K; Regular old bondo is used at all the factories for slight dings. At the paint shop recently, I think the product they were using was from 3M and came in a big squeeze tube. Check with an auto paint store, tell them it's for aluminum. Naturally, there are limits as to the size of the dings and remember that aluminum is soft when smoothing that bondo out. You'll need to alodyne and prime the area when done (no the alodyne doesn't do anything for the putty, but the aluminum is bare), rattle can stuff should do.
Al DeMarzo Visit the Ercoupe Swap Page Free, Easy and No Membership Required http://www.ercoupeowners.com/swap/swapbook.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: K To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 1:41 PM Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Body work......... I have a few small dings that need to be fixed and it's not really cost effective to replace whole sections of sheet-metal for these tiny spots. What is an accepted body-putty? I'm looking at a long term restore project and will be flying before the paint is finally applied...... What will stand up to this without the paint applied???....... Zinc Chromate? Primer? Remember,this will need to be applied over a few spots of body-putty. Kevin
