All-Metal and high heat?

[dusted72]

I just bought a air cleaner for my car and it has some pits and the rolled edge is rusted though in a couple of spots. I was thinking of using All-Metal to fix the spots where it is rusted on the lip and to smooth out some of the pitted areas and then use a good wrinkle paint. Do you think the All-Metal will with stand the high heat needed to bake the paint?

 

[CudaChick1968]

Never tried All Metal but I know Lab Metal's lame as all get out.

I use High Temp Metal Filler made by Permatex. Originally formulated for exhaust leaks, it's good to 2000 degrees, easy to work with, sandable, grindable, and gets even stronger when you bake it. Your local auto parts stores may have it if you live in a larger metro area, but out here in the boonies I have to get it at Caswell's Plating online ... $12 for a little blister tube and $8 for shipping.

I just bought some in fact. Send me your air cleaner and I'll fix it for ya with a nice finishing coat of my favorite black wrinkle, Wetstone Black. :-D

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This one was just delivered to a FABO member in Anchorage today.

 

[ramenth]

Just a question here. How hot do you have to bake the wrinkle black? Bone of all sorts, be it All Metal, Duraglas, Z-grip, Icing, etc, is ran in bake booths at temps of a 140-145 degrees in body shops with no ill effects.

 

[70Duster440]

All Metal is pretty tough stuff - much harder than standard fillers. I think it will hold up to typical high temps but not so sure about powder coat (400 degree) temps.

 

[dusted72]

Well nevermind I knew there were a couple of thin spots around the edge but when I started to clean it up it is really not worth messing with. It is rusted through in more then a couple of spots. I guess I blew $25 on it. I think I will cut the center out and graft it to my 318 air cleaner so I can use it instead.