Another fibre glass type question

Another fibre glass type question

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RazMan

Original Poster:

394 posts

237 months

Tuesday 23rd August 2005
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I need to 'round off' a rather sharp body line in my fibreglass wing, and I am unsure about the method to use.

My initial idea was to grind off the sharp corner and lay matting & resin back to the inside of the shell, overlapping onto the old edges by about 50mm and making it more curvy, then finishing off with P38 filler on the outside face.

Is this right? Will it be strong enough?

Any advice would be appreciated - I'm a fibreglass virgin :D

hot wheels

154 posts

271 months

Tuesday 23rd August 2005
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yup thats about right but roughen up the wing where you intend to lay up and try to extend it a bit further than 50mm thats not really enough to get a good enough bond. Make sure you at least duplicate the panel thickness as thats essentially what your new lay up will become