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Old 01-28-2003, 01:15 AM
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Default Need help with Cold Aluminum weld that can be Polished..?

I have a minor casting flaw on my blower that we just finished polishing. It's only cosmetic, but the flaw is in a spot close to the gears/bearings and I don't want to spot weld it with a hot TIG weld.

What could I use to fill that rough casting that I could polish when done? It's only about as big as an eraser tip and 1mm deep. It's in a hard to reach honeycomb spot.

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you could tap it and put an Aluminum screw in there, then cut it off and polish it, that's about the only thing I can think of.

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Any fillers? Aluminum Epoxy? JB Weld?
What would look and polish like aluminum?

How about melting some silver into there?
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Paint? Epoxy? Silver??




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