I recently aquired 2 semi deep scratches in the top of the hood on my 40hp
outboard. Any ideas on the best way to go about fixing this? Or should it
be replaced and where could I get a good price on it? The motor is a 2003
tracker model.

Thanks

Chris

"Chris Ey" wrote in message .com...
I recently aquired 2 semi deep scratches in the top of the hood on my 40hp
outboard. Any ideas on the best way to go about fixing this? Or should it
be replaced and where could I get a good price on it? The motor is a 2003
tracker model.

Thanks

Chris

scratch filler. It's sold in a tube, looks like bondo only thinner.
You squirt it on, use a putty knife to smooth and remove excess, sand,
prime, paint.

(basskisser) wrote
scratch filler. It's sold in a tube, looks like bondo only thinner. You
squirt it on, use a putty knife to smooth and remove excess, sand,
prime, paint.

Should last all of 5 seconds after it shrinks and falls out, or he could
try epoxy with micro-balloons. even better just live with it.

Alot of the commercial guys I know who buy brand new O/B's take a chain
and whip the crap out of the cowl, then paint it any color they happen
to have, Wanna take a guess why? UD

"UglyDan®©T" wrote in message
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(basskisser) wrote
scratch filler. It's sold in a tube, looks like bondo only thinner. You
squirt it on, use a putty knife to smooth and remove excess, sand,
prime, paint.

Should last all of 5 seconds after it shrinks and falls out, or he could
try epoxy with micro-balloons. even better just live with it.

Alot of the commercial guys I know who buy brand new O/B's take a chain
and whip the crap out of the cowl, then paint it any color they happen
to have, Wanna take a guess why? UD

Because most of their outboards are stolen?

(UglyDan®©?) wrote in message ...
(basskisser) wrote
scratch filler. It's sold in a tube, looks like bondo only thinner. You
squirt it on, use a putty knife to smooth and remove excess, sand,
prime, paint.

Should last all of 5 seconds after it shrinks and falls out

Bull****. I've got a Coleman camper. The plastic rear piece got gouged
backing into some branches. I used scratch filler in it 4 years ago.
It is in all kinds of weather, and the plastic flexes constantly while
being towed. You can actually follow behind it and watch the plastic
oscillate. The bondo is still there, looks perfect. The stuff is MADE
for that exact condition.

Well I guess Bondo=AE has its place somewhere in the world, and a
Coleman plastic? camper would be a good start. I'll bet you saw the
little picture of a camper on that tube of Bondo=AE, and said "Thats the
Ticket" , But hey,What ever floats your boat or camper, UD



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(UglyDan®©?) wrote in message ...
Well I guess Bondo has its place somewhere in the world, and a
Coleman plastic? camper would be a good start. I'll bet you saw the
little picture of a camper on that tube of Bondo , and said "Thats the
Ticket" , But hey,What ever floats your boat or camper, UD



http://community.webtv.net/capuglyda...inUglyDansJack

I guess you failed to see the point. The stuff is MADE FOR THE EXACT
CONDITION that the original poster has. Next point, if it will work on
a flexing, moving piece of plastic, which is NOT temperature stable,
why wouldn't it work on an outboard motor hood? You have no idea what
you are talking about, I take it. Bondo has many, many products, and
many, many applications. It is good stuff when used for it's intended
purpose. Like a lot of people that don't understand that things are
application specific, you just hear the name, and think it's crap
because you once used it to fill in a 6" diameter rusty hole, with no
prep work, in your car, and it failed.