Dents in print boards

[Maxie]

One or two of my printing boards have small dents which show up in the print area.
Anybody got ideas on how to fill these?

[Frog]

Assuming that you have boards which are not rubber covered, how about something like JB Weld, or another filled epoxy, applied with a putty knife, and touched up with a little sanding.
I've also been eyeing a tube of muffler cement in my carport as a possible candidate for this duty as well.

[mooseman]

I always think of Loctite products for applications such as yours......
http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/mech_spec_epxy/overview/Loctite-Metal-Filled-Epoxy-Putty.htm
mooseman

[sweetts]

Wood fill


RT Screen Designs
www.rtscreendesigns.com

[Frog]

Wood fill


RT Screen Designs
www.rtscreendesigns.com

How does that hold up to flashing?

[sweetts]

Wood fill


RT Screen Designs
www.rtscreendesigns.com

How does that hold up to flashing?

when I started out as a wee little printer I used the stuff they use to fill floor cracks its like 80% saw dust it worked good no issues filled  sanded and done. At the time I was not flashing a bunch so I guess it might be an issue its very similar to wood once it cures though. JB weld would for sure hold up to anything.


RT Screen Designs
www.rtscreendesigns.com

[mimosatexas]

JB weld will crumble over time, and if you use any kind of a razor scraper to do the occasional full cleaning of your platens it will come right off.  Same with wood putty, etc.  The best thing we have found is straight up polyurethane.  We filled huge holes in one platen we had to hack with a bolt through the top to connect to a bracket (long shitty story), but the poly has lasted through thousands of flashes and numerous cleanings without issue.

[Inkworks]

Bondo works quite well.