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Re: etched aluminum castings
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 11/5/2002

One thing I forgot to mention... the area has to be CLEAN and DRY. I've normally bead blasted the area thoroughly and repeatedly cleaned it with brake cleaner or similar stuff that doesn't leave a residue. Otherwise, the filler won't stick for long. Login to read more.