28-09-2019, 11:13 PM
Spex.
Aluminium is nice and soft (usually, although Birmabright (the stuff Landrovers used to be made of) is brittle and extraordinarily difficult to work) and you can usually beat it into submission - eventually! It tends to work harden so needs to be heated to anneal it.
I don't know of anyone who lead loads now. Modern resin based body fillers will adhere to anything, including aluminium
You can even get a spray on body filler, although you need a special gun nozzle and it is imperative that the gun is THOROUGHLY cleaned immediately after spraying using the recommended cleaner.
I was, however, commenting on Duncan's stricture and not on Howard's approach.
Aluminium is nice and soft (usually, although Birmabright (the stuff Landrovers used to be made of) is brittle and extraordinarily difficult to work) and you can usually beat it into submission - eventually! It tends to work harden so needs to be heated to anneal it.
I don't know of anyone who lead loads now. Modern resin based body fillers will adhere to anything, including aluminium
You can even get a spray on body filler, although you need a special gun nozzle and it is imperative that the gun is THOROUGHLY cleaned immediately after spraying using the recommended cleaner.
I was, however, commenting on Duncan's stricture and not on Howard's approach.