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.

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[jwalters]

Thanks there boost! Just wanted to see how others were doing it.

Ury-your method was enlightening, however, I am not into cutting off my fenders and glassing and then welding back on--also, your butt method is too far out there for me..but thank you again for pointing me to your thread!

Looks like I will be lapping them in---and using just plain old polyester resin--but I got some good ideas--I think I will bond them in with a four dimension joint.

1. Bond flares to outer body.
2. cut slits into the metal between my screw anchors, this will put a bond into the metal itself.
3. Glass in the backside of the fender where the slits are to make a thru bond.
4. lapp glass from the backside of the fender around the joint lip and then back onto the underside of the flare.

I want to make absolutly sure these stay with the vehicle for a loooong time.

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