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Input/Suggestions on smoothing ridges
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<blockquote data-quote="AnglerRoy" data-source="post: 468716" data-attributes="member: 24128"><p>Hi Gang,</p><p></p><p>I’d like your thoughts and/or guidance on how, or what, I should use to smooth ridges between Aluminum pieces before priming/painting.</p><p></p><p>For example, once I reattach my rub rails, there is about 1/16” height difference between the rail and the deck of the boat. I want to smooth this out before paint.</p><p></p><p>I was thinking bondo, but then I thought any flexing of the hull will crack that. Then I thought Latex caulk but my primer and paint is oil based. So I then thought, silicone caulk but my experience with that is nothing sticks to it!</p><p></p><p>What could I use that would be flexible, something I could smooth out (or sand ideally), and have primer stick to it and be durable?</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance for your help!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnglerRoy, post: 468716, member: 24128"] Hi Gang, I’d like your thoughts and/or guidance on how, or what, I should use to smooth ridges between Aluminum pieces before priming/painting. For example, once I reattach my rub rails, there is about 1/16” height difference between the rail and the deck of the boat. I want to smooth this out before paint. I was thinking bondo, but then I thought any flexing of the hull will crack that. Then I thought Latex caulk but my primer and paint is oil based. So I then thought, silicone caulk but my experience with that is nothing sticks to it! What could I use that would be flexible, something I could smooth out (or sand ideally), and have primer stick to it and be durable? Thanks in advance for your help! [/QUOTE]
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