corrado vr6
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| posted on 22/8/13 at 11:02 PM |
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Question for the fibreglassing pros
Hi there,
I've extended in width my jago wings by cutting them and glassing in a new centre piece. Now when I did this I made a wiggly cut to make the
join longer and to help stop cracking, I also glassed in some rubber hose on the underside to create some box sections for strength, my question is
should I now grind off the top surface and chamfer it out and then lay a couple of layers of csm in so it's effectively joined on both sides or
just leave it as it is fill sand and paint, baring in mind I want to do everything possible to help prevent cracking
Thanks in advance
Greg
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Bare
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| posted on 23/8/13 at 02:35 AM |
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You have done exemplary patching.. so far.
Yes you could make it stronger.. BUT it will not matter a whit when you smack the next tree.
And if for steet/poser use? it needs only be strong enough to support its paint.
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twybrow
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| posted on 23/8/13 at 04:58 AM |
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Ideally you should have chamfered the edge before you glassed the patch (on the back side of the part), but I certainly wouldn't do it now... I
would sand flat, spray some high primer, flat that back and then spray as normal on top. There is a risk you get a crack appearing at a later date,
but I think it is unlikely.
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corrado vr6
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| posted on 23/8/13 at 06:24 AM |
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Superb news, even better as I did chamfer the back edge before glassing, so it should be a nice strong joint, good to hear 
On to the other side
[Edited on 23/8/13 by corrado vr6]
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 23/8/13 at 03:26 PM |
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yep just paint it , high build polyester reface underneath the paint.
you could grind the join out and put some choppers in , but thats more like repairing an old crack...
i would protect the underside with a liner as the first big stone/object to get flicked up by your tyres will put a lovely star crack in it .....
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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corrado vr6
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| posted on 23/8/13 at 06:02 PM |
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Nice idea about the liner!
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