more fiberglass help

[lasteclispe]

hi i was told that fiberglass cant stick to plastic but ive seen many cars that has fiberglass connect to plastic. for example

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thats the center console for a neon and also that

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thats the center console for a eclipse....


can anyone tell me how to do this?....ty

 

[lasteclispe]

anyone?

 

[igopoopy]

just make shure it dosnt crack where they meet

 

[lasteclispe]

just make shure it dosnt crack where they meet

is this really the answer? if it is this simple y would people even say that fiberglass cant bond to plastic?

 

[jepherz]

I think fiberglass will stick to anything if it is prepped right. I don't see how plastic and metal are any different when bonding to FG as they are both in a cured, hard state......Make sure it is clean and maybe mark it up with some low grade sandpaper before you start.

 

[igopoopy]

I think fiberglass will stick to anything if it is prepped right. I don't see how plastic and metal are any different when bonding to FG as they are both in a cured, hard state......Make sure it is clean and maybe mark it up with some low grade sandpaper before you start.

yea but plastic bends more so it can crack where they meet

 

[devlish]

reinforce it with small straps of metal pop-riveted to the plastic and fiberglass right over those metal straps. that will help keep it from cracking where they meet..