Dave Bailey
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| posted on 27/6/07 at 09:28 PM |
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Working with Fibreglass
Hi I have a Luego bonnet with the air scoop in. The problem is that the thin strip of fibreglass in front of the scoop is distorted a little leaving a
gap between the bonnet and nose section. Anyone got any tricks to get this back into shape. I was thinking of cutting it, re-fibreglass then fill the
gel coat and spray the panel but it seems a bit excessive. The panels I have are off the 2004 moulds and are a little to be desired in some places. I
have heard the later panels are somewhat better.
thanks
Dave Bailey
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RazMan
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| posted on 27/6/07 at 09:36 PM |
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You can often persuade fibreglass by heating it up till igoes soft and then clamping it until it cools. Its probably worth a try until you get the
jigsaw out anyway 
Cheers,
Raz
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DIY Si
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| posted on 27/6/07 at 09:41 PM |
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If you have space underneath, you could heat it up, bend back to shape and put something, such a suitably shaped bit of L section ally on the
underside to maintain the shape.
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Dave Bailey
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| posted on 27/6/07 at 09:44 PM |
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thanks guys.....looks like I will be borrowing works heatshrink heat gun over the weekend then
Dave B
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blakep82
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| posted on 27/6/07 at 11:04 PM |
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just watch, it works to a certain extent (heating that is) but not very much, it won't go very soft, like perspex does for example. it will
soften a little bit, and then start to burn...
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twybrow
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| posted on 28/6/07 at 07:57 AM |
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....and then harden even more!
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iank
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| posted on 28/6/07 at 08:37 AM |
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Gentle heat over a long period works best. Don't just blast it with a paint stripper from 6 inches.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 28/6/07 at 08:43 AM |
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I'd be tempted to try a good hair-dryer first - at least you are unlikely to burn anything.
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