Can Anybody Shed Any Light on This Please?

MaxPete said:

Sorry - to answer your query about painted letters....yes, they are all intended to be painted black as far as I am aware.

Many people just use model aircraft gloss black which comes in those teeny-tiny little glass bottles (Testors or Humbrol) and very fine brush.

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MaxPete said:

...sorry, just one more point: I don’t think I would use a tapered pipe plug in there.

Too much risk of cracking that fairly hard aluminium alloy case and then you’d be cooked and would have to replace it or have it welded (yet more mess).

I would just do as Mailman did and use JB Weld which is essentially a very high strength epoxy glue with some metallic content. It will look OK as JB Weld is actually a reasonable shade of silver.[/QUOTE

Do I even need to use any JB Weld? I’m fairly confident my plugs are sound and the current colouring isn’t too off the hue of the alloy?

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MaxPete said:

...sorry, just one more point: I don’t think I would use a tapered pipe plug in there.

Too much risk of cracking that fairly hard aluminium alloy case and then you’d be cooked and would have to replace it or have it welded (yet more mess).

I would just do as Mailman did and use JB Weld which is essentially a very high strength epoxy glue with some metallic content. It will look OK as JB Weld is actually a reasonable shade of silver.

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arcticXS said:

Well, I was never considering or recommending NPT, as I have too many negative experiences with just that. I am considering BSP plugs, with paralell thread.

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5twins said:

You'll need to use some pretty aggressive paper to get those heavy scratches and nicks out, 320 at least. 400 and/or 600 won't do squat, or at least not until you're sanded for hours, lol. 400 then 600 will be needed after the 320 to remove the 320 scratches. Or the quick and easy way is to use medium (maroon) and fine (blue) Roloc discs .....

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