Bodywork Repairs While You Wait
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A MATERIAL that will undoubtedly r-Isolve many body-repair problems has recently been put on the market by Douglas Holt (Est. 1919); Ltd., 5, Eagle Street, London, VV.C.1. ,Known as Loy plastic metal, it is used after the manner of putty in resurfacing dented, holed or rusted-out metal.
As purchased, it is in the form of a . viscous paste, but if required, it can be thinned down by use of a special solvent and lansshed or even sprayed on. On application it has a lead-grey appearance, but when dry it can be .sanded, or filed, when it presents a steellike Metallic surface which, in final finishing, can be treated as though it were the basic metal. .
It can be applied to all metals, and will withstand pressures up to 150 lb. per sq. in. and temperatures up to 100 degrees C ASSUITVng a holed panel needs repairing or a rusted section needsbuilding up, the surface is first covered with Loy sheeting to give a reinforced base for the plastic metal. The sheeting can be machined in the same way as the plastic metal, but it is used only as a foundation on which the plastic metal is built up.
In the case of body dents, the plastic metal is applied direct, and can be finished off to make a repair that is practically invisible.
Another important application is in the repair of petrol tanks, because the material is applied cold in all cases.