Howdy,
Recovering my big hots. The previous owner used giant scale pinned hinges. In doing so he notched the control surfaces to accept the hinges.

My original plan was to place the new hinges in the gap between the old hinges & fill the notches.
I used my dremel tool with a cutoff wheel to melt most of the old hinges. Worked pretty good but would not remove enough material to allow the new hinge to fit properly. After looking around I decided to use a torch & a putty knife to remove the hinges. If you take your time & go slow this works pretty well.

My only problem is that now the hinge slots are a little sloppy. Trying to figure out whether to use epoxy or gorilla glue. I have plenty of experience with epoxy, none with gorilla glue.

One of my tips with epoxy is to use a clear straw that has been flattened on one end. I suck up epoxy to near the top (hence the need for a clear straw) then insert the straw into the slot & push some epoxy in. Will this work well enough? or do I need to use the expanding gorilla glue?

Thanks,
Joe