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wabco40:
Seems like I do everything three times on this car before I am satisfied!!!
I still have been having issues with the rear quarter seams. The factory horizontal seams where ok but the vertical seams where I spliced the flares into the original quarters was causing problems.
When the car was in direct sunlight this seam was visible, possibly if I hadn't colour sanded then it might not have been as noticeable.
Big mistake on my behalf trying to take a shortcut instead of replacing the entire quarter panels :banghead:
Its been a long wet winter here in Perth so I decided to keep the car off the road a bit longer fix it once and for all. Hopefully I will learn from mistakes I made before.
Both the rear quarter panels where removed and the bonding strips cleaned up. New panels where trimmed to fit.
This time I used button head screws between the panels to hold them in place for bonding. This way I didn't drill any holes in the panels that would require filling and possible showing up through the paint later. It also allowed the panels to sit flush when bonding and with the diameter of the screws it kept the gap constant.
The panels bonded in place and screws removed. The lines on the top and bottom of the gap are where I sanded a taper back to for filling.
After reading US forums and doing a lot of research I decide on using Evercoat Fiber Tech to fill the gap between the panels and then finish off with Vette Panel Adhesive. The VPA was not used as an adhesive but as a final filler. It is much harder then normal body filler and sands very similar as the fibreglass.
The Australian distributor for Evercoat only imports Fibre Tech so I had to import the Vette Panel Adhesive myself. Of cause its classed as dangerous goods so it couldn't be airfreighted, fortunately I got it in the same container as the new rear quarter panels.
The seams filled with Fiber Tech and sanded.
Vette Panel Adhesive/Filler applied over the Fiber tech and blocked sanded
I shot a coat of epoxy primer over the seams. I did this because there where areas where it was sanded back to fibreglass on the top and rear tail light panels. This should seal it all up.
Baby blue primed rear quarters. I added 10% blue tint to the 2 pack urethane grey primer to help with the coverage of the blue base.
That's about where I am at for the moment. I will leave it for a few weeks to harden up then guide coat and block sand followed by another coat of primer.
My temporary home made spray booth has been getting a good workout lately.
Jethro:
Brad, If I ever go to paint my Vette can you do it for me ? It would be worth the drive to and fro W.A.. And Yes, I'm fooken being SERIOUS!
craigh:
Don't know what it is Brad, Gluten for punishment or the ultimate perfectionist ...... Possibly Both :-)
Have a question re your front Swayer end links.
I am just finishing up fitting the Global West upper and lower arms using their extended travel lowers.
With the Vette lowered a fair bit the swaybar end links never aligned properly before and now they are worse.
I have flipped the bar that gives a bit better fitment but the only other option is to heavily shorten the end links.
What did you end up doing.
Scott:
I love reading the updates on this car, although it makes me realise how slack I am working on mine :)
wabco40:
--- Quote from: Jethro on October 06, 2016, 07:38:47 AM ---Brad, If I ever go to paint my Vette can you do it for me ? It would be worth the drive to and fro W.A.. And Yes, I'm fooken being SERIOUS!
--- End quote ---
Would love to Jethro but I think my wife would divorce me if I started painting another Vette!!!
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