency first. At this stage cut, chisel, grate or pare it. Then wait about 30 - 60 minutes for full cure.
How long will builders bog last?
There are no solvents in Builder's Bog, so the only thing able to thin it is polyester resin. However, in all the 35 years since I first formulated it I have never seen a can less that 4 years old that was too thick. And normal shelf life at 25 deg C storage is 5 years minimum.
Can you drill into builders bog?
When fully cured, Builders Bog sets about as hard as timber and can be nailed , drilled and screwed.
Does builders bog stick to concrete?
You now have the solution to quickly and neatly repair with the 'strength of concrete. Water-resistant. Incredible strength & adhesion.
Does builders bog need hardener?
Builders bog is polyester resin mixed with industrial talcum powder. Polyester resin needs accelerant and catalyst to harden.
Can I sand builders bog?
Turbo Builders Bog™ spreads smoothly, filling gaps, holes and dents. It can also be sanded, drilled and painted - just like real wood!
Is builders bog easy to sand?
The trick with builders bog is to shave the excess off after about 5 minutes, then it's very easy to sand off, I use Norjo, Bunnings used to sell this but they don't any longer.
Is builders bog the same as car bog?
You are correct that Builder's Bog is not the correct material for car body dents. It is specifically formulated to react with and stick to timber cellulose and sets no harder than timber. So adhesion to steel is not optimal. And it is not really tough enough for a car paint finish.
Can you use builders bog on metal?
Easy to mix. Multi-Purpose Mender – suitable for metal, fibreglass, stone, concrete and wood.
Can you tint builders bog?
Plasti Bond and Tradies Bog can be coloured with cement oxides or paint tinters (before adding hardener). However, the red hardener may change the colour you have mixed slightly.
BigRobCanUFixIt
I was reading about builders bog on another post. And it was being suggested as a filler to build up a gap in some skirting.
misterhelpful
BUILDERS BOG is the name of an actual product range available Down Under which has various types and uses. I'd heard of it but never really knew what it was until I read the same thread as you earlier. I don't know of a similar range available to buy in this country but imagine they are pretty similar to our various two part fillers.
foxhole
You could use one of the many wood fillers around, or cut in a shim of timber glued and pinned then sand smooth.
Burnerman
As joinerjohn implies, I think the use of car type body fillers can play a huge role here......mix as much or as little as you want, cures for sanding in 20 minutes and is as smooth as can be......takes all types of paint, too.
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What is a bog?
A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat, a deposit of dead plant material— often mosses, and in a majority of cases, sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, mosses, quagmire, and muskeg; alkaline mires are called fens. A baygall is another type of bog found in the forest ...
What are the characteristics of a bog?
Like all wetlands, it is difficult to rigidly define bogs for a number of reasons, including variations between bogs, the in-between nature of wetlands as an intermediate between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and varying definitions between wetland classification systems. However, there are characteristics common to all bogs that provide a broad definition: 1 Peat is present, usually thicker than 30 cm. 2 The wetland receives most of its water and nutrients from precipitation ( ombrotrophic) rather than surface or groundwater ( minerotrophic ). 3 The wetland is nutrient-poor ( oligotrophic ). 4 The wetland is strongly acidic (bogs near coastal areas may be less acidic due to sea spray ).
Why is bog important?
If the peat decays, carbon dioxide would be released to the atmosphere, contributing to global warming. Undisturbed, bogs function as a carbon sink. As one example, the peatlands of the former Soviet Union were calculated to be removing 52 Tg of carbon per year from the atmosphere. Therefore, the rewetting of drained peatlands may be one of the most cost-effective ways to mitigate climate change.
What is bog cover?
They are often covered in heath or heather shrubs rooted in the sphagnum moss and peat. The gradual accumulation of decayed plant material in a bog functions as a carbon sink. Bogs occur where the water at the ground surface is acidic and low in nutrients.
Why does water flow out of bogs?
Water flowing out of bogs has a characteristic brown colour, which comes from dissolved peat tannins. In general, the low fertility and cool climate result in relatively slow plant growth, but decay is even slower due to low oxygen levels in saturated bog soils. Hence, peat accumulates.
What are the animals that live in bogs?
Bogs contain species of vulnerable amphibians such as the bog turtle.
Where is the peat bog in the Congo?
A 2014 expedition leaving from Itanga village, Re public of the Congo , discovered a peat bog "as big as England " which stretches into neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo.
What is a builders bog?
The builders bog is a type of polyester resin - cleans up best with acetone. The alternative bog mentioned is to use epoxy with micro balloons - forms a thick paste. This stuff is good for 1000 km/hr, sandable and non-shrinking.
Who makes Buyilder's Bog?
Crikey, the manufacturers of buyilder's bog must be lying awake at night dreaming of such a customer!
How to keep hands clean in bogs?
Hint for bogs - Use some disposable gloves ($8 for the big pack at Woolies) - keeps hands clean and can just rip them off as they get dirty and put on a new pair.
Is builder bog the same as automotive bog?
The final coat should only be a skim coat, it is much easier to get a thin coat level. I think builder bog is very similar to automotive bog.
Does Builder's Bog work?
I find that the "Builder's Bog" brand of builder's bog works fine for infill work, but no matter how hard you try it'll always have a matte - or at best, satin - finish. If you want a gloss finish, stick with an epoxy.
Is bog the same as standard car bog?
I think you'll find that builders bog and standard car bog are basically the same thing (two part, styrene based fillers) ... just marketed differently.
Can you tint a bog?
No. Builders bog is more ( like the name suggests) for building & construction materials like wood, brick & masonary; though it does say metal on the label. The bogg you fix cars with is like a fibreglass resin/epoxy. its almost the same colour though. Damn pigments in the hardener make it difficult to tint to anything other than a timber colour.
Is bog reinforced?
No. Most standard car bog is NOT fibreglass reinforced (although you can get it).
Does Bogg use isopon?
Bogg never heard of it but as pointed out about the car filler, then yes i use an isopon product which is a resin filler i go for the one with a metalic in it and use acrylic artist paint straight from the tube, the harder that comes with the fill is red sometimes yellow, and i have used all different colours added to it and have had no problems with colour or hardening. I like the added matalic rather than just a solid colour, although depends on the work to. Have fun..LB
