broke piece of body, which epoxy/glue?
12-29-2011, 11:11 AM
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broke piece of body, which epoxy/glue?
I haven't had my 02' a week and I'm too embarrassed to say what I did but I broke a small piece (3x3 inch) of the body just under the left front wheel well. Fortunately it's not visible. I want to reattach it. What's best adhesive to use?
12-29-2011, 12:19 PM
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I used vette bond when i installed my BPP rear brake ducts. Many have used and talked about it on here. Do a search for vette bond. You can get it at most body supply stores
12-29-2011, 12:38 PM
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I'm going to try some kind of plastic adhesive. This piece is very small and I need much less than an ounce.
12-29-2011, 12:50 PM
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Reagardless if you bond the piece back to it's original position, I would pull the inner wheel well out of the way to get to the other side of the broken piece & put some fiber glass cloth & resnn over the complete area.
Good luck.
12-29-2011, 01:14 PM
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By the way the OP (retaf) described his mishap, I believe he has a 3" hole now, in the bottomside of his drivers side fender.
That's not a good thing to ignore.
That's not a good thing to ignore.
12-29-2011, 01:22 PM
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Didn't I just see a pic of your car with a rear marker light missing and the tail lights all catty-whompus?
OP, fix things as they break and you won't end up with a POS a few years down the road. Not to mention ignoring most issues gets more expensive over time.
12-29-2011, 01:53 PM
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Broken rocker panel.
All you need do is make sure both surfaces are clean, and use a cotton swab to apple it , or in your case I'd put some on both pieces wait about ten seconds and then push the pieces back into the broken area and hold it for a minute or two, and your done. Great stuff, wait for a day and then sand down the area and hit it with a little primer and then apply your the color and then a coat of clear-coat paint and your done.
But one last thing, take a lot of care when your almost done because once you put the pieces back together that's it, they aren't going anywhere period. Good luck and I know you'll find this product is perfect fix for a lot of things around your car.
12-29-2011, 04:48 PM
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12-29-2011, 04:51 PM
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If you go to Home depot, they sell a adhesive. It's called "Seal-All" It is in a yellow tube and a yellow and black package. it is in a 2 fluid ounce tube. But this is without a doubt the most effective adhesive I've ever used. It's impervious to heat or cold. I used on a decal on my air-bridge and it gets both very cold and very hot in the engine bay, But the temperature had no effect on it. It has a extremely tenacious hold onto whatever you want to join I used it inside on some small trim and it gets really cold inside the car during the winter, but once again it holds no matter what.
All you need do is make sure both surfaces are clean, and use a cotton swab to apple it , or in your case I'd put some on both pieces wait about ten seconds and then push the pieces back into the broken area and hold it for a minute or two, and your done. Great stuff, wait for a day and then sand down the area and hit it with a little primer and then apply your the color and then a coat of clear-coat paint and your done.
But one last thing, take a lot of care when your almost done because once you put the pieces back together that's it, they aren't going anywhere period. Good luck and I know you'll find this product is perfect fix for a lot of things around your car.
All you need do is make sure both surfaces are clean, and use a cotton swab to apple it , or in your case I'd put some on both pieces wait about ten seconds and then push the pieces back into the broken area and hold it for a minute or two, and your done. Great stuff, wait for a day and then sand down the area and hit it with a little primer and then apply your the color and then a coat of clear-coat paint and your done.
But one last thing, take a lot of care when your almost done because once you put the pieces back together that's it, they aren't going anywhere period. Good luck and I know you'll find this product is perfect fix for a lot of things around your car.
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12-29-2011, 06:12 PM
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Is this the tab that has a screw that attaches the bottom rear of the fender? A lot of C5's lose those on alignment lifts, etc. If it is, you'll probably want to back it with some thin metal. I used a small piece of galvanized tin. Bonded it to the top side where it's not seen and bonded the broken tab to that. Drill a hole in through the tin and mount it up. 
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