Possible to clean up dings?

[Coastal Rick]

Hi everyone,

I bought an old 14ft Western tinny and it has a 73' Merc 20hp with a 3 bladed aluminum prop. It has a number of small dings along the blade edges, who knows, it might be the original. Anyway, my question is: can an average joe use a file and clean up those dings without causing any major problems? Thanks.

 

[hwsiii]

Re: Possible to clean up dings?

Rik, just use the file to knock off any burrs, don't try to sharpen the edges.



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[Coastal Rick]

Re: Possible to clean up dings?

Great, thanks. They are pretty much like you described ~ little burrs. So I'll dress the blades up a bit and not shape or sharpen them.

What shape does the blade edge usually take? Is it a slight rounding, squared off, or something else? I suppose the leading and trailing edges are different, maybe someone can clue me in.

Excellent forum, by the way.