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Patching screw holes for smooth finish
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<blockquote data-quote="KevinC1980" data-source="post: 195620" data-attributes="member: 5646"><p>If you are able to weld you can pick up a cheap small wire welder at Lowes or Home Depot for a couple hundred bucks and some aluminum wire. Keep the heat low as possible and you can tack up the holes then get a dremmal tool or something small like that with a good sanding disk or a grinding wheel. If you use the grinding wheel be careful not to grind to much off, but with that you can make it smooth. Also dont hold the weld to long, if the aluminum is very thin it can make the hole bigger and make it much harder to fill. Just do small tacks and give each one time to cool before hitting it again if you need to. Once you get the hang of it it wont take anytime to fill those holes and be ready for paint.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KevinC1980, post: 195620, member: 5646"] If you are able to weld you can pick up a cheap small wire welder at Lowes or Home Depot for a couple hundred bucks and some aluminum wire. Keep the heat low as possible and you can tack up the holes then get a dremmal tool or something small like that with a good sanding disk or a grinding wheel. If you use the grinding wheel be careful not to grind to much off, but with that you can make it smooth. Also dont hold the weld to long, if the aluminum is very thin it can make the hole bigger and make it much harder to fill. Just do small tacks and give each one time to cool before hitting it again if you need to. Once you get the hang of it it wont take anytime to fill those holes and be ready for paint. [/QUOTE]
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