You could have the holes welded up, but no matter how skilled the
welder is, you have some serious effort in sanding shaping, filling,
sanding, shaping, filling, and sanding shaping filling and sanding. I
have seen this done on an aircraft panel. It was an engine cowling
for a B-17 that was undergoing a museum quality restoration. There
was a 3/8 inch hole in the cowl that they were repairing. I don't
know how many hours they had in the panel, but I would guess it was in
the hundreds. That was a bit thinner, probably .032" but the issue is
the same. You will get a lot of heat distortion.
On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 11:24 AM, <bob@texmog.com> wrote:
> I'm working on an aluminum bonnet. Someone in the past had drilled some 1/4
> inch holes in the panel to help hold Bondo in place. Why I don't know
> because the bondo is very thin.
>
> The aluminum bonnet is .050 thick and I'd like to not have the holes. Can
I
> have the holes welded up if I find a good welder ? Will there be a lot of
> distortion if I do have it welded? Or, should I perpetuate the stupidity
> and just fill the holes again with bondo and attempt to make the under side
> as pretty as possible?
>
>
> Thanks for any suggestions
>
> Bob
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