How to fill in holes?

[brendaleeoc]

I'm keeping the top half of my 63 polished...but there are small punctures in various places...how can I fill them if I can't use Bondo?<a href="http://s1070.photobucket.com/albums/u500/bbolts/?action=view&current=173-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u500/bbolts/173-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>[/img]

[brendaleeoc]

[kto17]

I haven't tried it yet but if you are familiar with sweating plumbing pipes, that is a form of brazing. They make Aluminum rods for brazing Aluminum. I have been thinking about trying this for the extra holes in the skin. You might have to pull the skin back or off to not catch something else on fire.

If they are small holes, the easy way would be to put a stainless steel screw in the hole.

[harrison429]

i used jb weld on some of my damage but it does get brittle and crack/break off so only use it on little thngs

[kto17]

Aug 15, 2012 5:55:42 GMT -5 soup said:

JB weld.

Also, the heat from brazing I would think would be too much for this aluminum sheeting. When we soda blasted the decals off of our Loflyte the metal warped right where the decals were blasted. It would move and reshape right where the friction of the soda was blasting. Even after painting you could tell where the friction heat was.

I'm sure your right. Hadn't thought about the heat being a problem.

[cowcharge]

I can't think of anything that you can polish up to match the surrounding aluminum... Maybe research the "aluminum putties" they sell, maybe one of them can be polished. If not I'd use jb weld or bondo and get some really shiny silver paint. If they're tiny enough they might not show.

[kto17]

Check this product out. Doesn't look like they heat it up much. I would try it on some Aluminum roof flashing or cut an aluminum can up to make a flat surface, before trying it on your trailer. The manufacturer should be able to tell you if it could be polished.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7yuIiZd0Ts

I'm very tempted to try this.

[Gone Kayaking]

K to 17/....please let us know if you use this and take some good pics of how it turns out.

[cowcharge]

durafix.com/

It's made of more than one metal, but I couldn't find a list with a quick glance at their site. I'd want to make sure it wouldn't cause corrosion before I used it.

[vikx]

I use Geosel Instant Gutter Seal. It isn't perfect but very close to aluminum... Works great for sealing door trim as well.

[mikec]

Try some metal duct tape. Body shops use it