How do i fix my Hood.
Melting Slicks
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From: Space Coast Gator Territory
Originally Posted by johns_vette
You could remove the hood cut the section out where the hinge rivets are secured to the fiberglass. Remove the small metal that they use to secure the hinge to the hood. Now that you have it apart slip some flat steel about 6" long, 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 wide, probably 1/8 think under the fiberglass so it's hidden. Rivet it on the underside of the fiberglass, use some 3m fiberglass/fiberglass bonding adhesive also to attach securly. Then clean up the section you cut out to re-fiberglass back into position. Drill and tap the new metal for the holes for the hood hinge. Lastly put a rivet back between the bolts (if there was one originally).
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From: Brandon FL
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From: woodstock ga
You could easily repair the hood in an afternoon pretty cheap if you wanted. Fiberglass is a little messy but it not hard at all to work with.
Like mentioned before it is the same stuff that is used to repair boat hulls.
Go to your nearest Home Depot ot Lowes and get a can of fiberglass resin, hardner, and some fiberglass mat (not cloth).
Remove the hood from the car. (help from another person is recomended along with marking the hinge placement on the hood)
sand the area arround the crack (2"-3" inches arround) down a little bit.
When done sanding the area make sure it is relativly clean then cut a few pieces of fiberglass mat to cover the area. 2 layers would probally do the trick.
If the crack does not lay closed with the hood off of the car you may have to use a clamp to hold the hood piece in place.
Mix the resin and hardner as the directions on the product says, apply the resin and fiberglass mat then wait for it to dry.
You can then sand the fiberglass repair smooth and paint it if you like.
The repair could be done for less than 30$.
Like mentioned before it is the same stuff that is used to repair boat hulls.
Go to your nearest Home Depot ot Lowes and get a can of fiberglass resin, hardner, and some fiberglass mat (not cloth).
Remove the hood from the car. (help from another person is recomended along with marking the hinge placement on the hood)
sand the area arround the crack (2"-3" inches arround) down a little bit.
When done sanding the area make sure it is relativly clean then cut a few pieces of fiberglass mat to cover the area. 2 layers would probally do the trick.
If the crack does not lay closed with the hood off of the car you may have to use a clamp to hold the hood piece in place.
Mix the resin and hardner as the directions on the product says, apply the resin and fiberglass mat then wait for it to dry.
You can then sand the fiberglass repair smooth and paint it if you like.
The repair could be done for less than 30$.
Last edited by scotty13; Dec 27, 2005 at 02:33 AM.
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Your hood is comprised of two pieces of fiberglass bonded together -- the outer shell which gets painted and the inner support panel which amounts to the underside of the hood. Your crack is only in the inner support panel and can be repaired with regular fiberglass repair techniques. This is not a stress area so if your repairs are up to snuff, you will not need additional reinforcement or longer bolts. My hood was cracked in exactly the same area as a result of collision damage. I removed the hood, made a typical figerglass repair (nothing fancy), and reinstalled the hood. No problems and no addtional reinforcement. Use a good quality resin and fiberglass mat. Do not use fiberglass cloth. While it's not a stress area, it is an appearance area so you will want to clean up well and repaint.
