Fiberglass Resin over the Acrylic,then gelcoat,it gives just enough flex
between the acrylic and the gelcoat,again this procedere is for a Bricklin
that has totally shot(cracked) panels on it and you want to salvage the
panels rather than replace all the panels. I applied and used a Resin mix to
fill in all the spiderweb cracks(and the whole car was totally cracked or
loaded with spiderweb style cracks)NOTE:The major cracks must be repaired
the normal way of repairing damaged fiberglass panels,you MUST remove the
acrylic in those areas,down to the bare fiberglass.It is very time
comsumeing,but worth it if you want to keep the orignal panels on the
car.Also I forgot to mention to sand the acrylic panels,before the Resin is
applied to give it some "grip".And Again all the repaired panels must be
adhered to the vehicle before any of the above can be done.
Claude
1136
>From salvaged panels to good panels again.
----- Original Message -----
From: <GLCurley@aol.com>
To: <cbl302@email.msn.com>
Cc: <Bricklin@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 3:24 PM
Subject: Re: More on panels, re: Claude's gel coat
> Did you say you did not remove the acrylic, just gel-coated over it? How
> much weight and thickness did that add to the body? What keeps the
acrylic
> from flexing and cracking between the gelcoat and fibreglass?
>
> I remember TT's white car which is all fibreglass did not have any paint
> either for a while, just a gelcoat finish. It didn't look too bad. I
think
> it is painted now but I'm not sure.
>
> Can you really get as good a shine with paint or gelcoat as with acrylic?
> I've seen show cars (not necessarily Bricklins) with multiple coats of
hand
> rubbed paint, and they still do not look as good as a sanded, polished,
> waxed, and buffed acrylic Bricklin.
>
> George
>
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