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- Satellite Sebring (RH)
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I have found a couple cracks in the plastic callouts on the hood. What is a good repair for these? There are three attaching studs that have twisted out of the plastic that need repair too. Perhaps epoxy some studs in?
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1971 GTX 440
1967 Barracuda 383 Fmla S
1967 Barracuda 383 Fmla S
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I had some damage to my air grabber door - which I THINK is made of the same material. While they weren't cracks, they were areas where the material has gotten soft and deeply pitted. I used plain old fiberglass epoxy and it seems to have made the repaired areas stronger than the original, and has bonded well.
If it were me - I would put some fiberglass epoxy and matting on the inside first to reinforce the area good. Probably several inches on each side of the cracks. On the outside I would dremel out some narrow channels to widen the cracks and fill with fiberglass epoxy, then sand smooth.
If it were me - I would put some fiberglass epoxy and matting on the inside first to reinforce the area good. Probably several inches on each side of the cracks. On the outside I would dremel out some narrow channels to widen the cracks and fill with fiberglass epoxy, then sand smooth.
1971 GTX 440 Gray Primer Air Grabber
Re: boomerangs
make sure you drill a small hole at the end of the crack too....that will keep it from growing
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Re: boomerangs
JB weld is a great epoxy id try that one first-'
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- Satellite Sebring (RH)
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Thanks for the ideas.. I'll let you know how it turns out.
1971 GTX 440
1967 Barracuda 383 Fmla S
1967 Barracuda 383 Fmla S