Help Please, Fiberglass Flares-How to???? Options

[jwalters]

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) Hi guys. I am moving pretty good on all my rust and bodywork issues--need some info and suggestions.

1.-What is the glue of choice? i.e.: Hysol products, or the regular epoxy stuff?

2. How are ya'll installing these? trimming,,etc....do you grind down and feather edge the edges as installed, or build up glass beyond the bond seam and feather edge that??

I was test fitting mine yesterday, and my left side ones are trimmed along the edges about 1&1/2 inch less of a diameter than my right side ones--I called AA about them and the guy suggested I vacuum bag them and add more material?????? Not the answer I was hoping for--so in the interest of this project moving ahead --I am going to make them work. But as I see it now, the right and left side are going to be different from each other, but thankfully, the same on the whole side respectively.

Thanks in advance!!! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif)

[xsboost90]

there are a number of techniques being done to install body panels like this. Ive seen some guys rivet them on, then use cloth and resin-and alot of grinding- to mold them in. THis works ok. Ive seen some just use fiberglass filler and bondo-dont . My favorite is the epoxy method. There are alot of body bonding compounds available, some expensive, some more expensive. MY only experience is with KENT body epoxy. You can bond fiberglass and metal without as much worry about shrinking down and mold lines. Thing to do with this is sand down to bare metal, grind the fiberglass on the inside. GLUe that bad boy on. ONce it drys in place, go back and feather edge the outer edges of the panel, and reapply the epoxy to the edges. Let dry, sand down and then body work. After primed, i would put a heat lamp on it and let it heat real good to try to hurry up any shrinking there will be. Ive done this with minor panels and some cool interior work, nothing this large, but ive seen others do it. GOod luck.