Martin Reimer

Hi all, im new to the forums and to car repair. I recently bought a 76 Stingray and im looking to get some advice on body damage repair. Should I use bondo glass or some other material to patch the holes? Can somebody walk me thru the steps or point me to a good online resource on how to go about fixing this? If I decided to pass this onto a shop about how much would it cost to repair and do a paint touch up? TIA




front drivers side fender



front bumper

henrikse

I would use short strand fiberglass. Feather the edges down a bit . After sanding fiberglass down you can use 2 part glaze and block sand it down to 400 grit.
I'm no expert but how I would tackle

Z06LMB

By the looks of how thick the missing materials are this can't be the original paint. Perhaps even a skim coat for a build up prior to block sanding?
One cheap, quick fix would be power sanding a larger perimeter around the chipped areas taking repair area back to solid bonded materials (you can see broken bond of remaining materials around missing chips). Very carefully glass in about 90% of the voids, remainder with a light skim coat of finishing filler, prime and paint.
Of course there are infinite ways to tackle this repair. How is the rest of the surrounding painted areas? Is this paint an original color?

Rotonda

Stock 76 bumper covers were molded urethane. Before you begin you must determine whether this is a stock urethane bumper or has been replaced with a fiberglass cover. If the cover is hard and not pliable it is probably fiberglass (from your photos that is my GUESS). If so, the above advice to repair will work, though I use West systems epoxy with an added microfiber fill to assure adhesion when doing my repairs.

If it is urethane, this can be repaired, but I would recommend having it done by a shop. In 76, urethane was a new product and was not as durable as today's bumpers - with age they tear and crack easily. Get professional advice.

mark79,80

You may want to post this in the body and paint section. There is a member, DUB that frequents there and has a body shop. Very knowledgeable, you could also PM him.

GUSTO14

Martin, take a drive over the Kennedy Memorial bridge to 123 E Maple St (Jeffersonville) and talk to Ernie at Wilcox Corvette.

Great folks to deal with and Ernie will help you diagnose the best solution to your problem and likely recommend a reliable place to have it done. Heck, you'll probably see something at their shop you just can't live without so it will be a win, win for both of you.

Good luck... GUSTO

Martin Reimer

Thanks for all the feedback and tips.