Gluing patch panels in..........

[elitecustombody]

Gotcha, look into Marine-tex for bonding fiberglass and metal, this stuff is amazing especially in high stress areas, but also not cheap

[aronhk_md]

My experience with Marine-tex is that while it is as strong as steel, it doesnt always bond to flat fiberglass surfaces with the strength that fiberglass resin would. I recall having it shear away a few times. But if it has a surface to "wrap around" even with just minor projections on it then it holds like hell. Have you ever experienced that? My memory is from boats years ago.

[elitecustombody]

Well, I've used it on cars for flares,scoops,grafting ABS plastic,fiberglass,metal and never had it fail

[aronhk_md]

good to know....maybe its something we did or didnt do back then

[liquidh8]

Just be careful that the shelf life isn't expired when you pick the stuff up from the supplier, not good results! Ask me how I know. On my own cars I will stick to MIG/TIG weld my repairs.

[Jon Clough]

you have to be careful to clean up any glue as body filler will not adhere to it

[jake8092]

I'm still a stickler on welding panels in aswell but I agree this stuff is tough! We put new quarters on a 70 impala a few years ago that were glued on, about 2 weeks after it was painted (before we could fininsh sand/buff) my buddy got T-boned making a left turn. The guy was in an SUV ran a red light at about 60 and smashed everything up pretty well.

Long story short...the metal tore right above the glue seem, didnt even phase the adhesive but ripped the sheet metal up like an aluminum pop can

btw Sammys only injuries were a bump on his head where he broke the dash (he's hardheaded as hell) and a few bumps and bruises...gotta love a big american boat!