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Patching Holes in metal CP
Ninten-doh:
FF, here's another related tutorial...
http://www.multigame.com/cp.html
shess:
I had the exact same issue with holes in metal. I cut a 1x2" rectangle when what I really needed was a 1/2" diameter hole, don't ask me how I screwed that up. Anyways, I took a piece of wood and clamped it underneath the hole and then took some bondo and filled in the spot so that it filled the area plus a little extra. After it dried I sanded it down, but it turned out that my spreading job wasn't that great and the other side (where the wood was clamped) turned out to have a smoother finish. So I flipped it over, sanded it smooth and then using the drill press, I made my 1/2" hole right into the new patch. I haven't had a single problem with the patch being weak. The key is to making the existing hole kind of rough. Take a metal file and rough up all the edges, the bondo will stick better that way. And when you're using the bondo, do it in a WELL ventilated area. I did it outside and it still stunk horribly. Good luck!
Scott
CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: Ninten-doh on January 17, 2007, 09:35:25 am ---FF, here's another related tutorial...
http://www.multigame.com/cp.html
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Thanks ... added to the wiki Restoration page.
Cheers.
FrizzleFried:
Thank you guys... I will read the tutorials, etc.
mmmPeanutButter:
What I did on my centipede was get another piece of metal to go over the whole top surface and it had a bend at the top to wrap around the edge.
I cut all my new holes in this and didn't concern myself with the crap underneath. I got the new piece of metal welded to the original panel and bondo'd the bottom edge so that the curve was smooth.
(If you need pics, I might be able to dig them up when I get home tonight)