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<blockquote data-quote="onthewater102" data-source="post: 402780" data-attributes="member: 13702"><p>1. Do I need to bang out the dings in the bottom?</p><p><em>Probably a bad idea - the more you flex aluminum (or any metal) the weaker it gets. If your only motive is cosmetics I'd leave them be.</em></p><p></p><p>2. Do I need to fill the scratches on the bottom?</p><p><em>Need? No - cosmetic issue up to you.</em></p><p></p><p>3. What would you fill them with?</p><p><em>epoxy resin fiberglass</em></p><p></p><p>4. Will the wire brush marks show when painting? I'm planning on using Steelflex like so many others mentioned.</p><p><em>Depends on how harsh you are and your other prep work. Epoxy primers fill small gaps fairly well.</em></p><p></p><p>5. How clean do the rivet heads, rib edges, ... have to be clean?</p><p><em>Time & patience. You definitely want it clean, not necessarily stripped, but stripped of any flaking paint for sure. Good time to rebuck rivets any leaky rivets before you paint it up pretty. Check out this post for how he prepped the rivets with Gulvit prior to painting, beautiful work https://forum.tinboats.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=33797&start=30 .</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="onthewater102, post: 402780, member: 13702"] 1. Do I need to bang out the dings in the bottom? [i]Probably a bad idea - the more you flex aluminum (or any metal) the weaker it gets. If your only motive is cosmetics I'd leave them be.[/i] 2. Do I need to fill the scratches on the bottom? [i]Need? No - cosmetic issue up to you.[/i] 3. What would you fill them with? [i]epoxy resin fiberglass[/i] 4. Will the wire brush marks show when painting? I'm planning on using Steelflex like so many others mentioned. [i]Depends on how harsh you are and your other prep work. Epoxy primers fill small gaps fairly well.[/i] 5. How clean do the rivet heads, rib edges, ... have to be clean? [i]Time & patience. You definitely want it clean, not necessarily stripped, but stripped of any flaking paint for sure. Good time to rebuck rivets any leaky rivets before you paint it up pretty. Check out this post for how he prepped the rivets with Gulvit prior to painting, beautiful work https://forum.tinboats.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=33797&start=30 .[/i] [/QUOTE]
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