16002TRI QuikSteel Steel Reinforced Epoxy Putty Repair, Blister Pack - 2 oz, Gray

I don't have much experience with epoxy putty, but this stuff is pretty awesome. I'd originally bought it to patch a hole in my car's exhaust, but the leak is where I can't get to it. I recently got a new push lawnmower through the mail, and it arrived with one of the wheels crushed, so the axle bolt was partially pushed through. Well, the customer service for the retailer I'd purchased it from said it would be 2 weeks before I'd get a new wheel, but my lawn couldn't wait that long. The wheel is pretty thick plastic and was mangled pretty bad, so I had to "flatten" the wheel in my vice so that the hub was reasonably back in shape. I used about a 2" wad of this putty and strategically reinforced the wheel on both sides and left it to dry overnight. I fully expected the mangled wheel to spring back out of shape once I loosened the vice, but the putty held. I ended up mowing the lawn on that patched wheel for a month because it was working fine. I've used it for a couple of other, much lighter duty repairs, too, and it's been great. Yes, it smells - I'm sure all epoxy smells. The two compounds are in the tube, squished together side by side. This can make it difficult, if not impossible, to make sure you're getting equal amounts of the two. This may not be a huge deal, I don't know, but it's a bit sloppy to work with. Other than those minor things, I think this is great. Like I said, some cheaper stuff may work just as well, I don't know, but I've been happy with this purchase. A little goes a long way, and I've probably got 2/3 of the tube left after a few months and several small projects.

A contractor had removed a radiator to lay down hardwood floors a few years back and with old things you are going to have trouble taking it out and even more trouble reinstalling it back to it's original - so hence the leak. i had a problem with a leaky radiator and it had gotten worse with the 2014 season - i had an aluminum 'take out' tin to catch the water and when it gets cold boy that tin fills up fast! i'd have to empty the tin in the morning... empty it when i get home.. empty it before i slept. the leak is in 2 spots -- from the on/off valve running horizontally into another iron pipe coupling that goes into the steam heat radiator prob from the 1920s. The leak's source is wherever the pipe threading was. the worse part is it ruined an area of my hardwood flooring and it proceed to leak downstairs. initially i did put epoxy putty on it but a different brand from a television shopping channel - this had worked previously on the top of the on/off valve of the radiator but it didn't stop the leak entirely - but it was manageable but during the previous winter something had come dislodged and the leak was much more. fast forward - i was researching what to do to fix this leak other than hire a plumber who may or may not be able to fix a radiator from 1920. so i came upon quiksteel- people were saying how they used this to fix to a part in their car - specifically mufflers and radiators. so yesterday i finally got out of procrastinating - removed the old epoxy putty - it was very pretty loose - so it didn't take the first time i put it in... i may have done it half-a$$ed. this time with the QuikSteel i removed most of the old epoxy putty - there was this one area which wouldn't budge so i left it. i suspected that this old putty made a good seal on that particular area. After removing the loose old epoxy putty, i brushed the areas where i was going to apply the Quiksteel with toothbrush like steel brush to remove loose particles. then i used a wet towel to further remove dust and loose particles. i let the area air dry. i cut out a relatively small chunk of quiksteel - kneaded it until uniform color and proceed to place the putty in to the threaded areas, pushing the putty into the small space to create this seal. i had wrapped the original putty i could not remove to reinforce it. i let it set, harden and cure overnight. i felt that although it set in 5 minutes i had enough time to do what i needed to do. just do it in relatively small chunks and add to it - i had high hopes for this product and hoping i didn't make it worse or at least make it a little bit better than what i had before. so today i turned my heating system on for a few hours-- and QuikSteel did the trick. not one drop of water or steam vented from the threaded areas. so far this product has lived up to what it said it would do and I am happy. it has so far saved me from being stressed out. i will this review we proceed into the fall and winter! but so far so good!

Does good when you have a hole to put it into but no good metal on metal

I love this stuff, it makes fixing my acrylic work possible. If I cut too much off a acrylic design of mine, i just cut a strip out, put a dot of superglue to temporary hold, and use this stuff to fill in cracks. Cant tell It was ever fixed. For people that say it doesnt work HOW TO USE: You MUST properly activate it first. If you dont activate it enough, it will never harden, ever, and it wont stick great either. You must mash it up in your fingers, and keep mashing and rolling into a ball, mashing it flat and rolling, and continue this process untill you feel it start to warm up. Now here is where its up to you to determine how fast you want it to set. Once it starts turning warm, you can immediatley lay it out for a slower set time, but an easier more soft/pliable material to work with. Immediate use after the first sign of warmth is the goal for fixing small hairline cracks, you want it soft enough to fill inside cracks. If you want it THICKER, like using it to hold around a whole pvc pipe, or a large gap, then keep kneading it for a min after its starts warming, every min past that its speeds up hardening untill it turns rock hard in your hands WHILE your kneading it. So choose your timing. Its an art, but an easy to do art. your welcome!

Esta masilla es excelente. Se aplica fácilmente, cubre muy bien y se seca rápidamente. La calidad es impresionante y realmente superó mis expectativas. La recomiendo totalmente para cualquier trabajo de reparación o bricolaje.

The package says, "Mixes like putty, bonds like epoxy, hardens like steel," when really it should read, "Mixes like day-old Play-Doh, bonds like library paste, hardens like . . . something that never ever hardens." The directions for use advise to roughen the surface to which you expect this to adhere, which I did. Then, to activate the putty, the directions advise the user to knead the product which will then become warm. That makes sense; an exothermic reaction between its components will allow for adherence. Though logical, it doesn't happen appreciably. I kneaded and kneaded with very little warmth to the product at all. Still, I persevered, affixing the two roughened edges of plastic together with a suitable amount of this ever so slightly warmed putty. Finally, after several maneuvers, I got it to adhere and clamped the plastic on either side of the repair overnight. The next day, it remained as putty-like as it was to begin with, despite package claims that it, "sets up in 5 minutes." And just how pray tell did this product ruin the trusting relationship I had with my cat, Bruce? Well, you see, years ago when he was just a wee kitten, I bought him a (then quite pricey) electronic cat toy that utilized fuzzy logic to create random motion (it was the first generation of its kind). It was, of course his very favorite toy to use during my sixteen hour absences from home (a girl's gotta work to buy cat toys, after all), until one of the humans in our life crammed it into a confined space of inadequate height, thus snapping the swing arm in half. Despite my diligence and mad internet shopping skillz, I was unable to find a suitable replacement. Electrical tape failed to provide an adequate or lasting repair. The toy, with which neither of us could bear to part, was relegated to my to-be-repaired shelf for at least two years. Then one day, while reading reviews as part of a search for the ultimate cordless phone system, I happened upon a recommendation for this product from another reviewer, who claimed that it would work perfectly to repair the regularly prematurely breaking earpiece of a Panasonic phone system (about which many reviewers of the phone system had complained). I purchased both the phone and the QuikSteel that day, promising Bruce, the cat man, that I'd finally repair his toy. Both items were Prime Eligible at that time. Poor Bruce anxiously awaited the arrival of the QuikSteel, even running to answer the doorbell several times in the intervening two days. Finally, the miracle cure for his toyless woes arrived. He patiently sat by while I rigorously kneaded the putty. He checked on his clamped toy multiple times during the 24-hour cure time. When the time came, and I gently removed the clamp, his toy was in pieces again before we even managed to turn it on once. He stayed mad for days, and I think just a bit of his trust eroded that day. So, keep your cat happy and do not buy this product. And if you don't have a cat, don't buy it anyway, because it doesn't work at all.

This will literally repair anything, any material and even withstand temperatures up to 500 degrees I believe. I've used it to fix a million things throughout the years of used it. UNFORTUNATELY this last tube I got, the inner core partially hardened making the mixture kind of ready and hard to work with- and I also imagine that bonds / strength wasn't strong. I used it to fix a kayak, so I'm going to go see how that worked out even with the hardened ingredients but I'm trying to get a refund for tube or really a partial refund

I had mixed success with this metal repair epoxy. I bought it hoping to repair my oven door. Over the years, the latch has worn a very small groove in the metal frame of the door, so that the door no longer closes correctly. A new oven door was outrageously expensive, and the oven is so old it didn't seem like a cost effective option. I thought if I could fill the groove in with this epoxy that maybe I could get a few more years out of the existing door for a fraction of the price. The instructions say to break off as much epoxy as necessary and to knead it well between your fingers for a few minutes. The epoxy is supposed to heat up and become stiffer, which signals that it is ready to be applied to your chosen surface. I kneaded a small blob for several minutes, but didn't notice any changes in temperature or consistency. I molded it into the groove in my oven door and left it to dry overnight. According to the package, the epoxy is supposed to dry in five minutes and be fully cured and hard like steel in one hour, but for me, 8 hours later and the stuff was brittle and crumbly. I guess I didn't knead it enough?? I decided to try a second time, and I kneaded a small blob for over 5 minutes, and again I did not notice any temperature change in the product, though I thought maybe it became a little more solid feeling. I put it on the oven door and left it overnight again. The results were better this time, though the epoxy still was not completely dry or cured as hard as steel. When I closed the oven door (I'd left it open while drying overnight) the latch was able to make an indentation in the epoxy where the groove was. I decided to let it sit and see what happened, and the epoxy did eventually dry and harden. It took another 12 hours or so. And while the indentation is still there, it is small enough that the door now closes correctly again. So, while it didn't work exactly like I was expecting, it did get the job done in the end. If I have cause to use it again (I have lots left) I will knead it even more thoroughly and hope for results like the package promises.