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Title: FILLING WELD MARKS ON ALLOY TANK tank is a mess on 1 side
Post by: jimg1au on January 16, 2009, 10:23:07 am
hi
i have a alloy tank in which the po had cut the side out to fix dings.he then re welded the tank back up.i side is good the other is very rough.what can i use to fill up and smooth out the welds then paint over.
cheers
jim
Title: Re: FILLING WELD MARKS ON ALLOY TANK tank is a mess on 1 side
Post by: Maicojames on January 16, 2009, 10:38:15 am
If you grind them down, you grind them away. You are going to have to make them lower than the surrounding material for paint prep as you know. Not seeing  a pic I suspect I would try to sand on the welds-then maybe poilsh/buff them as smooth as possible. If you are a good sheet metal worker you can tap them slightly low and use an appropriate filler. If you leave them raised, you would have to cover the whole side with a filler. Being in the US, I could not advise what type of filler, as I know not what is available to you.
Title: Re: FILLING WELD MARKS ON ALLOY TANK tank is a mess on 1 side
Post by: LWC82PE on January 16, 2009, 12:45:29 pm
a good quality body filler such as 'Technique' by K&H