Aluminium welding rods...NAC

Richard J. Andrews tech at flashmail.com
Wed Apr 4 20:37:28 EDT 2001


At 11:49 AM 4/4/01 -0400, you wrote:
My dad tried this stuff a few years ago on an A/C condensor...
never sealed all the holes.. was a big waste of time..
i've had better luck with JB-Weld on radiators than anything else...
jsut make sure you clean the metal very thoroughly and use some brake cleaner
followed by a wire brush.

HTH!

rich
'86 4kq

>Gerard, This stuff has been available,in one form or another, for quite
>a few years in the US and it's uses ae limited IMHO. Aluminum must be
>very CLEAN in order to weld it, whether the task is a repair or
>a fabrication.The real secret to good aluminum welding is a uniform and
>controlled heat and the absence of any contaminants like oil/grease
>(even fingerprints).





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