Glassing do's - don'ts
Pro
Joined: Oct 2013
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From: Denver CO
factory hood will be slick on the underside of the hood skin. If it is a hand laid part. The surface will be rough ( in most cases).
Also...the rivets that hold the pieces to the under structure...IF FACTORY will NOT be pop rivets....and they are actually aluminum solid rivets that have been bucked (squashed).
DUB
Also...the rivets that hold the pieces to the under structure...IF FACTORY will NOT be pop rivets....and they are actually aluminum solid rivets that have been bucked (squashed).
DUB
There we no rivets on this hood (should there have been?)
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Joined: Apr 2009
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From: Charlotte NC
These rivets should NOT be "pop" rivets...and the heads should be flat like a dime but a bit thinner for the hood hinge plates. And if my memory serves me correctly...the rivets for the hood latches are a slightly domed rivet. I am having a brain fart on the one that holds the hood prop rod mount plate. I believe they are flat also but slightly less in diameter than the ones for the hood hinge area. I think the cable strap point is like the ones for the hood latches, I would know if they were right if I saw it...but for the life of me...after the day I had today....all I want to do it get through it.
DUB
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From: Charlotte NC
If this is a factory hood. The under structure (once removed from the outer hood panel)...will allow you to clearly see these metal plates and reinforcements. SO...they WILL NOT be glassed over or glassed into the underside of the under structure.
IF the underside of the hood panel is rough...or the inside of the under structure is rough...then this is a hand laid part. Factory panels where press molded and basically slick on both sides.
WARNING:
I seriously doubt that your hood was made out of SMC, If the hood on the underside is very slick...and the inside of the under structure is slick and has a light gray color with some dark gray streaks in it...then it is SMC...and will require using the 994 ONLY.
DUB
