Thanks Scott. I tried 5 minute Epoxy Gel w/sand last weekend and have to say it worked really poorly. Plus I have a syringe of epoxy to deal with.
Beta for pulling out bolts would be appreciated.
Tom
“SCOTT HINTON” scotthinton@hotmail.com> wrote: > Brian in SLC wrote:
“What do folks recommend for filling holes? Sand and epoxy? What > type of epoxy? Any preferred method?”
I’ve found the best way to fill old bolt holes is with Bondo (purchased > cheaply at any auto parts store) and sand. Obviously, the sand is from the
> immediate vicinity so that it blends with the rock.
Carrying Bondo in the back country can be a messy nightmare. My technique > for tidiness is to put the Bondo in the smallest powdered Gatorade > container. You know, the short fat orange container with the white screw-on
> lid. Next I break off a Popsicle stick so that it’s short enough to fit in
> the container. The Bondo is thick, so the stick can stand up in it and keep
> the handle end clean.
When mixing, don’t be shy about putting in tons of sand to get the right > texture. Next, shove a bit of the mixture in the hole and trowel the excess
> off with the stick. You’ll be amazed at how well it blends in.
I’ve used this method to correct badly placed bolts on rock routes, and the
> old hole are now virtually invisible.
Scott Hinton
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haha —– Original Message —– From: “Tom Jones” tom@jrat.com> To: canyons@egroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 12:47 PM Subject: [canyons] Beta on filling bolt holes.
> Thanks Scott. I tried 5 minute Epoxy Gel w/sand last weekend and have to say > it worked really poorly. Plus I have a syringe of epoxy to deal with.
Beta for pulling out bolts would be appreciated.
Tom
“SCOTT HINTON” scotthinton@hotmail.com> wrote:
Brian in SLC wrote:
“What do folks recommend for filling holes? Sand and epoxy? What
type of epoxy? Any preferred method?”
I’ve found the best way to fill old bolt holes is with Bondo (purchased
cheaply at any auto parts store) and sand. Obviously, the sand is from the
> immediate vicinity so that it blends with the rock.
Carrying Bondo in the back country can be a messy nightmare. My technique
for tidiness is to put the Bondo in the smallest powdered Gatorade
container. You know, the short fat orange container with the white screw-on
> lid. Next I break off a Popsicle stick so that it’s short enough to fit in
> the container. The Bondo is thick, so the stick can stand up in it and keep
> the handle end clean.
When mixing, don’t be shy about putting in tons of sand to get the right
texture. Next, shove a bit of the mixture in the hole and trowel the excess
> off with the stick. You’ll be amazed at how well it blends in.
I’ve used this method to correct badly placed bolts on rock routes, and the
> old hole are now virtually invisible.
Scott Hinton
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