Re: Filling pits in aluminum

From: CHUCK NICODEMUS (SEALMSTR(at)ICCOM.COM)
Date: Sat Jan 02 1999 - 16:21:05 CST


Jerome Yuzyk wrote:

> A friend brought me a Sunbeam "S" valve cover from the UK. It's pitted
> in various spots to about 1mm. Can the pits be filled prior to
> polishing the whole thing?

Wouldn't that JB weld product work?? You might test an area on a similar
metal and polish it out, another prod++++== liquid alum I believe several
years ago might also work. This valve cover is old and has oil soaked in so
I definatly would not reccommend hot weld. ie heli arc or spot welds my crack
or warp the cover.
My 6p
chuck



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