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Best way to fill 2 screw holes in aluminum? (Nintendo coin drop)
MonitorGuru:
In my attempt to fix up an old DK cocktail into a Mame machine, I am now at the coin drop piece.
It is a .1875" (3/16") thick piece of aluminum. It has the angle coin slot, the coin return (but is missing the U loop to hold the coin once it come out the coin return.
Anyway, the previous owner painted it black and added two new holes on either side of the coin insertion slot for some unknown reason (even drilled into the mech on the back.
I attempted to fill these holes with the plasticized wood putty (GOOD stuff, make rocks in about 5 minutes), but unfortunately it doesn't have enough thickness/surface area to attach on the aluminum, so the little "pellets" of filler popped out while sanding them.
Is there a product that will work really well and ahere to the aluminum forming a permanent bond? Any of those tubes of liquid metal/etc?? (forget what they're called)
I will be priming it and finishing it with aluminum spray paint, so I need something that will accept paint, and will hide all the scratches already on the surface.
Any help is appreciated.
SirPeale:
How about aluminum itself? Melt down a can and drop the molten stuff into the hole (you'll need something on the back). You'll have to make sure it's clean, of course.
Safron:
Great suggestion on the melted aluminum.
Us rednecks just use JBWeld ;D
SirPeale:
--- Quote from: Safron on August 01, 2004, 07:18:20 pm ---Great suggestion on the melted aluminum.
Us rednecks just use JBWeld ;D
--- End quote ---
Yeah? See my post a few lines down. Perhaps you can help.
2600:
I second JB Weld.
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