Hail damage 79!! Need help!!!
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 494
Likes: 0
From: new mexico
Hail damage 79!! Need help!!!
My 79 got hit hard by 2-2/12 inch hale. Glass Tops /Windshield gone. One hole in door pannel.
Question is, the hail that hit the body and bounced off, did it do unseen damage to the fibreglass underneath? The same hail punched through truck camper shells and split the steel car port roof my Tahoe was under. Thanks Jim
Question is, the hail that hit the body and bounced off, did it do unseen damage to the fibreglass underneath? The same hail punched through truck camper shells and split the steel car port roof my Tahoe was under. Thanks Jim
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 1,763
Likes: 0
From: Fayetteville NC
I was out in Albequerque last year and remember thinking how nice it would be to have my Corvette with me for a drive. Didn't know you guys had hail out there that caused that kind of damage. Wouldn't surprise me if you had that "underside" damage you were talking about. All we have here is hurricanes, and pine trees falling on cars.
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 24,160
Likes: 78
Originally Posted by KALAWAY
I was out in Albequerque last year and remember thinking how nice it would be to have my Corvette with me for a drive. Didn't know you guys had hail out there that caused that kind of damage. Wouldn't surprise me if you had that "underside" damage you were talking about. All we have here is hurricanes, and pine trees falling on cars.
These fiberglass bodies are actually pretty tough and dent resistant. My instinct would say that the paint would reflect any damage before the body.
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 2,431
Likes: 52
From: Florida
I would be concerned that the gelcoat has fractures. Maybe bodyshop experienced in repairing hail damamged fiberglass would be able to help. You might be able to find a forum similar to this one except for paint and body men to ask that question. I visited one about three years ago and learned some good stuff. Hope you get good news.
Racer
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 492
Likes: 0
From: Burlington Ky
Originally Posted by wcsinx
I've seen some bad hail in Florida.
These fiberglass bodies are actually pretty tough and dent resistant. My instinct would say that the paint would reflect any damage before the body.
These fiberglass bodies are actually pretty tough and dent resistant. My instinct would say that the paint would reflect any damage before the body.
A basketball goal fell in the middle of my hood last month during a storm, all it did was scratch the paint pretty good. Jeese, sorry to hear about the damage, hope it turns out OK.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 2,490
Likes: 0
From: A high school diploma fixing what a college degree broke TN
St. Jude Donor '03 thru '26
Maybe this will help,on the composite structure of aircraft that isnt damaged by looking at it,you check using a coin or something to tap it.As you move around if its delaminated,or come apart underneath,it will clearly sound different than anywhere else.It will sound flat,or hollow,anyways tap somewhere you can see the underside of,and tap the rest.If it all sounds about the same you should be good.Hope this helps,sorry about the damage 