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Vette(s): 1965 white with red stinger Coupe HotRod
1970 Bridgehampton Blue Convertible - NCRS / Stock
2019 Sebring Orange Coupe 3LT
Gone but not forgotten:
1987 Yellow Convertible
2003 Yellow Convertible
2007 Atomic Orange Coupe
2007 Lemans Blue coupe
FWIW. I've got that book by Eckler's too and it is a very good book w/ a lot of photos explaining how to do stuff. ~Juliet
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The nice thing about working with fiberglas is you can cut or sand away your mistakes.
It is important to rough up the edge that remains so the new glass has something to bite into.
To fill in a flat area like you are talking about, you need a backing board to lay the fiberglass cloth over like a mold. The easiest way is to wrap wax paper around some cardboard and tape the cardboard to the back side of the panel you want to fix. You can even make a flange at the bottom if you need one. Use lots of tape to hold everything in place. Then layer the glass cloth/resin over the mold you just made, and let it set up. Remove the cardboard and cut/file the glass to its final shape. Joe
It is important to rough up the edge that remains so the new glass has something to bite into.
To fill in a flat area like you are talking about, you need a backing board to lay the fiberglass cloth over like a mold. The easiest way is to wrap wax paper around some cardboard and tape the cardboard to the back side of the panel you want to fix. You can even make a flange at the bottom if you need one. Use lots of tape to hold everything in place. Then layer the glass cloth/resin over the mold you just made, and let it set up. Remove the cardboard and cut/file the glass to its final shape. Joe
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