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Brownwood
Keith Montague

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Epoxy resin to bond fiberglass mat for fender flare strength
Posted by: Brownwood
Date: September 10, 2014 11:14AM

I have my Huffaker fender flares bonded to the car and it has been curing for a week. Time to think about reinforcing mat on the inside of the wheel wells. I have the mat but need to purchase epoxy resin to bond the mat to the flares and the inner fender wells. I'm looking for suggestions on what brand to use? Also, is a quart enough to do this job on all 4 wheel wells?


RobertE
Robert Edgeworth

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Re: Epoxy resin to bond fiberglass mat for fender flare strength
Posted by: RobertE
Date: September 10, 2014 02:39PM

I don't have any advice - but if there is someone that does its Dave Craddock, amazing composite work and a wealth of knowledge.


Brownwood
Keith Montague

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Re: Epoxy resin to bond fiberglass mat for fender flare strength
Posted by: Brownwood
Date: September 10, 2014 02:45PM

Thanks Robert. A lot of my car came from Dave and I couldn't have gotten this far without his advice! Don't know why I didn't think of that. Ill email him for sure.


Preform Resources
Dave Craddock
Redford,Michigan
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12/20/2008 05:46PM

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72 MGB V6 3.4

Re: Epoxy resin to bond fiberglass mat for fender flare strength
Posted by: Preform Resources
Date: September 10, 2014 05:27PM

Kieth, here's a place near you [www.decomp.com] they have a huge inventory of composite stuff.
Dave


pspeaks
Paul Speaks
Dallas, Texas
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1972 MGB-GT 1979 Ford 302

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Re: Epoxy resin to bond fiberglass mat for fender flare strength
Posted by: pspeaks
Date: September 12, 2014 12:43AM

Keith, the last couple of quarts of resin I used was from Lowe's about three years ago. I don't own the car anymore but it's still running around North Texas happy as a cat and still holding up. I'm not so sure a single quart would be enough for all four corners, but it's not all that expensive. I'm sure Dave, who knows more than I do, or others can recommend or not-recommend this approach but it's an idea.


Paul


Brownwood
Keith Montague

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Re: Epoxy resin to bond fiberglass mat for fender flare strength
Posted by: Brownwood
Date: September 15, 2014 12:50PM

OK, I ended up ordering West Systems epoxy resin. It seemed to be the best at boding to metal, based on my research. I used West Systems adhesive to attach my flares so thought that would be a good way to go. Man, it's expensive at 50 bucks a quart, including the hardener, but I wanted the best. I ordered 2 quarts.


tdecell
Trey Decell
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1974.5 MGB GT 3.9L Rover

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Re: Epoxy resin to bond fiberglass mat for fender flare strength
Posted by: tdecell
Date: November 14, 2014 06:52PM

Good choice, West systems is the best.



Brownwood
Keith Montague

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Re: Epoxy resin to bond fiberglass mat for fender flare strength
Posted by: Brownwood
Date: November 19, 2014 10:22AM

Yes, it worked really well. I beleive you could just about sit on these flares without doing any damage!


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