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Old Sep 8, 2012 | 10:10 AM
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The question is do i have to use Fiber Resin with mat or could i just use body pudy?
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Old Sep 8, 2012 | 10:23 AM
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Body putty has no structural characteristics. So it will crack again and look as bad. Corvette bodies flex and will make the bondo crack, unless you are talking a very thin skin coat to level a few chips or imperfections.

Fiberglass will bond and form a structural junction and keep it all together.

Of course, you need to show the damage. Is it from hitting something , like a wreck? Or someone put a hammer through a panel?
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Depends on if the damage is structural or cosmetic. Any structural repair should be done with resin/mat. If not it is likely to crack.
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I am trying to down load the pictures but i cant figure it out. It is mostly cosmetic on the nose and left fender.
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Originally Posted by mk8035
I am trying to down load the pictures but i cant figure it out. It is mostly cosmetic on the nose and left fender.

How to post pictures:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/help...es-thread.html

Hope that helps . . .
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Thanks for helping me out. So i guess i have to use the Mat and fiber resin. Got to watch out for the Deer.
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Thanks for helping me out. So i guess i have to use the Mat and fiber resin. Got to watch out for the Deer.
Yup... looks like resin and mat in your future.

And I`d say you`re very lucky, I`ve seen a deer total the front clip of a Mack truck before! I used to drive gasoline tankers, and one of our guys hit one in some dense fog one night, bent the bumper and busted the front end beyond repair!
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Well i seen the deer come out and i was going pretty fast at the time country roads. Had to floor it. It flow over my car the T Tops were off. Blood all over me and found the Antlers behind my speakers later on.
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Originally Posted by mk8035
Well i seen the deer come out and i was going pretty fast at the time country roads. Had to floor it. It flow over my car the T Tops were off. Blood all over me and found the Antlers behind my speakers later on.


Glad you're OK!

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Well i seen the deer come out and i was going pretty fast at the time country roads. Had to floor it. It flow over my car the T Tops were off. Blood all over me and found the Antlers behind my speakers later on.
You saw the deer, and had to floor it? What are you, some bloodthirsty deer-killer? I like to shoot them with a rifle, not hit them with my car. It's cheaper that way. Anyway, with fiberglass, you can compare using the resin and fiber to welding sheetmetal together. You wouldn't try to bondo two pieces of sheetmetal together, would you? Well, there ya go.

Here is a site with some good venison recipes:

http://allrecipes.com/recipes/meat-a...meats/venison/


Keep the shiny side up!
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Believe me if i could i would have stopped. Or missed it.
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