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Anybody heard of (or used) Lab Metal? Or other body fillers?
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<blockquote data-quote="dan-k" data-source="post: 168636" data-attributes="member: 4353"><p>I have a 1999 Bass Tracker PT 185 with a 50 HP Mercury. I struck a partially submerged log which was floating just under the surface at about 30 MPH. It dented the keel pretty bad and popped out a rivet holding the keel guard. I pulled the front deck off, chiseled away at the flotation foam, then pounded out the dents caused by the log. I patched the rivet holes using pop rivets and JB Quick. It all sealed up nicely but looked like junk. I took it to a local welder who TIG welded plates on either side, which added a lot of strength to the hull, but it looks horrible. I would like to fill over the welds and reshape the keel with some sort of body filler, then apply steelflexx to the entire boat from the water line down. I will then paint over it and planned to apply a "Keelguard" to it, like you see on glass boats. </p><p></p><p>I found a product called Lab Metal, distributed by Alvin Products. The claims are that it goes on like a putty and can be sanded, ground, drilled, tapped, etc. Some of it's uses include sealing up holes and leaky seams on aluminum boats. Has any body used this product? I would like some feedback so I will know if it will work in the application I am planning.</p><p></p><p>Here is the link to the product: </p><p></p><p>https://www.net4sale.com/Shop/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=12&idproduct=48</p><p></p><p>A link to the claimed uses:</p><p></p><p>https://www.alvinproducts.com/Products/Content.asp?id=2#Marine</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dan-k, post: 168636, member: 4353"] I have a 1999 Bass Tracker PT 185 with a 50 HP Mercury. I struck a partially submerged log which was floating just under the surface at about 30 MPH. It dented the keel pretty bad and popped out a rivet holding the keel guard. I pulled the front deck off, chiseled away at the flotation foam, then pounded out the dents caused by the log. I patched the rivet holes using pop rivets and JB Quick. It all sealed up nicely but looked like junk. I took it to a local welder who TIG welded plates on either side, which added a lot of strength to the hull, but it looks horrible. I would like to fill over the welds and reshape the keel with some sort of body filler, then apply steelflexx to the entire boat from the water line down. I will then paint over it and planned to apply a "Keelguard" to it, like you see on glass boats. I found a product called Lab Metal, distributed by Alvin Products. The claims are that it goes on like a putty and can be sanded, ground, drilled, tapped, etc. Some of it's uses include sealing up holes and leaky seams on aluminum boats. Has any body used this product? I would like some feedback so I will know if it will work in the application I am planning. Here is the link to the product: https://www.net4sale.com/Shop/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=12&idproduct=48 A link to the claimed uses: https://www.alvinproducts.com/Products/Content.asp?id=2#Marine [/QUOTE]
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