I have a spare header panel for my car. It has some pock marks and rock chips and a few hairline cracks. How do I go about fixing them correctly? Never worked with fiberglass, or whatever the hell it's made of. Seems like paper mache sometimes.
Repairing Header Panel...?
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What about the cracks? Or will the fiberglass in the filler bind it together as well as fill? I assume I'd have to bevel the cracks and whatnot.
I vote clean it up good, eliminate contaminants, feather sand the paint away near the damage, and use an epoxy filler.
If it's good enough for a runabout boat it good enough for the front of a buick.
Google 'epoxy filler for boat hull' and read a little about it, see what you think.
If it's good enough for a runabout boat it good enough for the front of a buick.
Google 'epoxy filler for boat hull' and read a little about it, see what you think.
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Post in thread 'amateur mechanic - 1984 base MC gets 5.3L/4L60e' https://gbodyforum.com/threads/amateur-mechanic-1984-base-mc-gets-5-3l-4l60e.81571/post-883671
If the cracks are through, v it out on both sides and use SMC panel adhesive, then finish with the above fiber filler
SMC adhesive is stout enough to hold the mounting strips to the inside of a dually fender, and the panels of a Corvette in place, it should be fine on your header panel, especially since they're SMC to begin with.
SMC adhesive is stout enough to hold the mounting strips to the inside of a dually fender, and the panels of a Corvette in place, it should be fine on your header panel, especially since they're SMC to begin with.
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