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Subject Topic: Alluminium Holes + Repairs Post Reply Post New Topic
28/4/2009 at 9:26pm
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 Hi everyone,

      This is my first post, I have a van with lots of small holes in the alluminium skin. Has anyone had experience of this type of repair?  I have had a go at repairing it,using car body filler,etching primer& caramatch top coat. 

It has not been very successfull, as it has started to blister. I have done a lot of damp repair work to the inside, re sealed awning rails,new window rubbers.  Damp meter is showing very little moisture in the inside the van. Maybe it has not dried out enough?  Any help would be greatly appreciated. The van is a 1998 Swift Corniche 17/3.     

               Regards to all.

 

    

 



28/4/2009 at 10:22pm
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28/4/2009 at 11:22pm
 Location: Bristol
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Hi chrismit , welcome to UKCS , can you email me some pictures of the holes or post them on here ( my email address see below ) .

atb

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29/4/2009 at 7:01pm
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Quote: Originally posted by michael on 28/4/2009

you need the fixit club

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29/4/2009 at 7:02pm
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Thanks for that Michael


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29/4/2009 at 7:03pm
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Quote: Originally posted by wizard9956 on 28/4/2009

Hi chrismit , welcome to UKCS , can you email me some pictures of the holes or post them on here ( my email address see below ) .

atb

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29/4/2009 at 7:08pm
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Hi Wazard9956,

                      Thanks for the reply , I will try and email you photos as soon as possible.

           Regards chrismit.



30/4/2009 at 7:40pm
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Chrismit's problem holes , what idea's can peeps come up with to fix these, click pictures to make them bigger .

atb

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30/4/2009 at 7:51pm
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HI you need a filler made for alluminium repairs normal car body filler is no good .

You can get a good one made by 3m at most car accessory stores.

Hope this helps you .

Delboy



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30/4/2009 at 10:38pm
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thats rotting from the inside out had similar on our folding camper door, had to completely rebuild the door frame and re skin it using marine glue to be sure.


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30/4/2009 at 10:51pm
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just my opinion for what its worth,if i was doing the repair i would try to reseal from inside using a thin sheet of rubber or damp seal membrane and a strong glue.this would seal from inside and then you could rub down the blisters and repaint.

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01/5/2009 at 9:23pm
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Hi All,

      Thanks for all your replies,I will take your thoughts and advice on board, they have given me renewed insperation to get started on it again. 

                                               Regards to all, chrismit.                        



02/5/2009 at 6:04pm
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hi im doing a damp repair after i removed the insolation i noticed holes like that but i saw from inside out prob is were the water was getting in any way i removed the batton and there was some more holes were lerking behind so what i did was mix up some leak fix by plastic padding from homebase sets rock solid water proof and for all metals cross my finger it does the trick cheers for now



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