Advice again please……

[Michael LydonParticipant @michaellydon81318]

I finally installed everything into the MTB I am restoring, I put it in the bath to check how it was sitting however it has a very small leak! On close inspection it has a small crack on the outer hull (10mm) I can see it also from the inside. I have access to all sorts of glues/silicone/fillers etc, To me the easiest thing would be to fill it from the inside with some silicone and milliput on the outside the paint. Am i wrong?

Thanks again in advance……..

[Michael LydonParticipant @michaellydon81318]

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello Mike

A 10mm crack doesn`t sound much, unless it`s 10mm wide!

I would use use P38 filler……… Just because I have it in stock

Rub it down when set and repaint

Why don`t you post a picture of your renovation?

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello Mike

A 10mm crack doesn`t sound much, unless it`s 10mm wide!

I would use use P38 filler……… Just because I have it in stock

Rub it down when set and repaint

Why don`t you post a picture of your renovation?

Bob

[Michael LydonParticipant @michaellydon81318]

Edited By Michael Lydon on 31/07/2014 21:35:57

Edited By Michael Lydon on 31/07/2014 21:36:28

Edited By Michael Lydon on 31/07/2014 21:50:49

[Michael LydonParticipant @michaellydon81318]

[Michael LydonParticipant @michaellydon81318]

This was the old motors, strangely they were 2 different sizes?? Stripped them out along with the strange rudder system and mechanical speed controllers.

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

Michael

If that's a split in timber then I would fill it from the inside with P38 until the filler oozed out from the crack on the outside. I'd then put a patch of glass-cloth over the area on the inside, using resin in the normal way, to reinforce the wood and prevent the split from getting any bigger. As Bob says, you then rub down the "ooze" on the outside and repaint it. Be sure that the whole thing is completely dry before you start any of this, and don't go near it with silicone sealant (because nothing else will stick to that stuff once it's set e.g. paint, other fillers).

I'm constantly amazed that models which look so serviceable on the outside are such cr*p inside!

Dave M

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