To all the FIBERGLASS guys.

[kickitandholdit]

Ok so i have worked with fiberglass building consoles and small stuff with boats but i have never really goten into working with it and understanding its capabilities. This guy on craigslist has a hard top thats split between the door and the side window. It looks like a clean break. He has a good price on it and its in the town im headed to tomorrow. its been on craigs for a while and i keep accidentally clicking on his add. i feel like this hard top is challenging me!! for all the guys that work with fiberglass do you think this can be easily fixed? if so how? would i need to buy resin and basically glue it together? I really wont to cover it in jb weld only because i like playing with that stuff even though it would be raggedy. could i fix this top and sand it and maby bed line the top and it look all good? thanks

be honest if its a wast dont hesitate to tell me


many thanks

http://hiltonhead.craigslist.org/pts/2410470138.html

 

[jamie]

repairable? yes. problem is the door is gonna be constantly banging against it. but if you like to play with things, feel free to buy a fiberglass repair kit and get to work. let me know how you make out

 

[kickitandholdit]

oh man i didnt even think about the door banging against it. it might be like a never ending repair. i might can sink in some mettle bolsters to keep it solid or something. the problem would be making it look somewhat normal.

 

[73CJ]

I'd pass and find another one. They are around.

It's just never the same once it cracked.

 

[kickitandholdit]

so i contacted the guy and he had a guy come and took a saw and cut it in half and took it home haha so i guess some guy with a saw and a little cash saved me some trouble i was getting myself into. haha i still think it would have been a fun challenge.

73CJ your probably right. i already have a top and doors, i was just looking for a project i like to get myself into messes haha

 

[Cheepjeep85]

shoulda bought it and fixed it. Id have ground it down a little then pop riveted some sheetmetal over the crack to join it back together, then use the fiberglass to cover it all up and make it look nice. I done this once with a fiberglass roll pan and it worked like a charm.

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[kickitandholdit]

yea i was planning on doing the same. my father said he had done that too and he said it would work like a charm but i probably would have found a way to screw it up more :laugh:

 

[Cheepjeep85]

Nah its pretty easy

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