Auburntsts
Well Known Member
So I managed to ding my cowl. It's a dent insofar it does not penetrate through to the other side (I'm holding the nutplate just for scale). So what's the best way to repair it?
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I'd sand it, clean it, and mix some epoxy with cotton flocking. The mixture is called flox. Wipe it in, just a hair low. When it's cured or mostly cured, mix some microballoons with epoxy and wipe on the top.
When that's cured, you can sand the microballoons smooth and fair.
Dave
I second this one. You might want to remove the part that is bent in and filling the honeycomb behind it with flox, and try to get a little into the honeycomb cells that have good surfaces in inside and outside (undercut) to bond the repair beyond where it is damaged. You could use micro for the final fix or a lighter and easier to sand filler (like a stronger version of bondo).
Would it make sense to stop drill the ends of the cracks?
I'm of the mind to follow Jesse's advice and just go ahead and remove/clean out the damaged area and fill it in with FLOX as the area is pretty small.