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throttleboy · 03-04-2007, 02:06 PM

well after trying to make skid plates for my aluminum axles and not liking how any of them turned out i started thinking about some type of epoxy that would set up hard like plastic and bond good to aluminum.so this is what i found,its a 2 part self leveling(comes out like liquid)concrete joint and crack filler,supost to bond to any clean surface.
i put some on a peice of card board and let it start to set up(about 30 to 60 seconds)then kinda troweled it on with a peice of plastic.after about 2 minutes you cant work with it any more,after 24 hours its hard,you can sand or grind it and it slides over the rocks and dont hang up.only down side is its a little over $50 bucks for the kit and a duel caulking gun.up side is you save your aluminum axles,it'll work on plastic axles,and you could probable do 300 sets of axles with 1 kit

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Thorsteenster · 03-04-2007, 02:23 PM

if your that worried about scratching your axles just stick with plastic.
i wouldnt put that on alu axles.

jayyeone · 03-04-2007, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by thorsteenster

if your that worried about scratching your axles just stick with plastic.
i wouldnt put that on alu axles.

he so right . man alu axles and your worried of scratches.but thats your thing so kool .

throttleboy · 03-04-2007, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by thorsteenster

if your that worried about scratching your axles just stick with plastic.
i wouldnt put that on alu axles.

not so much worried about scratchs more so about waring holes in them

!! and the biggest reason i'm running aluminum axles is because you dont get axle tube flex from hi-torque steering servos like you do with plastic axles!!

Offroader5 · 03-04-2007, 02:43 PM

So run aluminum outer tubes and plastic gear cases

throttleboy · 03-04-2007, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Offroader5

So run aluminum outer tubes and plastic gear cases

i have and they still flex,not as bad but enough to lose some steering

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throttleboy · 03-04-2007, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by jayyeone

he so right . man alu axles and your worried of scratches.but thats your thing so kool .

aluminum + rocks = hung up,this just makes them slide

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krawlinCJ · 03-04-2007, 07:27 PM

That stuff actually looks like plastic on there. Pretty neat.

'83 chevy · 03-05-2007, 03:55 PM

if you need to get into the axles again, how easily is that stuff gonna come off so you can split the halves?

damion289 · 03-05-2007, 04:34 PM

You could have easliy made a small skidplate out of alum sheet or steel. i wouldn't have spent tons on alum axles and goop them up. But that's just me. i'll post photos soon of my progress on my new project. just waiting on a body

CrawlerRon · 03-05-2007, 08:30 PM

Afraid to scratch your rock crawler......what is that all about....?

DKNguyen · 03-05-2007, 10:01 PM

I think he didn't care about scratches but didn't want holes.

andrewmp6 · 03-06-2007, 01:48 AM

its alum if no ones wore through the plastic ones i wouldnt worry about alum

throttleboy · 03-06-2007, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by damion289

You could have easliy made a small skidplate out of alum sheet or steel. i wouldn't have spent tons on alum axles and goop them up. But that's just me. i'll post photos soon of my progress on my new project. just waiting on a body

aluminum + rocks = hung up,this just makes them slide

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throttleboy · 03-06-2007, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by '83 chevy

if you need to get into the axles again, how easily is that stuff gonna come off so you can split the halves?

you can pull it off with pliers!!

throttleboy · 03-06-2007, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by CrawlerRon

Afraid to scratch your rock crawler......what is that all about....?

i built this rig with comps in mind so scratchs on my crawler are the least of my worries!! i am like 99% of this fourm.....lookin for ways to improve my rig....and to pass that info on....before the diffs would hang up so bad in spots it would spin all 4,now the same spots are not a problem because this stuff allows the diffs to slide ;) !!

run2jeepn · 03-06-2007, 09:08 AM

Did you ever sand that down and smooth it it? Looks fugly....

Thorsteenster · 03-06-2007, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by run2jeepn

Did you ever sand that down and smooth it it? Looks fugly....

X2, thats why i said i'd never do it to my alu axles. looks like you drove your axles through crap and didnt wipe em off. plus being that rough and all i wouldnt think it any smoother across rocks.

throttleboy · 03-06-2007, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by run2jeepn

Did you ever sand that down and smooth it it? Looks fugly....

not yet

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run2jeepn · 03-06-2007, 09:47 AM

Well get to it ot let the rocks do it....

03-04-2007, 02:06 PM	#1
throttleboy Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Fernley,NV Posts: 135	aluminum axle skids!! well after trying to make skid plates for my aluminum axles and not liking how any of them turned out i started thinking about some type of epoxy that would set up hard like plastic and bond good to aluminum.so this is what i found,its a 2 part self leveling(comes out like liquid)concrete joint and crack filler,supost to bond to any clean surface. i put some on a peice of card board and let it start to set up(about 30 to 60 seconds)then kinda troweled it on with a peice of plastic.after about 2 minutes you cant work with it any more,after 24 hours its hard,you can sand or grind it and it slides over the rocks and dont hang up.only down side is its a little over $50 bucks for the kit and a duel caulking gun.up side is you save your aluminum axles,it'll work on plastic axles,and you could probable do 300 sets of axles with 1 kit !! Last edited by throttleboy; 03-04-2007 at 02:10 PM.

03-04-2007, 02:23 PM	#2
Thorsteenster I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 3,377	if your that worried about scratching your axles just stick with plastic. i wouldnt put that on alu axles.

03-04-2007, 02:43 PM	#5
Offroader5 Picky Fab'r/Acetal Junky Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arizona Desert/AJ Posts: 3,073	So run aluminum outer tubes and plastic gear cases

03-04-2007, 07:27 PM	#8
krawlinCJ Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Enterprise Posts: 194	That stuff actually looks like plastic on there. Pretty neat.

03-05-2007, 03:55 PM	#9
'83 chevy Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Easthampton Posts: 747	if you need to get into the axles again, how easily is that stuff gonna come off so you can split the halves?

03-05-2007, 04:34 PM	#10
damion289 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: northampton Posts: 194	You could have easliy made a small skidplate out of alum sheet or steel. i wouldn't have spent tons on alum axles and goop them up. But that's just me. i'll post photos soon of my progress on my new project. just waiting on a body

03-05-2007, 08:30 PM	#11
CrawlerRon Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Columbus Posts: 154	Afraid to scratch your rock crawler......what is that all about....?

03-05-2007, 10:01 PM	#12
DKNguyen Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 308	I think he didn't care about scratches but didn't want holes.

03-06-2007, 01:48 AM	#13
andrewmp6 Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: louisville Posts: 814	its alum if no ones wore through the plastic ones i wouldnt worry about alum

03-06-2007, 09:08 AM	#17
run2jeepn I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA Posts: 11,196	Did you ever sand that down and smooth it it? Looks fugly....

03-06-2007, 09:47 AM	#20
run2jeepn I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA Posts: 11,196	Well get to it ot let the rocks do it....

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