A few months ago I picked up an old transit case from the reuse store that suffered some water damage. I took it home and found out that the damage was pretty bad. I worked on chiseling out as much damaged wood as I could and ended filling it with bondo. Never again. Even with PPE and crazy ventilation that stuff is not worth it. If I was to do this again I would just use an epoxy with some flexibility.

The right photo is the inside after a single coat of super matte black. If you look hard enough you can see some of the severity of the damage. But I think this is going to work out well for my diorama/display case.

The cloth is from reuse, I used a matching pair of upholstery sample books to cover the long outsides of the case.

I will share more as the work continues.

Please take care of each other.