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Bigsherm9r
| | Posted on Sunday, June 08, 2003 - 11:22 am: | 
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Guys, listen... I had identical damage to my xb frame, and fixed it in a day in my driveway. The results were perfect, I mean absolutely so.
I used a product called Alumafill (sp?), it's similar to JB Weld, etc. Sanded down the edges of the damaged area (the scrapes provided grip for the filler so I didn't sand those), filled the dent with the stuff, sanded it, painted it, and I was done. And nobody, I mean NOBODY could tell it was ever damaged. It took me a while to get the exact right contour, but you can layer the stuff, sand, and try again and again. There's your solution. No heating up the frame, no leaking, no NADA. |
Glitch
| | Posted on Monday, June 09, 2003 - 11:19 am: |
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Alumafill...where can I find this?
Google comes up empty, Alumifill also... |
Blake
| | Posted on Monday, June 09, 2003 - 01:50 pm: |
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Bondo should work just fine for cosmetic repairs. |
Misato
| | Posted on Monday, June 09, 2003 - 02:13 pm: |
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any autobody supply should have that |
Troykchd
| | Posted on Monday, June 09, 2003 - 07:12 pm: |
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A suggestion. I did Tool and Die work for 6 years on aluminum molds. If I ever had to fix the frame on my XB I would use Devcon aluminum putty. It's like "Bondo" for aluminum. A two part mix. (Make SURE you use the right mix ratio, it's VERY picky about that.)Clean the damaged area free of paint,to clean metal.The surface needs to be somewhat rough so the Devcon has something to bond to.Mix up the putty,Put it on the dent,Let it cure the FULL 16 hours, sand to shape and paint.
http://www.devcon.com/devconfamilyproduct.cfm?familyid=107.0&catid=18 |
Bigsherm9r
| | Posted on Monday, June 09, 2003 - 10:30 pm: |
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Hey Glitch!
I found the alumafill at O'reilly Auto Parts. About 8 bucks or so, I think. Takes about an hour or so 'til you can start sanding it. I woulda used bondo, but bondo isn't great for sticking to aluminum, and it heats up quite a bit while it hardens(!). O'Reilly's is a chain here in Texas, like Autozone or whatever. If you're having a hard time finding it, I can get you their address, etc. Let me know. Thing is- you've been down too long, fix your bike and be proud of it again!
Sherm |
Glitch
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 11, 2003 - 07:43 am: |
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Sherm:
Down ... but far from out!
I'll be looking for for alumafill this afternoon.
To be honest I've been too busy riding to fix it.
Been up to T.W.O most every weekend, riding to work ect...
Thanks for the tip about Bondo.
I'll let you know what I find. |
Glitch
| | Posted on Sunday, June 15, 2003 - 04:01 pm: |
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I should have know I lacked the skill to pull this off!!!
edited by Glitch on June 15, 2003 |
Glitch
| | Posted on Monday, June 16, 2003 - 08:25 am: |
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patients is a virtue |
Bigsherm9r
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 01:23 pm: |
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What happened Glitch? |
Glitch
| | Posted on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 10:33 am: |
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I got in a hurry. I don't know why I thought I could just slap this stuff on and be on my way in minutes. Nothing bad happened. Just had to start over after trying on an old fender once or twice. Now I'm waiting for my touch up paint to arrive. |
Bigsherm9r
| | Posted on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 05:20 pm: |
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Glitch-
When I painted my frame, I masked the welds off ahead and behind the damaged area, so I could only paint right up to the weld, not on it. This kept anyone from noticing if the match wasn't exact. The paint I found at Wal-Mart in the automotive aisle, a metallic silver something or other. Of course, the scrape was much closer to the forward weld, so the masking was needed there, but I faded the paint from the scraped area rearward, never actually reaching the masked-off rear weld.
For shaping the putty, I used a plastic spreader and it wasn't hard at all. The only challenging part was getting the contour of the swell between the top and middle, and between the middle and bottom correct. You know, how the frame there is two flat areas, one upper and one lower, well, they're not really flat, a little curved, actually. No matter what, don't worry, you'll get the hang of it quick and it's not rocket science, just a lot of sanding.
Seeya.
Sherm |
Glitch
| | Posted on Thursday, July 10, 2003 - 01:17 pm: |
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Daves...You out there?
Do you have any of those Carbon/Kevlar frame protectors in stock? |
Docrecon
| | Posted on Thursday, July 24, 2003 - 07:37 am: |
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Just ran across this thread and was glad to see it; I've heard people bitching that you can't do anything to this frame re: cosmetic damage, an' I'm thinkin': Why not? Thanks!
Bigsherm9r sez:
ys, listen... I had identical damage to my xb frame, and fixed it in a day in my driveway. The results were perfect, I mean absolutely so.
I used a product called Alumafill (sp?),. |
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