I've heard of these things. It sounds like the material would melt away and therefore not affect future welding - but maybe I'll call the welder I generally use and bounce the idea off him. He suggested working wax into the crack to temporarily seal it because wax would just burn away under the heat of future welding and not mess it up. I'm skeptical about wax, to say the least. I can't imagine it would work well.<br /><br /><br />Originally posted by ddaigle:<br /> There are some welding rods that you can weld with a propane torch available if you want to weld it yourself. Do a search on the web for aluminum welding. They look fairly simple and claim to be stronger than new. However, I have not tried them yet.
So, just so I understand it - they make a solvent (debonding agent) that will thoroughly clean it off so it won't mess up welding in the future, if and when that's needed?<br /><br />I'm wondering if the 3m 5200 sealant could be also be used as a "glue" to glue on a piece of aluminum to cover the crack?<br /><br />Thanks much to both of you for your advice - exactly what I was looking for.Originally posted by crazy charlie:<br /> Clean it up good and use 3m 5200 sealant.I have done this before on a pretty big scale and it will do more than a temp fix if you want it to.You will need a debonding agent that they make when you want to remove it.Charlie
