Is it safe to repair with fiberglass
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Aside from welding in new metal, fiberglass is the way to go.
I work at a dealership/ bodyshop and we use a lot of glass and glass type options, and as long as you sand down all the rust, and affix the glass to bare metal (no paint of seam sealer) you wont have a problem...
I work at a dealership/ bodyshop and we use a lot of glass and glass type options, and as long as you sand down all the rust, and affix the glass to bare metal (no paint of seam sealer) you wont have a problem...
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You should know (and none of the "body shop emloyees" mentioned) that fiberglass (speaking of real matting and polyester or epoxy resin) will NOT ever form a permanent bond to sheet metal. They're two dissimilar materials with no chemical bond.......you're basically takign the expensive duct tape route by doing what you're doing. It'll hide a hole sure, but its going to provide zero intergrity, won't stop the corrosion (since its behind/inside the chunk you're glassing over) and *will* fall off or seperate eventually.
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You should know (and none of the "body shop emloyees" mentioned) that fiberglass (speaking of real matting and polyester or epoxy resin) will NOT ever form a permanent bond to sheet metal. They're two dissimilar materials with no chemical bond.......you're basically takign the expensive duct tape route by doing what you're doing. It'll hide a hole sure, but its going to provide zero intergrity, won't stop the corrosion (since its behind/inside the chunk you're glassing over) and *will* fall off or seperate eventually.
I know in aviation they use honeycomb and zinc sheets to make composite material...but I do feel safer with welding...I just have find a body shop who will do it for not so much.
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even easier then fiberglass while more permanent would be to just rivet some sheet metal on there after cutting out the rusted area, then seam-seal it and/or fiberglass overtop for looks if you want. no need to weld it, structurally it's great.
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