Dennis Aikman posted on February 28, 2012 11:05
Foundries / Metalcasting:
- Lab-metal reduces costly rejects in foundry production.
- Fill aluminum casting porosity spots with Lab-metal.
- Repair gouged or worn core boxes with Hi-Temp Lab-metal.
- Patch dents and rough spots on metal castings (aluminum & iron) with Lab-metal.
- Fill blow holes, sand holes and metal surface defects with Lab-metal.
- Repair or alter wood and metal patterns with Lab-metal.
- Thin Lab-metal with Lab-solvent and brush or spray onto patterns to prevent warping and checking.
- Brush or spray Lab-metal onto castings for a smooth, metallic finish prior to painting.
- Lab-metal and Hi-Temp Lab-metal are used to fill seams or dents prior to powder coating.
- Lab-metal is used to coat wood patterns for 300% higher abrasion resistance.
- Lab-metal is paintable, rustproof, and water-resistant.
- Lab-metal may be pigmented to darker shades of gray to match gray iron.
Welding:
- Lab-metal cosmetically repairs damaged metal where welding is impractical or infeasible.
- Lab-metal seals porosity in welds
- Fill metal doors, windows, frames and other metal surface defects with Lab-metal.
- Finish weeping welds and fill tack-welded seams with Lab-metal.
- Thin Lab-metal with Lab-solvent and brush or spray onto the substrate for a smooth finish prior to painting.
- Use Lab-metal as a rustproof, water-resistant protective coating on water or fuel storage tanks.
- Repair metal roofs and all kinds of piping with Lab-metal.
- Fill cavitation pits in fin assemblies, Francis runners and other propellers with Lab-metal.
- Repair motor and engine blocks, as well as leaking oil pans with Lab-metal.
- Repair manifolds and exhaust systems with Hi-Temp Lab-metal, originally formulated for foundries but used for numerous high-temperature repairs in industry.
- Patch fuel tanks (unable to withstand the heat of welding) with Lab-metal, which is impervious to gasoline.
Bearings / motion control industry:
- Repair gouged or damaged shafts with Lab-metal prior to replacing new races and bearings.
- Repair stripped threads with Lab-metal.
- Build up worn shafts with Lab-metal.
- Fill over-bored holes with Lab-metal and re-drill and tap.
- Thin Lab-metal with Lab-solvent and brush or spray onto the substrate for a smooth finish prior to painting.
Industrial:
- Lab-metal is a proven filler used in metalworking plants since 1950.
- Lab-metal fills metal doors, windows, frames and other metal surface defects.
- Repair metal roofs and all kinds of piping with Lab-metal.
- Repair worn or damaged equipment and machinery with Lab-metal.
- Repair metal furniture with Lab-metal.
- Build up worn tracks on industrial equipment with Lab-metal.
- Patch industrial ovens with Hi-Temp Lab-metal.
- Patch ducts and vents with Lab-metal.
- Build up worn shafts with Lab-metal.
- Fill over-bored holes with Lab-metal and re-drill and tap.
- Fill holes in metal fabrications, including doorways and metal door seams, with Lab-metal.
Construction & Transportation:
- Repair mufflers with Hi-Temp Lab-metal.
- Patch automotive, heavy equipment and machinery fuel tanks with Lab-metal.
- Repair cracked auto/truck/contractor machinery engine blocks with Lab-metal.
- Coat and finish damaged metal roofs on train gondola cars, trucks and trailers with Lab-metal.
- Fill damaged and pitted turbines in power generation plants with Lab-metal.
- Fill handrail seams and metal banisters with Lab-metal.
Marine:
- Fill holes in metal masts with Lab-metal when relocating attachments.
- Patch and finish gouged metal surfaces with Lab-metal.
- Thin Lab-metal with Lab-solvent and brush or spray onto the substrate for a smooth finish prior to painting.
- Use Lab-metal as a rustproof, water-resistant protective coating on water or fuel storage tanks.
- Fill cavitation pits on fin assemblies, Francis runners and other propellers with Lab-metal.
- Seal leaking seams in aluminum boats with Lab-metal.
- Repair boat engine blocks with Lab-metal.
- Repair leaking oil pans with Lab-metal.
- Repair cracked inboard engine blocks with Lab-metal.
- Repair manifolds and exhaust systems with Hi-Temp Lab-metal, originally formulated for foundries but used for numerous high-temperature repairs in industry.
Plumbing & Heating (HVACR):
- Fill pump housings and metal surface defects with Lab-metal.
- Patch holes in all kinds of piping (even PVC) with Lab-metal.
- Patch low-pressure steam lines with Lab-metal.
- Patch ductwork and vents with Lab-metal.
- Seal leaking radiators and heaters with Lab-metal.
- Repair cracked boilers with Lab-metal.
- Repair leaking pipes, water and fuel tanks with Lab-metal.
- Repair damaged flanges with Lab-metal prior to installation of new gasketing.
Agriculture:
- Patch farm tractor fuel tanks and worn plow blades with Lab-metal.
- Repair stripped threads with Lab-metal.
- Repair water tanks and watering troughs with Lab-metal.
- Repair cracked tractor engine blocks and oil pans with Lab-metal.
- Thin Lab-metal with Lab-solvent and brush or spray onto metal surfaces for a rustproof, water-resistant metal finish that can be painted over.
- Fill seams or dents with Lab-metal.
- Coat or patch leaks in metal troughs, roofs, gutters and downspouts with Lab-metal.
- Build up worn shafts with Lab-metal.
- Fill over-bored holes with Lab-metal and re-drill and tap.
- Repair holes in irrigation pipes with Lab-metal.
Woodworking:
- Thin Lab-metal with Lab-solvent and brush or spray onto the substrate for a smooth finish prior to painting.
- Repair wooden patterns with Lab-metal.
- Repair wooden boat screw-holes and other stripped threads with Lab-metal.
Paint & Powder Coating:
- Lab-metal withstands temperatures as high as 425ºF for one-time exposures for no longer than 20 minutes
- Hi-Temp Lab-metal withstands temperatures greater than 350ºF, up to 1000ºF!
- Use Lab-metal or Hi-Temp Lab-metal to fill dents in metal parts to be liquid or powder coated.
- Repair damaged parts or build up worn parts with Lab-metal before painting or powder coating.
- Use Lab-metal as a protective metallic paint or coating by thinning with Lab-solvent and applying with a paint brush or spray equipment.
Do-It-Yourself ~ Hardware & Home Center:
- Repair holes in lawn mower housings with Lab-metal.
- Repair leaking gutters with Lab-metal.
- Repair metal roofs with Lab-metal.
- Repair wood stoves with Hi-Temp Lab-metal.
- Repair PVC irrigation piping, PVC pool water lines and pool pumps with Lab-metal
- Repair aluminum boats with Lab-metal.
- Repair rusted tree stands, bird feeders / baths with Lab-metal.
- Repair incorrectly drilled holes in metal pipes and tubes with Lab-metal.
- Repair leaking gasoline tanks with Lab-met