[ARC5] T-18 restoration...filling chassis holes...

[Brian Clarke]

Hello Ken,

For a long time, JB Weld was not available in Australia. What I did instead
was:
1. Araldite a small piece of thin aluminium, sometimes aluminium food wrap
foil, behind the offending hole
2. Fill the hole with panel beater's body putty, slightly proud, stirring to
get rid of air bubbles
3. When the putty has set, sand carefully down to level with the surrounding
metal
4. Mask up
5. Patch spray with black wrinkle or aluminium paint. A hair dryer is good
for the black wrinkle.

Cheers, es 73 de Brian, VK2GCE

On Friday, 28 February 2020 3:46 AM, Ken said:

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I have had pretty good luck with using JB Weld and two pieces of aluminum
plate, covered 
with SaranWrap, to fill those sorts of holes. I fill the holes with JB Weld,
then clamp the two 
pieces of SaraWrapped aluminum plate to both sides to make the JB Weld flat.

After the JB Weld sets, I remove the clamp and the aluminum sheets. The
SaranWrap then 
peels off, although sometimes it must be scraped off.

I have several BC-band receivers which have been horribly hacked. 5, at last
count, as I 
remember it.

Using this methiod, at least the holes are filled. Then I paint the receiver
with aluminum 
paint.

It LOOKS acceptably, but it sure isn't collector grade. :-(

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Ken W7EKB