Tell me, what do I use to repair the HDU? The darn bird nearly pecked the whole way through it! They are pretty deep. Sadly, I have handpainted a bunch of flowers on the face of this thing, & need to repaint them after I plug the holes properly!
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Hi Bobbie - another option is 3M Glazing Putty.(part # 051144-05964) Sorta like Bondo without mixing a catalyst. I buy it at an auto paint store and I've used it for years with great results.........
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I guess you must have painted the flowers too realistic. Can you post a picture Bobby. I'm guessing that it will just do it again, unless they have removed it. Maybe there is some way of attaching a metal panel or something that isn't quite as appealing?
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Just plain ol' bondo will work fine, Bobbie. You may want to check into those bird-away strips, that have the sticky spiney thingees...like some billboard companies have. If you can't find a source, let me know and I'll try to find it for you. Good luck.
Oh, I forgot....if the bondo'd area is on a flat surface, be sure to use a sanding block to sand it down. Otherwise, you may get a high spot...the bondo is a little harder than the HDU.
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We had the same thing happen but we think our damage was done by squirrels and we patched it with Bondo and repainted it all. We've had no problems since we repaired it a couple years ago. And I haven't tried this so I don't know if it works, but someone told us to rub the sign with HOT peppers before you put it back. It should deter anything from knawing or pecking at it. SOUNDS logical although I would think after a period of time it would wear off. Would you need to keep reapplying every so often?
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I installed a sandblasted redwood sign with two oak tree graphics on it...."Twin Oaks". A woodpecker pecked a tennisball-sixed hole in the "trunk" of each of the two trees. I built another identical sign, this time out of HDU, thinking, "he's a woodpecker.....not an HDUpecker". The bird wasted no time pecking two holes in the exact spots the other two were. Coincidence? Then someone, here on the board, told me that woodpeckers are habitual or territorial.
I guess the bondo or magic sculpt would be easiest. But I would inform the client, that it will probably happen again, unless the woodpecker is dealt with. But killing a woodpecker is most likely illegal. Maybe someone could trap and relocate him. http://www.bugspray.com/catalog/traps/woodpecker_traps.html
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Your on the right track for the repairs. You may want to try a rubber snake as a deterrent... it should work better the owl and should be much less noticeable then the pie-tins. If it's a single sided sign, just tack it on the back somewhere.. should keep the birds at bay. Joe
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Sorry about your woodpecker woes but...can you imagine his surprise the first time he attacked that hdu and his bill sank clear in to his eyebrows?
I'm sorry but there is just something funny about the visual that creates!
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As a preventative I have wondered about coating the whole panel with a layer of epoxy before painting it. Would that hard coat turn off such peckish peckers? Would there be any problems with paint adhesion onto the epoxy?
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