Fiberglass repair - help

[asian312]

Well the gods have once pronounced again that my poor GST will have to wait once again for her new turbo. On todays joyfull event, a curb snuck up behind my car (ok so it was my fault). Anyways, my once flawless r-dora rear has been uglified. Namely it cracked the lower portions and caused the moldings to crack. This is where I need help:

1) On the lower portions, is it safe to say all I need to to is place fiberglass strips behind the crack. This in theory should hold and repair the crack from further damage and also strengthen the point. But how do I redo the front. Mainly how to I re-add material (fill in the blank) to the surface to conceal the crack. Bondo????

2) I'm pretty sure I'm out of luck on the molding and will need to have a bodyshop redo that portion, but any ideas are welcomed. I'm one of those budget tuners that accquired this kit through insurance

Lastly, anyone know a rough estimate on cost for this type of repair, with paint and without. Oh and any good shops here in the Houston area. Thanx in advance!

 

[sophat34]

you can smooth out the front with some bondo, there are better fillers out there, bondo has a dendancy to crack when you put it on to thick. if you go to a body repair supply shop you can ask, they should have some fiberglass filler, same as bondo little rougher but alot stronger. I would still use some bondo on the last coat because it is much easyer to sand than the fiberglass stuff. I use them both but I have spray on bondo, really fast. ne way hope this helps and make sure you clamp it right where you want it befor you put the fiberglass on the back and if you can get away with it you might want to try and put a really thin piece of mat on the front. I wouldnt use the woven stuff, not quite as strong as the chop mat

 

[asian312]

Thanx sophat34! Guess I just needed some reassurance b4 tackling something like this. Anyone else with ideas, suggestions, critiques

 

[quwhees99]

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18320

read that thread.....it'll help

 

[Airpoppoff]

allen (mitsureaper) = fiberglass god

 

[quwhees99]

look Matt....i leave the forum for a couple of days, come back, and you're STILL following me!!

 

[98RedGs]

*joins in following quwhees99*

heh yea ive noticed that Allen (mitsureaper) takes the cake when it comes to some Fibo-Glass (misspelled i know!) hes the man...

 

[asian312]

Thanx a bunch guys! However, , I've already copied and studied every letter of Mitsureaper's "how-to." It's a great wealth of knowledge and really helps confirm all the other methods I've gathered over the past 2 nights. Wish me luck, I'm going at it today!!

 

[Airpoppoff]

Originally posted by quwhees99
look Matt....i leave the forum for a couple of days, come back, and you're STILL following me!!

STOP HIJACKING!!!!!!!

 

[quwhees99]

Originally posted by Airpoppoff



STOP HIJACKING!!!!!!!

STFU and go back to playing Candy Land


alright alright...we need to stop using this thread as our battleground