So I hit a engine block from a car that had gone through the ice. I just bumped it but it put a nice gouge in my ha. Anyone ever try to smooth a gouge out? What product have they used? I see a few of those sticks on Amazon not sure how they work.
I see a few of those sticks on Amazon not sure how they work.
Welding sticks or epoxy sticks? I’ve used both for different repairs. JB Weld works good as well. I’ve added commercial thickeners to JB Weld to make it more putty like consistency, so it doesn’t run/sag before setting up.
Standard auto body “bondo” will work just fine for a cosmetic repair.
With all these options the key is having a clean surface that has been roughed a bit with coarse abrasive. The epoxy needs a rough surface for a better bond.
Heating the hull will make a big mess on that thin metal. I would look into epoxy repairs.
Any pics? My guess is with a gouge you can just fill. Could maybe weld a patch over it but that amount of heat might have unintended consequences.
When I built road race cars we would take dents out of aluminum with a bit of heat and dry ice. Key here is they were dents and not gouges.
Looked worse last night when I inspected it bug still an eye sore.
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I’d say, clean it, etch it, rinse, and apply some JB Weld. Over fill and sand smooth when cured. Actually you can probably shave it flush with a wood chisel, if you do it before the epoxy is get’s too hard.
The epoxy will go thru a “rubbery” stage as it cures. It is during this stage that one can trim the epoxy with a sharp tool, saves a lot of sanding.
PS: All epoxies go thru this stage. Slow cure epoxies are easier to trim, just because fast cure epoxies may transition thru this stage, too rapidly to allow any trimming.
Leave it alone.
My 2c.
I have plenty of them.
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