HAIL! :-(
Thread Starter
Le Mans Master
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 7,411
Likes: 253
From: Little Elm TX
HAIL! :-(
Had some bad hail in North Texas last week. "R" Malibu took some obvious hits. Hail was pea to golfball size here. A LOT of marble size. The Vette doesn't dent like metal, so what kind of damage should I be looking for. I'm going to take it in to have it checked out, but would like to know in advance. I'm seeing areas on the the hood that should be flat and smooth and I've seeing waves in the paint and this isn't orange peel. :mad No obvious fiberglass cracks.......yet.
Race Director
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 11,133
Likes: 1
From: ~The DARKSIDE Group~
Re: HAIL! :-( (R94 LT 1)
David, man what a bummer! I missed the hail, was under covered parking at Love field for a weekend trip.
Don't know anything about hail damage to fiberglass. Pls let us know what happens and if there is anything we can do.
Best regards. :sad:
Don't know anything about hail damage to fiberglass. Pls let us know what happens and if there is anything we can do.
Best regards. :sad:
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 3,019
Likes: 56
From: North Dallas, TX
Re: HAIL! :-( (R94 LT 1)
What were you doing leaving the vette outside :jester
lots of my coworkers and relatives had their cars dented as well, body shops are gonna be busy for a while.
lots of my coworkers and relatives had their cars dented as well, body shops are gonna be busy for a while.
Thread Starter
Le Mans Master
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 7,411
Likes: 253
From: Little Elm TX
Re: HAIL! :-( (vette_dreamer)
What were you doing leaving the vette outside :jester
lots of my coworkers and relatives had their cars dented as well, body shops are gonna be busy for a while.
lots of my coworkers and relatives had their cars dented as well, body shops are gonna be busy for a while.
Thread Starter
Le Mans Master
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 7,411
Likes: 253
From: Little Elm TX
Re: HAIL! :-( (Beautiful Beast)
David, man what a bummer! I missed the hail, was under covered parking at Love field for a weekend trip.
Don't know anything about hail damage to fiberglass. Pls let us know what happens and if there is anything we can do.
Best regards. :sad:
Don't know anything about hail damage to fiberglass. Pls let us know what happens and if there is anything we can do.
Best regards. :sad:
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 3,019
Likes: 56
From: North Dallas, TX
Re: HAIL! :-( (R94 LT 1)
Yeah. Unfortunately I don't have a garage or covered parking here at this apartment. :( I've got an appointment with the person that does my work to look it over tomorrow. I'm in no hurry to have it done and will wait till the shops slow down so they aren't rushed.
[Modified by vette_dreamer, 10:07 PM 4/7/2003]
Thread Starter
Le Mans Master
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 7,411
Likes: 253
From: Little Elm TX
Re: HAIL! :-( (vette_dreamer)
Yeah. Unfortunately I don't have a garage or covered parking here at this apartment. :( I've got an appointment with the person that does my work to look it over tomorrow. I'm in no hurry to have it done and will wait till the shops slow down so they aren't rushed.That apartment looks familair. It's not on park, across from PSHS, is it?
[Modified by vette_dreamer, 10:07 PM 4/7/2003]
[Modified by vette_dreamer, 10:07 PM 4/7/2003]
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
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 1999
Posts: 1,150
Likes: 138
From: Raymore Missouri
Re: HAIL! :-( (R94 LT 1)
Ouch! I'm sorry to hear about the hail :sad: I hope the damage isn't too bad, though :blueangel: When I used to have my '95 Z28, and my dad had a yellow '96 Corvette (not the one I have now), he insisted he put the Corvette outside when it hailed... of course the sheetmetal on the Z28 would have been beaten. But we insulated the cars outside, anyway, with blankets and towels, so it was no big deal, although I did spend part of the next day cleaning black imprinting off the yellow Corvette... never put a wet blanket with blank imprinting on a light-colored car in the rain.
Good luck with the repairs :flag
Mike
Good luck with the repairs :flag
Mike
Thread Starter
Le Mans Master
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 7,411
Likes: 253
From: Little Elm TX
Re: HAIL! :-( (zyal8r)
Good news and bad. The Vette looks like it made it through. Only minor and very un-noticable damage on the black molding around the glass.
Approximately $3500-$4000 worth a damage on the Malibu. :cry Haven't decided yet whether to go paintless or to have it completely redone. Advantages to both.
[Modified by R94 LT 1, 2:51 PM 4/8/2003]
Approximately $3500-$4000 worth a damage on the Malibu. :cry Haven't decided yet whether to go paintless or to have it completely redone. Advantages to both.
[Modified by R94 LT 1, 2:51 PM 4/8/2003]
