Whitesupraboy2 Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 What the title says really, I dont want to do loads and loads of layers, I just would like to reinforce the fibreglass as its quite flexable and im sure thats why I have some cracks in the paint from it flexing at speed. What is best way to do this, is there a certain type of matting and resin i should use? Does the old technique of strips of would in the fibreglass really work? I'll be doing this from behind the fibreglass so creating bit of a mess isnt a problem as it wont be seen. If anyone has any good links or has done it before, please feel free to comment. thanks WSB2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockys96 Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 thats a hard one. as all you panels have been fixed to the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockys96 Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 oh, have a look at an old thread... http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=78492&highlight=wood+trd ignore the wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Panel 'stiffeners' on a grp panel are usually grp structural stiffeners overlaminated over a former. Its the actual grp overlaminated over a former that gives the panel stiffness, as long as the former has some depth and width to it. Whilst the 'former' material will add some stiffness, its more common to consider the grp overlaminate as the actual structural element. Formers can be made of almost anything. Wood, metal, rope, foam etc etc. Smaller mouldings / panels can stiffened with just timber, bonded to the panel skin, but on curved surfaces like on a car body, foam formers are probably easier to bend to the panel shape. Sounds daft but foam pipe insulation cut in half to form a c section is a good former on smaller panels, weak in itself, but bloody stiff when overlaminated and bonded to the panel. The foam former could be temporarily fixed to the panel with gobs of body filler before you overlaminate. Bonding new laminate to older dirty laminate...theres no substitute for cleaning the area, grinding back the surface to be bonded to, then cleaning again with acetone or similar. Otherwise you will only get a partial bonding that will tear away easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted November 24, 2006 Author Share Posted November 24, 2006 cheers for your ideas guys, gives me plenty to work on....I have got loads of acetone too from doing my nails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Is there delamination between the metal and the bodykit? Best option is gonna be take it off and re-bond it (Thats so not gonna happen) I wonder if you can drill holes and inject high strength low viscosity adhesives in there that can spread out inside the gaps and bond it solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keron Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 probably best to buy a ab-flug carbon fibre one in the f/s section.... (runs away and hides!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted November 24, 2006 Author Share Posted November 24, 2006 Is there delamination between the metal and the bodykit? Best option is gonna be take it off and re-bond it (Thats so not gonna happen) I wonder if you can drill holes and inject high strength low viscosity adhesives in there that can spread out inside the gaps and bond it solid. Bodykit is bonded fine mate, its just the flex in the panels itself (mainly wings and rear arches.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted November 24, 2006 Author Share Posted November 24, 2006 probably best to buy a ab-flug carbon fibre one in the f/s section.... (runs away and hides!) Your everywhere If only you lived down here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockys96 Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 had my graduation tuesday just gone. my mate said he had saw a blue abflug around bournemouth. he lives in ferndown. he said it was a bit shoddy looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 It needs a bit of finishing work for sure. Surely the kit itself should have enough strength built into it??? Which parts are flexing? I mean are the extremeties of the kit sort of flapping or is it the stuff bonded onto the bodywork? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmic Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 i Found Dynamat/Brown Bread and other sound deadening material to work a treat and minor shocks and knocks on fibreglass panels/kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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