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Old 01-07-2019, 01:48 PM
BTromblay BTromblay is offline
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Originally Posted by Kerry Pinkerton View Post
Bill, can you talk a bit more about the solder fill process?
Hi,

This is a new cowl piece that I'm making for a WW2 Taylercraft L-2M.
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In this photo, you can see the two weld bead directions. The discolored area is where I used Aluminum solder as a body filler.
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The solder works well if I have an undercut from a weld or a surface imperfection.

I had a 1946 Fairchild 24 nose bowl, that was damaged by the customer. In areas with deep scratches, I would metal finish the best I could, then solder up the scratch. I would then metal finish the solder to the original surface.

This product is available from Kent White at TM Technologies.
http://www.tinmantech.com/products/b...x-core-rod.php

Here is a Youtube video, with Kent showing the application.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRWmpSE-hXk

Hope it helps.

Bill
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