We use Belzona at the shipyard where I work. I believe it is primarily used
to to fair in medium size gouges on prop shafts.
I recently used a similar material for aluminum. It was a two part mixture.
Used it on the base plate for my heater valve (a leak waiting to happen). I
mixed the stuff up, filled in the dissimilar metal corrosion pits, and let
it sit over night. The next day I lapped it with wet/dry sandpaper on a
piece of marble. Hard stuff. Finished product turned out nice. I looked as
if it had been machined. This stuff was wicked expensive too. It belonged
to my mechanic, so I don't have details on the name.
Jeff
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From: Nory <Nory@webtv.net>
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Date: Thursday, January 08, 1998 12:52 PM
Subject: Re: Rust bucket (seats)
Greg, Bob, Larry, Jeff, Jim, and anybody else who might be interested -
Here's the information from my brother:
The stuff is called Belzona Molecular Bonding. The company is based in
England, but sell worldwide. The kit he has cost $350 (yes, this is why
you only use it in small areas), and its strength is equivalent to cast
iron (if I ever crack a block, I'm going to try it), and is machineable.
They also make types based from rubber, copper, aluminum, and a ceramic
type that's hard as glass.
They have a couple of web pages. The international (& US) site is at
http://www.belzona.com/ and Belzona-Western (Canadian) is at
http://www.belzona-western-ltd.com/index.htm The page with their US
and UK addresses (to write for literature) is at
http://www.belzona.com/contact.html
Like I said, the stuff is expensive, so you don't want to use it often,
but it's great if you don't weld and need to repair a small area. The
kit my brother gets lasts him for years, because he doesn't use it that
much. BTW, he says he's had welds fail before this stuff does.
-NORY
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