O.k. I have to take responsibity for my post you quoted below. But I'm sticking by what I said. My understanding, the vanagon bumpers aren't fiberglass. I went by what a respected bumper repair place told me and they would not guarrantee a repair because of the material the bumper is made out of. They recommended the marine compound as the best chance of a permanent repair. But you are excused Chris. BTW, have you got a grey stove knob kicking around? Dave in Denver >From: JordanVw@AOL.COM >Reply-To: JordanVw@AOL.COM >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: Fiberglass bumper repair >Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 10:48:26 EST > >In a message dated 12/25/05 7:47:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, >davevickery@HOTMAIL.COM writes: > > > > You can't use fiberglass to repair the bumpers, it won't hold--unless >the > > repair is cosmetic and still I wouldn't use it. > >Excuse me??? that is Preposterous!!!! (did i spell that right? :<) i >have >probably repaired 20 vanagon front, rear, sideskirt pieces over the last >few >years... i use fiberglass resin and matting coth ALL THE TIME. it works >excellent.. - and is stronger than the original, and it the preferred >professional way to repair fiberglass... i used to work at a bodyshop >and we >installed alot of bodykits...had to make mod's all the time to get some of >those >aftermarket kits to fit the cars.. often intentionally curring and breaking >a FG >kit, and then remolding it w/ FG resin and matting to get it toconform to >the >shape of the car.. (some of those aftermarket kits had horrible fitment) >of >course you have to prep the surface properly.. you dont patch over a dirty >greasy panel without prepping , roughing, and cleaning the surface.. all >the >repairs are done from behind...built up in layers.. and then finished off >at the >front w/ fiberglass body filler, and then spot putty..sanded, primed, and >topcoated. > >obviously we are talking about something different here.. fiberglass >resin >and matting cloth is the first and preferred choice to repair damaged >fiberglass. > >chris - i sure as hell aint no mechanic, but i do know bodywork.. >:<) |
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