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With no plans on owning a Convette, I still have something in common with all you forum members, namely fiberglass. With minimal experience in body work (with metal cars), I took on a monumental Lotus Europa project that involves replacing the frame, engine, wiring, plumbing and miscellaneous fifty-five year old parts. To access the steel backbone chassis, the entire body had to be split, top from bottom, since Lotus' S-1 models had the underbody sealed to the top half. And finally, with all the crazing and body damage, I had to strip all the gel coat and order a couple of patch panels.
Sound like fun? Little by little, I am getting comfortable with fiberglass, but am extremely slow and wonder if my new joints will be strong enough.
Looking forward to improving the learning curve with this Forums' help.
Welcome to the Forum!
You definitely jumped into your Lotus project with both feet!
I would suggest asking for assistance or suggestions in the Paint/Body section at: https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/paint-body-138/
Best wishes with your project!
Vette-less newbie
