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Hairline cracks around rivet
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<blockquote data-quote="DaleH" data-source="post: 421468" data-attributes="member: 15636"><p>I think it would work OK for you. I'd probably put it on, assemble with the rivets (but not buck them), monitor the 'tack' (on a separate piece of material, and then buck them (not all the way tight) when you can feel it setting up and firming. Then I'd buck them tight once the epoxy cured. </p><p></p><p>I'd then also put a bead around the perimeter and maybe would warm the metal beforehand (NEVER warm an epoxy mix, is will cause it to cure prematurely!) with a heat gun on warm, not hot. If covered by the floor, you're OK, else top-coat any epoxy patch. On those I did on the bottom of the hull I just used the special-for-aluminum ablative antifouling paint, but you could use anything. UV damages epoxy products.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaleH, post: 421468, member: 15636"] I think it would work OK for you. I'd probably put it on, assemble with the rivets (but not buck them), monitor the 'tack' (on a separate piece of material, and then buck them (not all the way tight) when you can feel it setting up and firming. Then I'd buck them tight once the epoxy cured. I'd then also put a bead around the perimeter and maybe would warm the metal beforehand (NEVER warm an epoxy mix, is will cause it to cure prematurely!) with a heat gun on warm, not hot. If covered by the floor, you're OK, else top-coat any epoxy patch. On those I did on the bottom of the hull I just used the special-for-aluminum ablative antifouling paint, but you could use anything. UV damages epoxy products. [/QUOTE]
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