I twas a good solution for some rust holes in the floor of my car. Although a purist would claim that such kind of repair will not last too much, I am very satisfied with it. Moreover, I had never before worked with with glass fiber and resina and I am very happy with all the posible uses for it.
Have you done something nice with fiber glass that i can make in my car?
My friend fixed his truck bed with fiber glass. Thats stuff is actually really cool and it was thought up really well.
I would only ever use that to fix parts already made from glass fibre. The flares on my bosses LWB bedford CF2 were patched up with fibreglass, quite roughly too. So I had to spend a few hours sanding them smooth and respraying them. Ended up with it all through my clothes and having to work the rest of the weekend like that - definitely not fun.
That s pretty smart, saves a lot of money..
For cosmetic problems (rust damage and filling dents) it's fine.
For fixing holes in the floor - no way. Weld a patch over it. Then degrease and paint the patch. Follow that up with a good thickness of underseal.
Here in the UK I suspect a fibreglass repair to a hole in a floor pan would be a big no-no causing the car to fail it's MOT (annual safety) inspection.
It might be acceptable for a very small hole (less than 1/2", or so, diameter).
I definitely wouldnt use it for rust repair. Maybe filling dents but not rust repair.
| Andrew426 wrote: |
| I definitely wouldnt use it for rust repair. Maybe filling dents but not rust repair. |
It depends on the size of the damaged area, the value of the vehicle, and why the rust is there in the first place. If it's caused by paint damage that hasn't been properly repaired it means the area around the rust is probably reasonably sound. If it's age related, general wear and tear and the area around the proposed repair is not sound you need a new panel, or a new car.
If I had an old beater that needed a rust patch cutting out and filling I'd consider fibreglass as long as the repair isn't structural. If it's just a bolt-on panel I'd rather just pick up a replacement from a scrap-yard, though, and save the time and effort in using fibreglass.
I would not use fibreglass on any vehicle worth more than a few hundred £s, other than for a temporary repair, unless the vehicle is made from fibreglass.Fiber glass is a nice solution for those who like to make repairs by themselves, as I that like to make things to my car on weekends. It would be much more expensive and dont have the propoer tools to weld a piece of metal.
^You could always bolt a new plate on (after cleaning and painting the rusted areas, and if you didn't care about it being ugly), or take it to a welding shop, which should do it for your relatively inexpensively.
don't use it to fix rust. Reson 1: it won't stick to steel and Nr. 2 the rust will just come back after a while. use a steelplate.
