Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 22:43:06 -0400
Reply-To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
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From: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject: Re: fiberglass repair on poptop
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Chris Turner would be able to explain better.
For something as thick as the Westy top, you'd probably want to chop
up some of the mesh fabric and mix it with the resin, and then fill
the hole with that mixture. Then additional glass fabric on the inside
and outside to hold the resin in the hole.
On Sep 4, 2008, at 10:32 PM, Joy Hecht wrote:
> Kim, does that cover the hole or fill it? I thought that would mean
> putting
> a patch over the hole, front and back. I don't think that would be as
> strong as filling it. And looks don't matter, it will be covered by
> the
> fender washer for the strut.
>
>
> Joy
>
> On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 11:48 PM, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Geeze folk, why not repair it right. Get a fiberglass repair kit, and
>> resin. Shouldn't be all that difficult.
>>
>>
>> On Sep 4, 2008, at 9:45 PM, Jake de Villiers wrote:
>>
>> You could just fill the hole with white polyurethane caulk or use
>>> the caulk
>>> to glue a white acrylic circle over the hole. The stuff sticks like
>>> crazy
>>> and lasts forever. It should be available at the local
>>> hardware. :-)
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 4:15 PM, Joy Hecht <hecht.joy@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi folks,
>>>>
>>>> I've got a hole in my poptop that I'm looking for a way to plug. I
>>>> ordered
>>>> one of the poptop strut kits, followed the instructions, and it
>>>> turned out
>>>> the struts that came with it were shorter than the dimensions given
>>>> for the
>>>> holes to attach them. I attached the first strut andchecked that
>>>> all was
>>>> well before drilling the second hole, and found the problem.
>>>>
>>>> The hole should center at a spot 5/16 of an inch away from the
>>>> existing
>>>> hole. I've emailed the person who assembles the kits and asked him
>>>> to send
>>>> me struts long enough to match his instructions, but if I can patch
>>>> the
>>>> hole
>>>> and drill a new one, that might be better. And probably quicker.
>>>>
>>>> The kit includes large fender washers that go on both sides of the
>>>> hole in
>>>> the poptop, and they would cover the patched hole as well providing
>>>> some
>>>> support.
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone have suggestions for how to do this? Ideally I'd like
>>>> to put
>>>> in
>>>> a metal plug the dimensions of the hole (5/16") and the depth of
>>>> the
>>>> fiberglass. But I'm guessing a fiberglass plug, or one of some
>>>> other
>>>> material, might be more realistic.
>>>>
>>>> Suggestions?
>>>>
>>>> And if you're thinking of buying one of those kits, pmail me and
>>>> I'll
>>>> explain more precisely what is wrong with the instructions so you
>>>> don't do
>>>> the same thing.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Joy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jake
>>> 1984 Vanagon GL
>>> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>>> Crescent Beach, BC
>>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>>> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>>>
>>
>
>
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> Consultant on Environmental Policy and Information
>
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