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Post by calvin on Feb 20, 2014 19:22:59 GMT -8
I really need help i have zero experience with fiberglass. I have cracks on both sides of my top were the hinges are. I tried to repair it myself but it looks terrible and and it failed big time hahahahaha. any help what so ever would be great i have no clue what im doing with fiberglass. ill see if i cant get some photos up on here. try not to laugh to much and my crummy.   job hahaha |
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Post by Slacker on Feb 21, 2014 19:18:43 GMT -8
I feel your pain . this is why we now manufacture a NEW canopy with NEW 21st century raw materials .
you can see it in the vendors section .
beyond replacing it with ours , this is what you can do to "salvage" it for now ...
no history lesson , but the nutsty products they used back then were crap , so in order to fix this correctly , you first will have to remove the roof .. if your willing and wanting , let me know , and I can help you further .
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Post by Slacker on Feb 23, 2014 11:07:40 GMT -8
I was thinking about this more , and really you shouldn't need to remove the roof . but at least the rear of the headliner if there is one in it ?
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Post by calvin on Mar 19, 2014 17:44:30 GMT -8
If I could get away with out removing it first that would be great cause I no longer have a garage to work in. And if I had the money to buy a new top I totally would cause your only 6 hours from me hahaha.
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Post by Slacker on Mar 21, 2014 17:10:21 GMT -8
ok -- condensed version !
First you'll need to drill a (min. depending on the size of crack)) 1/8" hole at the end of ALL the cracks , this will stop them it from progressing further.
you'll need to fiberglass the inside of the roof , most likely most of the cracks have gone all the way threw . so you need to give it a good base and structure again .
once that has been done a cured , you'll want to V notch all of the cracks .
then you'll want to use a 2 part epoxy , specifically for fiberglass , we use 3M panel bonder #08115 . works great .
you then want to finish with some plastic filler , and the seal with a good epoxy paint .
hope that helps
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Post by jcat5503 on Mar 23, 2014 19:56:35 GMT -8
Thanks for the short tutorial Corey. I'll have to give my haggard old top some tlc soon, until I can afford a new one from you. I may be contacting you for some expertise!
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Post by Slacker on Mar 24, 2014 17:33:02 GMT -8
for sure ...
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job hahaha
