Al and all, I have used the lacquer based glazing putty in the big tube for years and it is really not the best product for airplanes. It tends to shrink and crack because it is brittle when hard (just like dope which it is a very close cousin) Ask your local automotive paint supplier for "polyester spot and glazing putty" it is a 2 part polyester similar to bondo but gives a very fine finish, dries really quick ans sands easily. For slightly bigger dents ask for "polyester lite" It is basically bondo with microballoons. Bill
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:48:28 -0600Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Body work......... 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 DeMarzoVisit the Ercoupe Swap Page Free, Easy and No Membership Requiredhttp://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 reallycost effective to replace whole sections of sheet-metal for these tinyspots.What is an accepted body-putty?I'm looking at a long term restore project and will be flying beforethe 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 _________________________________________________________________ Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest Loser! http://biggestloser.msn.com/
