repairing dents

[rustimus]

I have several balsa b's that have gashes or gouges in them. how can i repair these?

[southernoutcast]

I have a STANDFORD BALSA Crankbait and would like to fix it also.. a chuck is missing out of the back left side and now it swims side ways.. So I will be checking back .. cause I would like to fix it also.. http://www.stanfordlures.com/

[rustimus]

well I guess this ones up to us-lol. I think I may try filling in the holes with epoxy and then sanding smooth. Cant hurt to try.

[Luke]

are you going to repaint them after you get the dents filled?

[rustimus]

yeah,the dents are on old lures that i dont use because of the dents. thought i could repair them and repaint

[sdfd504]

Sand them down, put some wood putty on them and then repaint them?

[rustimus]

it would take a lot of sanding to take all the old paint off and dont know if they are worth that much work-lol

[Ky 520c]

Some guys will take them down to bare wood,with balsa I'll wood putty small spots,sand the bait down and paint

[weighinalimit]

Depending on the depth of the area to repair, it's not too hard. I use bondo glazing putty for shallow nicks & scratches, Durhams wood putty for deeper gouges & holes, let it set up, sand, repaint, & clearcoat with devcon epoxy.