qrt panel install!? DUB?
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qrt panel install!? DUB?
this is mainly for DUB, and i am hoping he is gonna be gentle with me on my screw up! well first off, i bought a rear qrt panel from WV a gorgeous peice! and i have been waiting for 7 months for them to produce a taillight panel. i cant wait any longer. so i just bought a CI panel. DUB, you coached me on the phone on what to do. sanding both side of the bonding area, i installed the tail panel and it turned out great. i used CI bonding adhesive as you recommended. NOW, for my screw up! i trial fit the qrt and got it perfect. sanded the bonding strips wiped with cleaner. BUT I FORGOT TO SAND THE QRT GLUE AREAS!
I clamped everything and screwed where it would be hidden. it looked great. well this am when i went out in the shop to remove the clamps and screws. it dawned on me that i forgot to sand. it seams tight and solid?! am i gonna have issues with this seam DUB? thanks for you thoughts....TROY
I clamped everything and screwed where it would be hidden. it looked great. well this am when i went out in the shop to remove the clamps and screws. it dawned on me that i forgot to sand. it seams tight and solid?! am i gonna have issues with this seam DUB? thanks for you thoughts....TROY
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That sounds terrible Troy! I’m going to be doing my rear quarters I got from CI soon. Also using CI adhesive. maybe we can visit sometime soon.
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Troy,
I am NOT going to give you any crap.
I am glad that it popped off.
I hate that they have not gotten full production of that taillight panel. It WILL be nice when they get it done due to I know how sweet that quarter panel is. NOBODY but that company makes quarter panels that look like that. And as you know...it can make a difference.
I am glad that it popped right off. Using the CI bonding adhesive..you can grind it off or heat it up and it will soften enough to scrape off.
I can say that I have never bonded on an un-sanded panel. BUT...I have done some really stupid stuff that just shows that we are all human.
DUB
I am NOT going to give you any crap.
I am glad that it popped off.
I hate that they have not gotten full production of that taillight panel. It WILL be nice when they get it done due to I know how sweet that quarter panel is. NOBODY but that company makes quarter panels that look like that. And as you know...it can make a difference.
I am glad that it popped right off. Using the CI bonding adhesive..you can grind it off or heat it up and it will soften enough to scrape off.
I can say that I have never bonded on an un-sanded panel. BUT...I have done some really stupid stuff that just shows that we are all human.
DUB
Last edited by DUB; Jan 15, 2018 at 05:17 PM.
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Drifting
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From: montague michigan
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Troy,
I am NOT going to give you any crap.
I am glad that it popped off.
I hate that they have not gotten full production of that taillight panel. It WILL be nice when they get it done due to I know how sweet that quarter panel is. NOBODY but that company makes quarter panels that look like that. And as you know...it can make a difference.
I am glad that it popped right off. Using the CI bonding adhesive..you can grind it off or heat it up and it will soften enough to scrape off.
I can say that I have never bonded on an un-sanded panel. BUT...I have done some really stupid stuff that just shows that we are all human.
DUB
I am NOT going to give you any crap.
I am glad that it popped off.
I hate that they have not gotten full production of that taillight panel. It WILL be nice when they get it done due to I know how sweet that quarter panel is. NOBODY but that company makes quarter panels that look like that. And as you know...it can make a difference.
I am glad that it popped right off. Using the CI bonding adhesive..you can grind it off or heat it up and it will soften enough to scrape off.
I can say that I have never bonded on an un-sanded panel. BUT...I have done some really stupid stuff that just shows that we are all human.
DUB
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A company that is making the press molded parts using steel dies and an immense press...so they are A IMPECCABLY AWESOME. Nothing comes close to them that I have seen.
I turned Troy onto where to get them...so i will let him tell you about what he has received. I do not want to steal his thunder on this. That way it is being communicated by someone other than myself.
DUB
I turned Troy onto where to get them...so i will let him tell you about what he has received. I do not want to steal his thunder on this. That way it is being communicated by someone other than myself.
DUB
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hey there scott, the name of the company is vette masters. yes DUB is correct the qrt panels and top surround coming from this company are sweet! they are making white, gray, and black glass qrts. and only black top surrounds. they are also making headlight motors....i bought a gray qrt and a top surround from them. and it is real nice stuff...hopfully i have not pissed any one off about giving out the name... i dont want to step on any toes..thanks troy
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Troy...if you can or will.....Post them a photo of how well tooled the top hood surround is by your wiper grilles. If that does not make people a believer on these parts...I do not know what will.
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Thank you Troy and Dub. I recently purchased some NOS quarters for my '67 to replace the crap CI panels from mid 2000's that blistered a couple years ago. The front end blistered only a month after gelcoating so that was replaced with a Sermersheims front end at that time, but the quarters took a few years. Im not looking forward to all that work and repainting.