|
|
Post by shin on Oct 6, 2015 16:25:32 GMT
I've taken some pictures, it's just a few spots. I'm wondering if there isn't some sort of gunk I can put in there that I can shape to look like the rail, that'll harden up, like an epoxy of some kind, and then be paintable. Any suggestions? After that I've managed to match the green close enough, time to paint it.   |
|
|
|
Post by kkbhf on Oct 6, 2015 16:31:59 GMT
I don't think just epoxy will provide enough structural support. Maybe use "JB Weld" epoxy to hold a chunk of metal (rebar?) in place. Let the metal provide the support.
|
|
|
|
Post by shin on Oct 6, 2015 16:42:39 GMT
Hmm, since it's only the two spots, the rest appears good, I'm not too worried about support but that is preferable yes!
How would I get a chunk of rebar that small? I wonder what sort of metal bit would fit. I guess I should tour the aisles for something to put in as the core and then epoxy over.
|
|
|
|
Post by kkbhf on Oct 6, 2015 17:04:12 GMT
I'd cut to length to fit the space/height, say 4 pieces, then glue those rods together 2x2 to give enough width/depth to provide mechanical support for the railing and glue the whole shebang in place to keep 'em from wandering about.
It will look like a bit of a kluge though.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2015 0:14:49 GMT
For a quick fix you could use JB weld water weld, it comes in a round cylinder (like a tootsie roll). You kneed it by hand and stuff it in the bad spots. Then you could sand out the high spots to make it look decent. That might last you a few years. The only real fix is to cut out the bad part and weld in some new, and I think you know that.
|
|
|
|
Post by copperkid3 on Oct 14, 2015 21:42:14 GMT
What fixitguy said; anything else is just wasting time, money and materials.
Do it right or just cut it out entirely; it's not like it's holding much up what with the other one nearby.
|
|
|
|
Post by Rustaholic on Feb 9, 2016 23:32:39 GMT
Have you done anything with it yet? The straight JB Weld is plenty strong. It would still be there when the metal rusts off higher. You can drill JB Weld after it is cured, tap threads and screw a bolt into it. All that is true especially about the metal rusting off above where the epoxy is attached to it. The best fix would be to sand blast it to clean metal and weld in a new piece of metal, prime it and paint it.
|
|
