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Could you tell me what materials you have used to bond the fiberglass to the metal bonnet please ? I have tried to that in the past on a trike project and had very little success in getting it to bond affectivly.
I have been told epoxy glue by a local chap who used to make a vw beetle bodykit but don't know which one as there are loads of diferent types.
Could you tell me what materials you have used to bond the fiberglass to the metal bonnet please ? I have tried to that in the past on a trike project and had very little success in getting it to bond affectivly.
I have been told epoxy glue by a local chap who used to make a vw beetle bodykit but don't know which one as there are loads of diferent types.
red spread ? Do you mean the stuff they call Kitty hair ? looks like Ronald Macdonalds pubes in a tin of grease ! I thinks its called p38 or chopped strand mix professionelly.
I didn't have much luck with that sticking properly to metal but talking to a bodyman who certainly sounded like he knew his onions he said it has to be mega scratched up first and you use a specialist primer. does that sound right to you mick?
red spread ? Do you mean the stuff they call Kitty hair ? looks like Ronald Macdonalds pubes in a tin of grease ! I thinks its called p38 or chopped strand mix professionelly.
I didn't have much luck with that sticking properly to metal but talking to a bodyman who certainly sounded like he knew his onions he said it has to be mega scratched up first and you use a specialist primer. does that sound right to you mick?
Bodykits aren't normally fitted with Epoxy its a Polyurethane adhesive, that said I have just seen this on the EBay shop I bought my last lot of PU to do an X19 bodykit with:
That's the stuff but I didn't know Ronald Macdonald had anything to do with it.
I got my info from the body shop next door and thought I'd try it.
I just removed all the paint from metal surface using a sanding wheel (which also left the surface rough), then did the same on the fiberglass mating surfaces.
Whipped the whole lot down with acetone which cleans and de-greases the surfaces and also softens the fiberglass.
Stuck them both together, 1/2 hour later it done! It appears to be stronger then fiberglass bonding paste.
That said I am told it's now common practice in body shops bond panels on using some sort of "sticky stuff" instead of welding them on. Must be good stuff
Nice, particularly like the adjustable bonnet brackets.
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The ajusting bolts are for a gate hinge!!.
I thought the ajustment might help in the final fitting and I wanted to be able to remove the bonnet if needed.
hi wow looking good, does the tank come out with the body fitted?
No, it was a new tank so should be good for several years yet but then you'll have to cut the body open to remove the tank.
You can still get to the sender unit and the other pipe work with the tank in place.
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