hole in floor
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From: SCMR Rat Pack'r Charter Member..Great Bend KS
Correct me if I'm wrong.
Larry
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From: Westerly RI
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From: Phoenix Arizona
Works great as long as the holes aren't to big. You can use fiberglass matt for the big holes and then use kitty hair (bondo glass) to finnish. SMC (sheet molded composite) is fiberglass (there are several different kinds of fiberglass). With the exception of the bumpers C4's are totally SMC. Basically to aid manufacturing, they put the release agent into the resin and then press mold, that is SMC. is the release agent and the polished marblized texture that can cause problems with adhesion, But usually if scuffed properly all you have is occasional feather edging problems which can be solved with kitty hair like products and just regular bondo. One of the problems with long term repairs is a slightly different shrink rate from the original body. This is a problem with both earlier non SMC glass and SMC glass. Later vettes C5 & C6 use urethane body panels out of the same basic materials as the "rubber" bumpers as do many other car such as Camaros. These are easily fixed with readily availlable epoxy "bumper repair kits" (and bondo).
Last edited by zr1fred; Dec 19, 2011 at 08:16 PM.
