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mike[_7_] October 17th 08 10:40 AM

Repairing minor dings in aluminium
 
Is there any way to successfully repair minor dings (about 2mm) in an
aluminium feather edge? Someone propped it against a wall when my
back was turned and gravity did the rest.

I was thinking of trying some car body filler. Would that work? Is
there a better way?

Stephen Howard October 17th 08 02:34 PM

Repairing minor dings in aluminium
 
On Fri, 17 Oct 2008 02:40:15 -0700 (PDT), mike
wrote:

Is there any way to successfully repair minor dings (about 2mm) in an
aluminium feather edge? Someone propped it against a wall when my
back was turned and gravity did the rest.

I was thinking of trying some car body filler. Would that work? Is
there a better way?


If by dings you mean scratches and gouges, you will have to fill them.
It can be hard to remove dents in aluminium due to the propensity of
the metal to stretch - and a repair often leaves a rippled finish.

Epoxy resin should be fine.

Regards,


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Dave October 17th 08 06:10 PM

Repairing minor dings in aluminium
 
mike wrote:
Is there any way to successfully repair minor dings (about 2mm) in an
aluminium feather edge? Someone propped it against a wall when my
back was turned and gravity did the rest.

I was thinking of trying some car body filler. Would that work? Is
there a better way?


What is it that has a feathered edge?

Dave

mike[_7_] October 17th 08 07:57 PM

Repairing minor dings in aluminium
 
On Oct 17, 6:10*pm, Dave wrote:

What is it that has a feathered edge?


It's a feather edge that has a feathered edge:

http://tinyurl.com/6fsdnx

or

http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;js...hbutton=submit

mike[_7_] October 17th 08 07:59 PM

Repairing minor dings in aluminium
 
On Oct 17, 2:34*pm, Stephen Howard wrote:

If by dings you mean scratches and gouges, you will have to fill them.
It can be hard to remove dents in aluminium due to the propensity of
the metal to stretch - and a repair often leaves a rippled finish.

Epoxy resin should be fine.


Yeah, I meant small gouges. Thanks for the info resin.

Dave October 17th 08 09:57 PM

Repairing minor dings in aluminium
 
mike wrote:
On Oct 17, 6:10 pm, Dave wrote:


What is it that has a feathered edge?



It's a feather edge that has a feathered edge:

http://tinyurl.com/6fsdnx

or

http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;js...hbutton=submit



Thanks, but what I had in mind would not work with that.

Dave


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