what kind of glue and fillers are used to repair a cracked cowl ? does epoxy and glass mat work
Len Todd
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I have used epoxy and fiber matting before. But, for these new hoods, there is a special material that is used. I forget the name of it. It comes the color of the hood and you have to have a dual caulking gun with a special mixing tip to mix it as you squeeze it out. The darn gun and a few tips was over $50.00, several years ago. I still have it laying around someplace. But if you just have a crack, try the epoxy and mat in the inside. Be sure to clean the spot and rough it up first. Get some epoxy in the crack, too.
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The hood is plain plastics, any good plastic glue is going to work just fine. Mine cracked, my friend cut open the crack using a die grinder with a really thin blade and added plastic glue, glue was charcoal in color and it got rock hard when hardened. He taped the outside of the hood make a smooth surface on the outside and on the inside the grinded down the excess, then sandes the outside of the hood, added primer and repainten the whole hood black. If you are going to use fiber glass and polyester resin make sure you grind the inside of the hood with a rough grit paper, like 60 or so, tap the inside with a sharp object to make grooves for the resin to stick to as it will not stick very well to a flat plastic surface.
The side covers are a whole another story, this kind of plastic can be plastic welded (the hood as well).
The side covers are a whole another story, this kind of plastic can be plastic welded (the hood as well).
