Larry
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Post by Larry on Apr 17, 2009 22:49:58 GMT -5
I just got done being driven crazy by a cab that kept developing holes, that you can tell are just a natural part of the pattern. They are not chips or pits from bad grinding, they were just sitting there under the surface, waiting for me.
Being that these are very very small holes (smaller than a pin head), what is the acceptable practice to handle this? 1) Fill the holes with something (epoxy maybe) or 2) leave them as they are? By acceptable practice, I mean if somebody were to sell a cab with small holes in it, what is better for the buyer, natural or filled?
Thanks for any tips you may have. The cab is beautiful but frustrating.
-Larry
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rockdude
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Post by rockdude on Apr 18, 2009 7:41:47 GMT -5
I have thought about filling some holes with the silver sawdust from the jeweler's saw, it's really fine. Maybe put the dust in, then a drop of superglue, wait for it to harden and grind/polish smooth. I haven't done it yet, but I bet it would be purty......
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Post by krazydiamond on Apr 18, 2009 11:24:56 GMT -5
i've used superglue to fill in smaller pits.....acceptable practice for selling...not sure. i guess i'd rather have a smooth cab for jewelry rather one with obvious (if only small) flaws......depends on the customer, i suppose. beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
KD
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Larry
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Post by Larry on Apr 18, 2009 21:33:44 GMT -5
Thanks for the responses. I'm trying to work out the glue fill right now. I'll see how it goes.
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highplainsdrifter
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Post by highplainsdrifter on Apr 19, 2009 9:21:07 GMT -5
I use Hot Stuff. I use the red, low viscosity for very small pits and cracks like you're describing. For larger pits I use the Yellow Hot Stuff, which has a higher viscosity. I spray some accelerator on before applying the glue. I do this at the pre-polish stage (3000 grit). The glue polishes up nicely.
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lsmike
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Post by lsmike on Apr 21, 2009 12:19:42 GMT -5
You could probably use a slow setting glue that has been mixed with some kind of colorant.Miike.
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Larry
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Post by Larry on Apr 27, 2009 9:25:30 GMT -5
Thanks again for the tips. I tried superglue and was satisfied but not fully. Will try something else and see. Hopefully I don't need it often.
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Apr 27, 2009 18:02:04 GMT -5
Yup, I've used Hotstuff too and it works swell on pits or holes. Seems to peel free of shallow wider cracks but overall, I've had very good luck with it and most the time the repair is hardly noticible at all....Mel
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Post by mohs on Apr 28, 2009 0:28:04 GMT -5
this is my holy yin/yang that hole in the middle is a bad profile job on my part I got tired that's a 5 hour profiling project ! I knew there was a hole in the profile but was being full of faith that when I glued it it would meld magically, somehow o well the sun doesn't lie! but I was considering some methods for a filler dye and metal sound like two really good suggestions, guys!
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