Working with aluminum...
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Le Mans Master
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Working with aluminum...
Started looking up aluminum repair on the internet to see what I could do with my Corvette's radiator and came across the following:
http://muggyweld.com/
Just wondering if any of y'all have worked with this aluminum repair stuff. If it is as easy as it looks I'd be willing to give it a try, but since I respect the views on this forum I thought I'd ask here first.
http://muggyweld.com/
Just wondering if any of y'all have worked with this aluminum repair stuff. If it is as easy as it looks I'd be willing to give it a try, but since I respect the views on this forum I thought I'd ask here first.
Race Director
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From: Waterloo ontario Canada
I have and find that a iron works better a light repairs. While they talk about 600 degrees I have only used one that is at 400-450 and cleanlyness is ultra important. Any black soot appears on the surface and it is back to cleaning.
Anyway with the proper flux, very clean parts and it works fine.
Anyway with the proper flux, very clean parts and it works fine.
Drifting
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From: COVINGTON LA
I am a industrial refrigeration tech and work on large ammonia and freon sytems amongst others and buy a product called Eutectic for stainless soldering but it is expensive as hell. I think I'm going to give this stuff a try. What do I have to loose for $178. Thanks for the info.
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Le Mans Master
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Let us know ...
Since you work professionally with the stuff your opinion would be extremely valuable.
I'd sure like to learn to play with Aluminum; I'm lucky to have a local guy that does aluminum welding, but it costs a bit. He's good guy though, he told to go ahead and trim the radiator outlet (since it was going to need cutting anyway) and get a 90 degree hose....and if it didn't work, then we could go ahead and do welding...but we might not have to if it worked. What a guy! No benefit to him for telling me that.
I'd sure like to learn to play with Aluminum; I'm lucky to have a local guy that does aluminum welding, but it costs a bit. He's good guy though, he told to go ahead and trim the radiator outlet (since it was going to need cutting anyway) and get a 90 degree hose....and if it didn't work, then we could go ahead and do welding...but we might not have to if it worked. What a guy! No benefit to him for telling me that.
Le Mans Master
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From: I can walk to MA
Originally Posted by carriljc
Since you work professionally with the stuff your opinion would be extremely valuable.
I'd sure like to learn to play with Aluminum; I'm lucky to have a local guy that does aluminum welding, but it costs a bit. He's good guy though, he told to go ahead and trim the radiator outlet (since it was going to need cutting anyway) and get a 90 degree hose....and if it didn't work, then we could go ahead and do welding...but we might not have to if it worked. What a guy! No benefit to him for telling me that.
I'd sure like to learn to play with Aluminum; I'm lucky to have a local guy that does aluminum welding, but it costs a bit. He's good guy though, he told to go ahead and trim the radiator outlet (since it was going to need cutting anyway) and get a 90 degree hose....and if it didn't work, then we could go ahead and do welding...but we might not have to if it worked. What a guy! No benefit to him for telling me that.
Many here have tried, and usually the hose crimps or rubs.
Best results are cutting a wedge out and putting the outlet at an angle.
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Well I've got 'some of the stuff that welds pop cans at the county fair' and I love it. I can actually weld up a hole in the sode of a pop can!
I also can and have fixed my headlight buckets with it. I had a few screws broken off in the housing. I cut them out, welded them and retapped. good as new.
I also can and have fixed my headlight buckets with it. I had a few screws broken off in the housing. I cut them out, welded them and retapped. good as new.
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From: Grand Island NY
Find sombody with a tig welder. Youre looking at a 10 minute fix on a rad. because the aluminum is thin. You get into trouble when you try to weld heavy sections or cast aluminum then you have to pre heat.