This is a very common area for sidelocks to develop cracks, and very rarely are these cracks terminal.

Hot stuff is nothing other than superglue. It works well to stabilize cracks but it's hard to make them disappear unless they are in the checkering or an area that can be sanded. You can't sand behind the locks as that would cause the metal to be proud..a worse problem.

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