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Old Jun 8, 2018 | 08:06 PM
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Anyone know the modern equivalent to the white flexible stuff that is in every fiberglass to metal joint on my '77?
I have a duplex gun from my c5 gluing days if its 2 part.

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Old Jun 8, 2018 | 08:41 PM
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My pretty much all original '77 has a black sealant everywhere (wiper tray, etc.). Surprised to hear white. If that's what you're referring to. I used a flexible strip caulk from Eastwood.

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3M strip caulk is real handy. Just bought some myself.

I also used some white 3M Brushable Seam Sealer on my '69 Camaro resto. Comes in a can. Put on with an old cut down paint brush looks very well replicated. Not sure it would work in your application but worth considering.
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My pretty much all original '77 has a black sealant everywhere (wiper tray, etc.). Surprised to hear white. If that's what you're referring to. I used a flexible strip caulk from Eastwood.
yep my stuff looks black until I start digging it out, it was painted over with black primer and black undercoating
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This is what I am going to use epoxy/polyurethane strong and a little flexible.


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Body and paint job stores sell the two part adhesives. Plastic to metal and fiber glass to metal. what I have used was black. It usually is pretty spendy. I've glued Vette doors and the metal tabs to new bare hoods. the strong stuff is not flexible

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Body and paint job stores sell the two part adhesives. Plastic to metal and fiber glass to metal. what I have used was black. It usually is pretty spendy. I've glued Vette doors and the metal tabs to new bare hoods. the strong stuff is not flexible
Yes used that for a couple of joints also..

Have rebuilt a couple of C5s and they are totally glued together.




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I am sorry to get to this too late. I would use the SEM BEIGE CATALYZED SEAM SEALER.

Hopefully you did not use the product that had shown in the photo to actually bond the panels on with.

FOR WHAT IT IS WORTH:

In your photo below I put a yellow circle. At this is the transition from the end of the fiberglass panel where it meets the steel pillar post. It is WISE to use the flexible seam sealer and make that transition be as smooth as the rest of the area where you know your w/strip will contact. If you leave it like you have it with that 'step' in it . It will cause your w/strip to shed up in time.



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The stuff I used is flexible and it will be smooth

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